Before School Is Out, Solidify the Facts for Students About Brain Development, Drug Use, and Addiction

View this email in your browser Share Tweet Forward Help Students Apply Science to Real Life As the school year winds down for many teachers and students alike, NIDA is here to help you finish strong with an exercise to drive home an important message. Before the break, help solidify for your students the facts about brain development, drug use, and addiction with our Drugs & Health Blog Teacher’s Guide. The blog takes the science behind how drug use affects the brain and body and applies it to real life. Each week, new posts can help you make connections for your students between what they see and hear and what the science has to say on the subject. Posts will also help you incorporate recent research into STEM lessons on a range of topics like brain science, e-cigarettes, marijuana use, and peer pressure. Classroom activities could include: Discussions. In small groups or as a class, invite students to read a post and discuss the information using the provided questions to guide the conversation. Research/Presentation Project. Ask students to select a drug and research how it affects the brain and body. Students should prepare a 10-minute presentation, including a visual, summarizing their research and whether their view of the drug changed based on their findings. Multimedia Project. Offer students several posts to read, then ask them to develop a storyboard (scene outline) and script for a podcast, public service announcement (PSA), or video that shares the information learned. If time allows, teens could break into groups and record the podcasts, PSAs, or videos they developed. Check out the Drugs & Health Blog Teacher’s Guide for other activity ideas, discussion questions, and more information on how to use the guide in your classroom.     Check out the Drugs and Health Blog Teacher's Guide You can help provide other educators and parents with free lessons and activities on teens and drugs, based on science and educational standards. Check out and share our Lesson Plan and Activity Finder video. Are you looking for information about specific drug topics or resources to use in your classroom? NIDA offers relevant drug education resources through a featured Lesson of the Month. Check out our Lesson Plan and Activity Finder for this month’s featured lesson plan and to search for additional free resources. Use our Feedback Form to let us know what other resources you would like to see, or to submit a question or comment. Newsletter sent to recoveryfriends@gmail.com National Institute on Drug Abuse 6001 Executive Boulevard Bethesda, MD 20892 Add us to your address book

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Only One Week Left to Register for the 2019 WFS Conference!

WFS Annual Weekend Conference 2019 When Thursday, June 6, 2019 at 11:00 AM EDT -to- Sunday, June 9, 2019 at 1:00 PM EDT Add to Calendar   Where DeSales University 2755 Station Ave Center Valley, PA 18034 Driving Directions Hello all you Capable, Competent, Caring and Compassionate women!!! Want to add another C to your list of attributes? How about Conference-Goer??? There is one week - that's right 7 days...168 hours...10,080 minutes - left to register for this year's conference. Don't delay...register today! We are only 10 women away from breaking the record for number of women registered! As a reminder, here are some of the amazing things you will get to participate in by attending our farewell gathering at DeSales University: Headliner Karen Drucker with Featured Presenters Veronica Valli, Karlee Fain, and Annie Grace. Over 12 amazing Breakout Sessions - the hardest part is choosing just 3 to attend! A special Saturday night event The Joy of Transformation - A Celebration of Change with dinner and entertainment. Honor our history by celebrating the women who built the New Life Program in our new Legacy Lounge. Thursday and Friday Icebreakers such as MyIntent bracelet making, Pizza Party, Bloomers meet and greets, Tech Toolbox construction, and Fab Meditation. Experience the joy of giving backthrough the Teddy Bear Challenge, Silent Auction, and first ever Paddle Raisefundraisers. And you won't want to miss our special outdoor surprise specifically designed to reawaken the childlike enthusiasm that exists within you! We hope you will join us for this opportunity to be on the ground floor of exciting change and growth with Women For Sobriety. We are building the friendships and sisterhood that will skyrocket this organization into the future, and you are an important part of that foundation! Review the full list of activities, workshops, and presentations here  Register Now! I can't make it Regular Registration Period ends Sunday, May 19th!* (11:59 pm US Eastern) See you in June! ekimling Conference Planning Workgroup Certified Chat Leader *Late Registration Period extends through June 2nd, 2019. Additional 10% fee applies. Special dietary and other accommodation requests not guaranteed for women registering during the Late Registration Period. Late registrants may not receive certain supplies/benefits depending on availability.

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May 13 , 2019 TRANSFORMATION THROUGH SPIRITUAL TRUTH FROM SCRIPTURE AND THE TWELVE STEPS TODAY STEP 8

May 13 , 2019 TRANSFORMATION THROUGH SPIRITUAL TRUTH FROM SCRIPTURE AND THE TWELVE STEPS TODAY STEP 8

Step 8: Made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all. 

(World Big Book)



Exodus 22:7 "If a man gives his neighbor money or goods to keep for him and it is stolen from the man's house, if the thief is caught, he shall pay double.
(GODS BIG BOOK)





By Joseph Dickerson/Recovery Connections Network Psalm 103 v 3- He forgives all my sins and Heals all my diseases!

Attention Students: Apply for the William White Scholarship Today!

May 13, 2019 Attention Students: Apply for the William White Scholarship Today! Are you a student looking for ways to gain recognition in your field and ease your tuition burden? The William White Scholarship was created to promote student addiction studies research and develop the importance of student research projects in NASAC accredited programs, NAADAC approved programs in higher education, or an accredited addiction studies higher education program acknowledged by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) that provides research or education to the addiction profession. The scholarship will be awarded to one undergraduate student and one graduate student based on research papers focusing on one of four specified topics defined below. One graduate NAADAC student member will receive $2,000 and one undergraduate NAADAC student member will receive $1,000. Each recipient will be recognized at the NAADAC 2019 Annual Conference:Navigating the Addiction Profession in Orlando, FL, in an upcoming issue of Advances in Addiction & Recovery magazine, and on the NAADAC website. Please click here to read all of the eligibility and application requirements and learn more about the scholarship benefits. Research Paper Topics Applicants can choose any one of the following four topics: Opioid Epidemic – Treatment Alternatives in Opioid Addiction; Counseling Challenges in Marijuana Treatment; Reducing Stigma and/or Discrimination; or Social Justice & Substance Use Disorders. Application Submission & Timeline  Final deadline for turning in applications May 31 Recipients will be notified about their scholarship June 30 Awarding of scholarship at NAADAC 2019 Annual Conference September 30 Questions Please direct any questions about this year’s themes or the scholarship to NAADAC at naadac@naadac.org, Attention: William White Student Scholarship. NAADAC, The Association for Addiction Professionals 44 Canal Center Plaza, Suite 301, Alexandria, VA 22314 Phone: 703.741.7686 / 800.548.0497 Send to Friend |  | Subscribe |