The eye-catching, thought-provoking Mind Over Matter series includes seven magazines for grades five through nine and is presented in a new, compact format. A new magazine on methamphetamine is now available.
The series encourages young teens to reject drug use by helping them understand the effects of drugs on the brain. In each magazine, Sara Bellum - a budding science student - takes students on a scientific journey to learn about the brain's complex responses to specific drugs including inhalants, hallucinogens, marijuana, opiates, nicotine, stimulants, and steroids. A brightly colored poster is included on the back of each magazine.
| Online | Mind Over Matter - Complete Set of Magazines and Posters (2000)
Package · NCADI # MOMKIT
A complete set of all Mind Over Matter magazines/posters - The Brain's Response to: Hallucinogens, Inhalants, Marijuana, Methamphetamine, Nicotine, Opiates, Steroids, and Stimulants. (Teacher's guide needs to be ordered separately) |
| Mind Over Matter - Complete Set of Magazines and Posters2000
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| Online | The Brain's Response to Drugs: Teacher's Guide (2000)
NCADI # PHD806
Developed to accompany the Mind Over Matter magazine series. Chapters describe the effects of specific drugs or drug types on the anatomy and physiology of the brain and body. Includes classroom activities. Promotes understanding of the physical reality of drug use and curiosity about neuroscience. |
| The Brain's Response to Drugs: Teacher's Guide2000
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| Online | The Brain's Response to Hallucinogens (2000)
Magazine and poster · NCADI # PHD803L
Explains how hallucinogens affect the brain's communication centers as well as its ability to control sleep and emotions. (Poster - Spinal Cord Neuron Grown in a Petri Dish) |
| The Brain's Response to Hallucinogens2000
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| Online | The Brain's Response to Inhalants (2000)
Magazine and poster · NCADI # PHD800L
Describes how inhalants can wear away at the myelin sheath that protects the brain's nerve cells. (Poster - Growth Cone of a Nerve Fiber) |
| The Brain's Response to Inhalants2000
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| Online | The Brain's Response to Marijuana (2000)
Magazine and poster · NCADI # PHD801L
Explains how THC - the active ingredient in marijuana - affects memory, emotions, balance, and judgment. (Poster - THC Receptors in the Hippocampus) |
| The Brain's Response to Marijuana2000
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| Online | The Brain's Response to Methamphetamine (2000)
Magazine and poster · NCADI # PHD839
Explains how methamphetamine acts in the body and brain, with an emphasis on harmful effects. Uses drug information to teach scientific principles and encourage interest in science, while increasing awareness of significant drug dangers. (Poster: Spinal Cord Neuron and Dendrites) |
| The Brain's Response to Methamphetamine2000
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| Online | The Brain's Response to Nicotine (2000)
Magazine and poster · NCADI # PHD807L
Explains scientifically how nicotine affects the entire body. Describes how the drug acts directly on the heart to change heart rate and blood pressure. Discusses dependency, treatment, and effects of long-term nicotine use. (Poster - Nerve Cells That Are Involved in the Perception of Pain and Touch) |
| The Brain's Response to Nicotine2000
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| Online | The Brain's Response to Opiates (2000)
Magazine and poster · NCADI # PHD802L
Explains how opiates affect the brain stem, the spinal cord, and the limbic system. Discusses dependency and the results of long-term exposure to opiates. (Poster - Nerve Cells and Their Fibers in the Brain) |
| The Brain's Response to Opiates2000
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| Online | The Brain's Response to Steroids (2000)
Magazine and poster · NCADI # PHD804L
Shows how anabolic steroids can cause liver damage and cancer and weaken the immune system. (Poster - Nerve Fibers in the Spinal Cord) |
| The Brain's Response to Steroids2000
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| Online | The Brain's Response to Stimulants (2000)
Magazine and poster · NCADI # PHD805L
Explores how stimulants change the way nerve cells communicate and affect neurotransmission. (Poster - Nerve Cells in the Cerebellum) |
| The Brain's Response to Stimulants2000
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