Pssst kid!  Want to know about DRUGS?

 

Druggie!  Crackhead!  Stoner!

 

You don't want to be called these names, do you? 

What do you do if someone offers you drugs?

What do drugs do to your brain and body?

What are drugs anyway?!

 

Find out about

books you can read,

websites you can surf,

and other cool stuff

in the Waikiki-Kapahulu Public Library



400 Kapahulu Avenue

 Honolulu, HI 96815

808-733-8488

www.librarieshawaii.org

 

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Great sources of information

 

Encyclopedia Articles

 

World Book Encyclopedia, 5th ed., s.v. "Drug."

 

World Book Encyclopedia, 5th ed., s.v. "Drug Abuse."

 

Magazine Articles

 

McCoy, Elin. "How to Drug-proof Your Child." Reader's Digest, March 1996, 153-58.

 

Pamphlets and Guides

 

Keeping Youth Drug Free: A Guide for Parents, Grandparents, Elders, Mentors, and Other Caregivers. Rockville, Md.: Center for Substance Abuse Prevention, 2002.

 

10 Steps to Help Your Child Say ÒNOÓ. Rockville, Md.: Center for Substance Abuse Prevention, 1993.

 

Check out these books

 

Fiction

 

Berenstain, Stan and Jan Berenstain. The Berenstain Bears and the Drug Free Zone. New York: Random House, 1993.  (J B)

 

Cosgrove, Stephen. Crickle-Crack. New York: Price Stern Sloan, 2001.  (J C)

 

Poetry

 

Taylor, Clark. The House That Crack Built. San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 1992.  (J362.298 Ta)

 

Non-Fiction

 

Aronson, Virginia. How to Say No. Philadelphia: Chelsea House, 2000.  (J362.29083 Ar)

 

Engel, Joel, Ed., Addicted: Kids Talking About Drugs in Their Own Words. New York: Tom Doherty Associates, 1989.  (J362.293 E)

 

Fraden, Dennis. Drug Abuse. Chicago: Childrens Press, 1988. 

(J362.293 F)

 

Kozar, Richard. How to Get Help. Philadelphia: Chelsea House, 2000.  (J362.2918 Ko)

 

How to find other materials

 

How to search ONLINE CATALOG

Use these Terms under

ÒSUBJECT BROWSEÓ for BOOKS

 

DRUG ABUSE—JUVENILE FICTION

DRUG ABUSE—JUVENILE LITERATURE

DRUG ABUSE—PREVENTION

 

 

Call Numbers to Browse

 

362.29, 613.8 & 616.86: Drug Abuse

362.295: Marijuana

362.298: Cocaine

362.299: Methamphetamines

 

 

How to search ONLINE JOURNALS and ABSTRACTS

(e.g. EBSCO Host Academic Search Premier, Infotrac, etc.)

 

Use the Òpull-downÓ menus to search

by subject.

 

DRUG ABUSE

AND CHILDREN (Up to Age 12)

 

DRUG ABUSE

AND YOUTH (Ages 13-25)

 

DRUG ABUSE

AND PREVENTION

AND CHILDREN

 

DRUG ABUSE

AND PREVENTION

AND YOUTH

 

 

 

Tell your parents about these resources

 

Books

 

Cermak, Timmen L. Marijuana: What's a Parent to Believe? Center City, Minn.: Hazelden, 2003.

(362.295 Ce)

 

Magazine and Journal Articles

 

Schultz, Stacy. "Talk to Kids About Drugs? Parents Just Don't Do It." U.S. News & World Report, 7 February 2000, 56.

 

King, Keith A., Donald I. Wagner, and Bonnie Hedrick. "Parents' Reported Needs in Preventing Their Children From Engaging in Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drug Use." American Journal of Health Education 33 (March/April 2002): 70-6.

 

Websites

 

http://family.samhsa.gov/

Reduce your childÕs risk for becoming involved with drugs.

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. A Family Guide to Keeping Youth Mentally Healthy and Drug Free. Home page on-line. Available from http://family.samhsa.gov/; Internet; accessed 11 March 2005.

 

 

Go online to learn more

 

Drug Free Students

Fun interactive games, statistics and contests.

Drug Free Students. Drug Free Students Online. Home page on-line.
Available from http://drugfreestudents.org/main/default.asp; Internet; accessed 11 March 2005.

 

Mind Over Matter

Learn about the effects of drug abuse

on the body and the brain.

National Institute on Drug Abuse. Mind Over Matter. Home page on-line.
Available from http://www.nida.nih.gov/MOM/MOMIndex.html; Internet; accessed 11 March 2005.

 

McGruff Homepage

Fun games to play while learning

how to say no to drugs and be safe.

National Crime Prevention Council. McGruff Homepage. Home page on-line.
Available from http://mcgruff.org/; Internet; accessed 11 March 2005.

 

Explore Space Not Drugs

The Facts, drug by drug.

NASA's site has medical, emotional

and social information for you to chew on.

NASA. Drug Abuse. Home page on-line.
Available from http://explorespacenotdrugs.com/; Internet; accessed 11 March 2005.