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Health & Fitness

Basal Metabolism: http://www.bmi-calculator.net/bmr-calculator/

Calculate your basal metabolism to find out your recommended daily caloric intake.
Bodies in Motion, Minds at Rest: http://library.thinkquest.org/12153/

What is your heart rate? What are some basic exercises you can do? Do diets work? What are some health issues you should know about? These and more questions answered at this site.
FDA Kids' Home Page: http://www.fda.gov/oc/opacom/kids/

Learn about food safety, vaccines, children and tobacco, medicine and more.
KidsHealth.org: http://www.kidshealth.org/

A website devoted to the health of children and teens.
On the Teen Scene: http://www.fda.gov/oc/opacom/kids/html/7teens.htm

From the FDA, this website covers acne agony, bone builders, eating disorders, food labels, mono, and more.
The Healthy Fridge!: http://www.healthyfridge.org/

Good nutrition, facts about heart disease and more.
Shape Up America!: http://www.shapeup.org

A national campaign initiated by former U.S. Surgeon General C. Everett Koop, this website lets you calculate your body mass index, a meal plan to complement your exercise regime and more.
Your Gross & Cool Body: http://yucky.kids.discovery.com/noflash/body/

Part of the Yuckiest website on the Internet, this website gives straightforward and fun facts about your body and its systems, how it works, and answers frequently asked questions like "What is eye gunk?"

Food and Nutrition Megasites

Food & Nutrition. BAM! Body and Mind: http://www.bam.gov/sub_foodnutrition/index.html

Information on diseases, food & nutrtion, physical activity and safety from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Play the Dining Decisions game and see if you can select a balanced meal!
Nutrition Explorations: http://www.nutritionexplorations.org/kids/main.asp

Many games to play to learn more about healthy eating! Fuel a breakfast rocket with enough good fuel to get the rocket the furthest, enter the food lab, and find some great recipes to help you eat well with yummy foods.
Antioxidants: http://www.goaskalice.columbia.edu/0830.html

Learn about antioxidants and how they work.
Caffeine: http://www.mckinley.uiuc.edu/handouts/caffeine.html

From the McKinley Health Center.
Everything You Need to Know About ... Caffeine: http://ific.org/publications/brochures/caffeinebroch.cfm

From the International Food Information Council Foundation.
Dole 5 A Day: http://www.dole5aday.com/

Fun and facts about fruits and vegetables. Printable color sheets and puzzles. Visit the nutrition center, find the fun stuff, and more.
My Pyramid: hhttp://www.mypyramid.gov/

The USDA has created a new set of guidelines for eating that can be tailored to your specific age, gender and activity level.
The Food Guide Pyramid: http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/Fpyr/pyramid.html

An interactive food pyramid teaches you about recommended daily food intake. The website also offers pyramids for an international diet, Asian diet, Mediterranean diet, Spanish diet and more.
Food and Nutrition Information Center: http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/

USDA website with information about food safety, food composition, USDA reports and more.
The Food Timeline: http://www.foodtimeline.org/

The Food Timeline was created in response to students, parents and teachers who frequently ask our librarians for help locating food history and period recipes.
Nutrition Cafe: http://www.exhibits.pacsci.org/nutrition/

Play games and learn about nutrition at the same time.
The Story of Milk: http://www.moomilk.com/tour.htm

Take a virtual tour of how milk gets from the cow to your kitchen table.
USDA Nutrient Database for Standard Reference: http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/cgi-bin/nut_search.pl

Search this USDA database for nutrition information about fast food and other foods.

Fast food and junk food

Candy USA: http://www.candyusa.org

This site provides trivia and facts about chocolate and candy.
Calories in Drinks: http://www.caloriesindrinks.com/cid/

What's in your drink? Compare the calories, caffeine and carbs in your favorite soft drinks, sport drinks and energy drinks. Don't forget to update the serving size!
Fast Food Calorie Counter: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/flash/health/caloriecounter/caloriecounter.html

The Washington Post provides an interactive calorie counter for fast food restaurants. Select the items you want to eat then see how many total calories & grams of fat are hidiing inside your favorite meal.
Metabolism Calculator: http://www.webmd.com/content/tools/1/calc_metabolism.htm

This metabolism calculator from WebMD measures your resting metabolic rate and activity level to estimate how many calories you burn each day.
The Real Truth About Fast Foods and Nutrition: http://library.thinkquest.org/4485/

From ThinkQuest Jr., whose focus is for grades four to six, this website looks at nutrition and also provides nutrition contents from various popular fast food restaurants today.

Drugs

Drug Megasites
Alcohol
Cocaine/Crack
GHB (Gamma Hydroxy Butyrate)
Heroin
Inhalants
LSD (Lysergic Acid Diethylamide)
Marijuana
MDMA (Ecstasy)
Methamphetamines (Ice)
PCP (Phencyclidine)
Rohypnol
Steroids
Tobacco

Drug Megasites

United Nations World Drug Report: http://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/data-and-analysis/WDR-2007.html

This site provides a "comprehensive statistical view of today's illict drug situation."
United Nations Global Youth Network: Youth and Drugs: http://www.unodc.org/youthnet/youthnet_youth_drugs.html

"Often, people talk about drugs in terms that are too hard for youth to follow. Big words and complex processes are referred to without relating them to everyday life. Here we try to give no-nonsense descriptions about some of the major drugs and their effects."
Drugs of Concern: http://www.usdoj.gov/dea/concern/concern.htm

The latest drug statistics from the DEA.
Drug and Substance Abuse Information: http://www.drugfree.org/Portal/

From Partnership for a Drug-Free America, this website provides FAQs about drugs, and an information database about individual drugs. Includes images of what the drugs look like.
First-Time Substance Users: In Actual Time: http://ncadi.samhsa.gov/research/dynatable/

