Development


 * "My Friend Has A Drug Problem" ** 

Do you know someone who is letting alcohol and other drugs control their life? As you learned in this chapter, adolescent feelings of invulnerability and depression can contribute to teen substance abuse. Being a friend to someone who is abusing alcohol and other drugs means that you help them recognize the problem. You can use the Internet as a resource of material on adolescent depression and substance abuse. The Health Information Resource Database site has information about drug or alcohol abuse problem.
 * Introduction**

 @http://www.health.gov/nhic/nhicscripts/Hitlist.cfm?Keyword=Drugs @http://www.health.gov/nhic/nhicscripts/Hitlist.cfm?Keyword=Alcohol%20Abuse
 * Destination Title:**
 * Directions: **

Read through the information, and then answer the following questions.

    **1.** What are some of the indications that a person has allowed substance abuse to control his or her life?

**2.** What serious conditions can develop from substance abuse?

**3.** What role does denial play in substance abuse?

**4.** How can you help someone with an abuse problem?

**5.** Based on what you have learned, imagine two friends who are confronting a substance abuse problem. Write a short skit using dialogue that convinces the abuser to seek help.


 * PsychSim 4: Cognitive Development** @http://bcs.worthpublishers.com/thinkingaboutpsych/content/psychsim/index.htm

Use this link to take a Multiple Intelligences Quiz @http://www.bgfl.org/bgfl/custom/resources_ftp/client_ftp/ks1/ict/multiple_int/index.htm

There are 40 question and then you'll get a graph like this:




 * Theory of Multiple Intelligences**