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This is a guide to information currently available through the Library Resource Centre at Library Support Services on “Drugs, Alcohol and Tobacco." To obtain this information, you can book online in “Online booking” at http://10.1.112.23, visit the library, or call the LRC at 788-0203. We are located in the Prince Charles Educational Resource Centre at 1075 Wellington Avenue.
Updated February 2007
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Keywords: Drug Abuse |
Subject headings: Substance abuse |
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Alcoholism |
Drug abuse and crime |
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Tobacco |
Fetal alcohol syndrome |
362.29 HIG
High on life : Everybody wins! : Manitoba Addictions Awareness Week :
resource kit. [Winnipeg]: Manitoba Addictions Awareness Week Committee, [2003].
362.29 TOU
Tough kids and substance abuse : A Drug awareness program for children and
adolescents with ARND, FAS, FAE and cognitive disabilities.
Winnipeg: Addictions Foundation
of Manitoba Library, 2000.
362.747 0973 OLW
Olweus, Dan.
Bullying prevention program. Boulder, CO: Center for
the Study and Prevention of Violence, c2002.
618.3268 THO
Thordarson, Deb.
Making the right choices : A Grade 5-8 fetal alcohol
syndrome prevention curriculum. Norway House, MB: Frontier School
Division, 2001.
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P = Kindergarten – Grade 2 |
I = Grades 3 - 6 |
A = Adult |
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J = Grades 7 - 8 |
S = Grades 9 - 12 |
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Alcohol : Teenage drinking.
Wynnewood, PA:
Schlessinger Media, c1991. 1 videocassette (23 min.) + 1 teacher's guide (5
p.).
SUMMARY: Teacher's guide is provided and available online. Curriculum
correlated documents also available online. Closed-captioned. Advertising
portrays alcohol consumption as fun, relaxing, romantic, exciting and
adventurous. However, alcohol is the most abused drug in the world, and one
that is often abused by teens with tragic consequences. This program
provides facts on how alcohol affects the brain and body, with vivid
animations explaining how drinking impairs motor skills and judgment. This
program encourages viewers to ask hard questions about the risks and
benefits of drinking, highlighting some tragic personal stories with teen
interviews and explanations from experts. This program approaches the topic
with straight talk about the dangers of binge drinking and the choices teens
are faced with every day. Audience: JSA. AV # VR4061
Cocaine & crack.
Woodstock, ON: Canadian
Learning Company, 2000; 2003. 1 videocassette; 1 videodisc (19 min.)
SUMMARY: Program describes the difference between powdered cocaine and
crack. Describes the social effects, biological functions, and short and
long term effects of cocaine, whether it is sniffed, injected or smoked.
Audience: SA. AV # VHS4056; DVD0073
Diary of a young smoker.
Toronto:
Kineticvideo.com, c2004. 1 videocassette; 1 videodisc (19 min.) + 1
teacher’s guide.
SUMMARY: Follow the story of Luke, whose diary entries give students a
glimpse into the real world of a young smoker. Teens learn there are
consequences of an addiction to cigarettes, including its effect on health,
family, and friends, as well as an inability to quit! Audience: IJS.
AV # VHS4143; DVD0111
Drug use and addiction.
Woodstock, ON: Canadian
Learning Company, c2003. 1 videocassette; 1 videodisc (ca. 20 min.).
SUMMARY: Life-threatening consequences of recreational drug use and drug
addiction are explored in this program. The program dispels the myth that
recreational drug use is benign, and illustrates the devastating long-term
effects of usage, including the trap of addiction, the consequences of
overdose, and the deadly link to HIV/AIDS. Program features two teens that
prefer the "high" life, and use drugs to achieve it. When they are "flipped"
for a day, they suddenly find themselves confronted by the treacherous,
destructive physical, mental, and social effects of use and addiction, and
some of the legal repercussions. Audience: JS. AV # VHS4052; DVD0069
Ecstasy : First pill-- or
last? Mississauga,
ON: Marlin Motion Pictures, c2002. 1 videocassette (20 min.).