Broken down by this year, this month, and this day, this website calculates in real time the number of first-time substance users in America.
Get it Straight: The Facts About Drugs: http://www.usdoj.gov/dea/pubs/straight/cover.htm

This DEA drug prevention book online provides a lot of information about prevention and why.
A Guide for Teens: http://ncadi.samhsa.gov/govpubs/PHD688/

"Does your friend have an alcohol or other drug problem? What can you do to help?"
Mind Over Matter: http://www.drugabuse.gov/MOM/MOMIndex.html

The brain's response to marijuana, opiates, inhalants, hallucinogens, stimulants and steroids.
National Household Survey on Drug Abuse: http://oas.samhsa.gov/NHSDA/2kNHSDA/2knhsda.htm

2000 statistics available from this site.
Safety First: Drug Facts: http://www.safety1st.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=20&Itemid=37/

Safety First offers science-based information about drugs and drug education. Fact sheets provide a brief overview of some of the most popular drugs used by young people.
Straight Facts about Drugs and Alcohol: http://ncadi.samhsa.gov/govpubs/rpo884/

The National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information gives the facts about drugs and alcohol and how they effect you physically and mentally.
StreetDrugs: http://www.streetdrugs.org/

Inlcudes street names, appearance, and how they are used.

Alcohol

Alcohol: https://ncadistore.samhsa.gov/catalog/results.aspx?h=drugs&topic=3

From the National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information, this website discusses alcohol and recent reports about it.
Tips for Teens: Alcohol: http://ncadi.samhsa.gov/govpubs/PH323/

What are the physical risks involved? What are phsycological risks? Quick facts and resources available as well.
Be Responsible About Drinking: http://www.brad21.org/

Basic facts and information on alcohol, including blood alcohol content, alcohol poisoning, and DUI laws.

Cocaine/Crack

Tips for Teens About Crack and Cocaine: http://ncadi.samhsa.gov/govpubs/phd640i/

What are the physical risks involved? What are phsycological risks? Quick facts and resources available as well.

GHB - Gamma Hydroxy Butyrate

Heroin

Tips for Teens about Heroin: http://ncadi.samhsa.gov/govpubs/PHD860/

What are the physical risks involved? What are phsycological risks? Quick facts and resources available as well.
Heroin Abuse and Addiction: http://www.drugabuse.gov/ResearchReports/Heroin/Heroin.html

From the National Institute on Drug Abuse, this website has overall information on heroin, including short- and long-term effects, treatments for heroin addiction, and statistics on heroin use in the United States.

Inhalants

Tips for Teens About Inhalants: http://ncadi.samhsa.gov/govpubs/phd631/

What are the physical risks involved? What are phsycological risks? Quick facts and resources available as well.

LSD (Lysergic Acid Diethylamide)

LSD (Lysergic Acid Diethylamide): http://www.nida.nih.gov/Infofax/lsd.html

The National Institute on Drug Abuse provides extent of use and statistics of use.
Tips for Teens about Hallucinogens: http://ncadi.samhsa.gov/govpubs/phd642/

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration website about hallucinogens.

Marijuana

Marijuana: Facts for Teens: http://www.nida.nih.gov/MarijBroch/Marijteens.html

The National Institute on Drug Abuse provides these facts about marijuana.
Marijuana: http://www.nida.nih.gov/Infofax/marijuana.html

More information about marijuana from the National Institute of Drug Abuse.
Fact Sheet: Marijuana: http://www.safety1st.org/images/stories/drugfacts/marijuana.pdf

Information about marijuana and suggestions for further reading from Safety First (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader to view).
Tips for Teens about Marijuana: http://ncadi.samhsa.gov/govpubs/phd641/

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services give tips, legal aspects and long-term effects of marijuana.

MDMA (Ecstasy)

Methamphetamines

Methamphetamine Abuse: http://www.nida.nih.gov/Infofax/methamphetamine.html

The National Institute on Drug Abuse provides extent of use and statistics of use.
Tips for Teens about Methamphetamine: http://ncadi.samhsa.gov/govpubs/PHD861/

The National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information gives the facts and trends of meth drugs.

Phencyclidine

PCP (Phencyclidine): http://www.nida.nih.gov/Infofax/pcp.html

The National Institute on Drug Abuse provides extent of use and statistics of use.

Rohypnol

Quick Facts on Rohypnol: https://ncadistore.samhsa.gov/catalog/facts.aspx?topic=65&h=Publications

This information on Rohypnol is provided by the National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information.

Steroids

Anabolic Steroid Abuse: http://www.nida.nih.gov/Infofax/steroids.html

The National Institute on Drug Abuse provides extent of use and statistics of use.
Tips for Teens about Steroids: http://ncadi.samhsa.gov/govpubs/phd726/

Tips and basic facts about steroid use and teens.

Tobacco

Cigarettes and Other Nicotine Products: http://www.nida.nih.gov/Infofax/tobacco.html

Extent of use, health hazards and treatment.
I Mind Very Much if You Smoke: http://dccps.nci.nih.gov/TCRB/I_mind_if_you_smoke/mindsmo.html

A pamphlet provided by National Institutes of Health National Cancer Institute.
Tips for Teens About Tobacco: https://ncadistore.samhsa.gov/catalog/productDetails.aspx?ProductID=14530

This website covers health risks due to smoking including quick facts.
Tobacco Control: http://www.lungusa.org/site/pp.asp?c=dvLUK9O0E&b=22937

From the American Lung Association. Fact sheets and statistics information about smoking.
Tobacco: http://www.streetdrugs.org/tobacco.htm

Tobacco facts and information from Streetdrugs.