SUMMARY: Teacher's guide and student handbook are available for download
from http://www.united learning.com. This program dispels the many myths
about club drugs like Ecstasy, a drug linked to long-term brain damage and
death. Audience: JSA. AV # VR3536
Elementary comprehensive drug education kit. [Winnipeg: Winnipeg School Division, 2002]. 6 v. + 4 booklets + 4 pamphlets + 1 fridge magnet. AV # KIT1282
Fetal alcohol syndrome resource
kit. [S.l.]:
[2005]. 1 sound cassette, 6 books, 1 coil bracelet, 1 ball.
SUMMARY: An ARD resource kit for educators. Provides educators with
resources and strategies appropriate for use with students with Fetal
Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) or Fetal Alcohol Effect (FAS/E). Includes a drug
awareness program for children and adolescents with ARND, FAS, FAE and
cognitive disabilities. Audience: A. AV # KIT1234
Flipping the world : Drugs
through a blue lens. Montréal: National Film Board of Canada, c2000. 1 videocassette (30
min.).
SUMMARY: Inspired by the hit documentary Through a Blue Lens, Flipping the
World is an astonishingly honest look at the world of youth and drug
addiction, told by those who have been there. Audience: IJSA. AV #
VR4008
The Fragile.
Winnipeg: The Non-potable Alcohol and Inhalant Abuse Committee, 1999. 1
videocassette (15:35 min.) + guide.
SUMMARY: Depicts young people confronted with prostitution, "sniffing",
vandalism, racial prejudice, death, problems at home and peer influence.
Audience: JS. AV # VHS0003053
Hallucinogens.
Woodstock,ON:
Canadian Learning Company, [200-]; 2003. 1 videocassette; 1 videodisc (15
min.)
SUMMARY: Four young narrators work together to educate viewers about the
real dangers of using the commonly abused hallucinogens LSD, psilocybin/psilocyn
mushrooms and mescalin/peyote. Also discussed is phencyclidine (PCP) an
anesthetic/hallucinogen/stimulant drug that can lead to psychosis. Describes
how these drugs can endanger viewer's lives and make lasting impacts on
their mental health. Audience: SA. AV # VHS4055; DVD0072
Letters to a street child : A
True story. [S.l.]:
Kineticvideo.com, c1999. 1 videocassette (ca. 25 min.) + 1
teacher/facilitator guide.
SUMMARY: Caution: program depicts use of tobacco, inhalants, drugs, alcohol
and coarse language. A woman who spent her early teen years as a street kid
offers her own story as a runaway. The filmmaker uses the letters her father
wrote to her while she was on the streets at age 13-14, to honour the
nightmare that her family also survived. Audience: JSA. AV # VR3582
Marijuana.
Wynnewood, PA: Schlessinger Media, c2004. 1 videocassette (23 min.).
SUMMARY: Teacher's guide is provided and available online. Curriculum
correlated documents also available online. Closed-captioned. It's referred
to as weed, hemp, cannabis or pot, but regardless of what you call it,
marijuana is arguably the most widely used illegal drug today. But what does
smoking pot do to your mind and body? Program explores the physical
consequences of abuse as well as the controversy surrounding its medicinal
uses. Amazing animations give viewers an in-depth look at the short- and
long-term impact that marijuana has on the brain. Interviews with users and
experts explain the crippling effect that marijuana can have on the
motivation, memory and future of even the most casual user. Audience: IJSA.
AV # VR4062
Marijuana : The Burning truth.
Pleasantville, NY:
Sunburst, 1999. 1 videocassette (11 min.) + 1 guide.
SUMMARY: Features real teens’ personal observations, graphs and facts about
marijuana use. Grades 7-12. Audience: JS. AV # VHS0002820
Methamphetamine : The Crystal
cage. Mississauga,
ON: United Learning, c1998. 1 videocassette (30 min.) + 1 facilitator's
guide.
SUMMARY: Provides viewers with information on what "crystal meth" is, its
dangers, and why it is a dead-end street. Kids who have been in the depths
of meth addiction tell about the transition from casual use to addiction and
onward, either to death or to recovery. Interviews with a clinical expert
give psychological explanations to the young addicts' stories.
Computer-generated animation explains in detail what happens to the body and
mind as a result of methamphetamine use. Facilitator's guide and blackline
masters available from:
www.unitedlearning.com. Closed-captioned. Audience: JSA. AV #
VR4049
No quick fix.
Montreal: National Film Board
of Canada, c2000. 1 videocassette (52 min.) + 1 guide.
SUMMARY: A revealing portrait of two young addicts, their life on the
street and their despairing parents who find themselves powerless to save
their children from the habit that is consuming them. Audience: JSA.
AV # VR3178
One drink won't hurt my baby,
will it? Winnipeg:
Manitoba Education and Training, 1996. 1 videocassette (26 min.).
SUMMARY: Video explores the impact on the lives of three individuals who
have been affected by alcohol. Students at Adolescent Parent Centre have
produced this program to educate young people about the dangers of drinking
while pregnant. Audience: IJSA. AV # VHS0002394
Party drugs.
Woodstock, ON: Canadian
Learning Company, [200-]; 2003. 1 videocassette; 1 videodisc (24 min.).
SUMMARY: Informs viewers about the tremendous damage that Ecstasy/MDMA,
Methamphetamine, GHB, Rohypnol and Ketamine do to user's lives. Contains an
in-depth look at the frightening trend of "date rape" drug use and provides
advice to viewers on protecting themselves. Program details the social
effects, biological functions and short and long term effects of each of
these substances, and concludes with the tragic story of a college freshman
who has spent three years in a coma due to someone "slipping" GHB to her
without her knowledge. Audience: SA. AV # VHS4054; DVD0071
Quit before it is too late,
grade K-3. [S.l.],
1998. 1 videocassette (27 min.) + 1 portfolio.
SUMMARY: Kit created by the Winnipeg School Division. Audience: P.
AV # KITVH01409
Quit before it is too late,
grade 4-9. [S.l.],
1998. 1 videocassette (27 min.) + 1 portfolio.
SUMMARY: Kit created by the Winnipeg School Division. Audience: I.
AV # KITVH01410
Quit before it’s too late,
grades 7-9. 1998. 1
videocassette, 1 portfolio.
SUMMARY: Kit contains information on health hazards, secondhand smoke, and
a parent’s guide to kids and smoking. Grades 7-9. Audience: J.
AV # KITVH01411
Quit before it’s too late,
grades 10-12. 1998.
1 videocassette, 1 portfolio.
SUMMARY: Kit contains information on health hazards, secondhand smoke, and
a parent’s guide to kids and smoking. Grades 10-12. Audience: S.
AV # KITVH01412
The Reality of drug use.
Woodstock,
ON: Canadian Learning Company, c2002. 1 videocassette; 1 videodisc (ca. 20
min.).
SUMMARY: A group of teenage drug users are "flipped" into different
scenarios. Convicted of drug trafficking, Stephen is sent to a treatment
facility. Kriss, who believes driving under the influence is an acceptable
risk, is "paralyzed" in a car wreck. Carissa stays at a hostel for homeless
teens, then "overdoses and dies". Crystal, the "ringer" in the group, has a
real-life story: her brother Caleb did die of a drug overdose. The teens
react strongly to their dramatized situations, vowing they don't want to see
any of this happen for real. Audience: JS. AV # VHS4053; DVD0068
Secondary comprehensive drug education kit. [Winnipeg: Winnipeg School Division, 2002] 9 v. + 2 booklets + 4 pamphlets + 1 portfolio +1 fridge magnet. AV # KIT1281
Smoking : The Burning truth.
[S.l.]: Sunburst
Communications, 1999.
SUMMARY: Presents real teens talking about smoking, and examines the health
consequences, cosmetic effects and the insidious nature of tobacco use.
Grades 7-12. Audience: JS. AV # VHS0002819
Student workshop : All about
drugs. Pleasantville,
NY: Sunburst Communications, 1999. 1 videocassette (ca. 17 min.)
+ 1 teacher’s guide in 3 -ring
binder.
SUMMARY: Helps children understand that medicine is a drug, and that
tobacco and alcohol can harm the body. Teaches them to understand some of
the reasons people use drugs, and how to have a happy life without drugs.
Recommended for grades K-2. Audience: P. AV # VHS0002830
Through a blue lens.
Montreal: National Film
Board of Canada, 1999. 1 videocassette (52 min.).
SUMMARY: A gritty documentary of the Vancouver’s Odd Squad that gives
addicts a voice to talk openly about who they are and how they got to the
streets. Through their participation in this video, they want to stop others
from joining their nightmare. Recommended for ages 15 and up. Audience: A.
AV # VHS0003050
Tobacco, alcohol & marijuana.
Woodstock, ON: Canadian Learning Company, [c2001?]; c2003. 1 videocassette;
1 videodisc (23 min.).
SUMMARY: four young adults narrate Program on three of the most harmful
drugs. Medical experts underscore the frightening facts about the damage
these drugs cause to the body. In addition, the unpleasant social
consequences of smoking and drinking -- bad breath, stained teeth, vomiting,
loss of motivation -- are made painfully clear. Facts such as what chemicals
are in each drug, how they affect the users body, and other important
essentials are shown throughout. Audience: SA. AV # VHS4064; DVD0070
Tobacco X-files.
Woodstock, ON: Canadian
Learning Company, 1999.
SUMMARY: Using graphic imagery, interviews with cancer patients and current
and former teen tobacco users, this program combines hard facts with an
X-Files take-off to present the truth about smoking and spit tobacco.
Audience: JS. AV # VHS0002836
The Truth about alcohol.
Woodstock, ON:
Canadian Learning Company, c1997. 1 videocassette (12 min.).
SUMMARY: Provides facts about alcohol and its effects on the body. Graphic
footage shows the dangers of alcohol abuse and what to do in the event of
alcohol poisoning. Audience: IJ. AV # VHS0002900
The Truth about drinking.
Woodstock, ON:
Canadian Learning Company, [199-?]; c2003. 1 videocassette; 1 videodisc (30
min.).
SUMMARY: Teens who are current drinkers see first hand what the future may
hold for them if they continue to drink. Viewers experience the potential
consequences of alcohol use from every perspective: how drinking impairs a
person's coordination, vision and reaction time; how the brain and other
organs suffer permanent damage from alcohol use; how a drunk person really
drives; and how drinking can lead to months in a rehabilitation center.
Audience: JS. AV # VHS0002835; DVD0067
What about tobacco?
Pleasantville, NY: Sunburst
Communications, 1998. 1 videocassette (ca 15 min.)
+ 1 teacher’s guide.
SUMMARY: Teaches children that nicotine is an addictive drug that damages
the body and leads to illness. Helps them recognize that cigarette
advertising is misleading, and that “second-hand smoke” is also dangerous.
Audience: PI. AV # KITVH01470
With child without alcohol :
Facilitator resource kit = Enceinte sans alcool : trousse documentaire des
animateurs et animatrices.
Winnipeg: Manitoba Liquor
Control Commission, [2002?]. 2 videocassettes, 3 books, 7 sheets.
SUMMARY: Provides education and awareness information about the risks of
drinking alcohol during pregnancy. Learning activities accompany each
sequence in the video. Designed to complement the Manitoba Physical
Education/Health Education Curriculum. Audience: JSA. AV # KIT1235
Wrecked : High school anti-impaired driving
kit.
[Winnipeg]: Manitoba Moose ; Manitoba
Public Insurance, 2002. 1 videocassette (15 min.).
SUMMARY: Viewers are educated about the dangers of drinking and driving and
encouraged in responsible decision-making when making choices about impaired
driving. Still and live action film footage, together with interviews and
narration, reveal the terrible loss of families and individuals whose lives
have been irrevocably changed by impaired driving. Statistical data,
physiological effects of alcohol and legal penalties for impaired driving
are also noted. Cross-referenced with the K to S4 Physical Education/Health
Education: Manitoba curriculum framework of outcomes for active healthy
lifestyles. Audience: SA.
AV # KIT1158
Brown, Joel H. and Dave Brown.
“Resilient leadership and why "at risk" is at risk.”
Education Digest
71.5 (2006): 24-28.
Ebenkamp, Becky. “Sex, drugs & r'n'r high school.” Brandweek 46.31 (2005): 16.
“CASA study shows sharp rise in drug-ridden schools.” Brown University Child & Adolescent Behavior Letter 21.10 (2005): 3-4.
Croghan, Ivana T. et al. “A Contest to create media messages aimed at recruiting adolescents for stop smoking programs.” Journal of School Health 74.8 (2004): 325-328.
“Getting away from secondhand smoke.” Harvard Heart Letter 17.3 (2006): 6.
Hamilton, Greg et al. “School policy: What helps to reduce teenage smoking?” Nicotine & Tobacco Research 5.4 (2003): 507–513.
Klein, Jonathan D. “Adolescents and smoking: The first puff may be the worst.” CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal 175.3 (2006): 262-263.
Tedeschi, Gary J. et al. “Putting it on the line : Telephone counseling for adolescent smokers.” Journal of Counseling & Development 83.4 (2005): 416-424.
West, P. et al. “School effects on pupils' health behaviours: evidence in support of the health promoting school.” Research Papers in Education 19.3 (2004): 261-291.
AADAC Alberta Alcohol and Drug Abuse Commission.
Alberta Alcohol and
Drug Abuse Commission. 10 Jan. 2007 http://www.aadac.com/index_flash.htm
AFM Addiction Foundation of Manitoba. December 2006. Addictions Foundation of Manitoba. 10 Jan. 2007 http://www.afm.mb.ca
The American Lung Association. 2006. American Lung Association. 10 Jan. 2007 http://www.lungusa.org/site/pp.asp?c=dvLUK9O0E&b=22542
Alcohol, Drug & Tobacco Resources. 2007. Internet Public Library. 10 Jan. 2007 http://www.ipl.org/div/subject/browse/hea02.00.00/
The Canadian Health Network. Public Health Agency of Canada. 10 Jan. 2007 http://www.canadian-health-network.ca/
The Canadian Lung Association. 2006. 10 Jan. 2007 http://www.lung.ca
Heads up : Real news about drugs and your body. 2007. Scholastic. 10 Jan. 2007 http://teacher.scholastic.com/scholasticnews/indepth/headsup/intro/index.asp?article=welcome
Medline Plus. January 2007. U.S. National Library of Medicine ; National Institutes of Health. 10 Jan. 2007 http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/drugabuse.html
National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University. 2006. 10 Jan. 2007 http://www.casacolumbia.org/absolutenm/templates/article.asp?articleid=287&zoneid=32
The National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information. 2006. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration. 10 Jan. 2007 http://ncadi.samhsa.gov/
National Institute on Drug Abuse. December 2006. 10 Jan. 2007 http://www.nida.nih.gov/NIDAHome.html
Teen Drug Abuse. 10 Jan. 2007 http://www.teendrugabuse.us/index.html
Teen Touch. 2006. 10 Jan. 2007 http://www.teentouch.org/
Tobacco Abuse Theme Page. Open School BC. 10 Jan. 2007 http://www.cln.org/themes/tobacco_abuse.html
Youth Tobacco Cessation Collaborative : Tobacco free schools. Youth Tobacco Cessation Collaborative. 10 Jan. 2007 http://www.youthtobaccocessation.org/publications/factsheets.asp?id=2
