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Clearinghouse: Peer Pressure
Clearinghouse Homepage
Title: The Cool Spot
Organization: This site was created for kids 11-13 by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
Author(s): The content of The Cool Spot is based on a curriculum for grades 6-8 developed by the University of Michigan. The curriculum was created for the Alcohol Misuse Prevention Study (AMPS), a large-scale project supported by NIAAA.
Date Posted: N/A
Link: www.thecoolspot.gov/
Review: The Reality Check link presents pertinent facts about alcohol consumption in teens; Facts About Alcohol introduce the user to the professor who instructs his student about how much alcohol is in a drink. Too Much, Too Soon, Too Risky—presents the health risks of alcohol consumption (death, addiction, thinking problems, arrest); Meet Your Expectations offers an activity to get teens thinking about the consequences of drinking and The Right to Resist and Real Life are geared to equip teens to say "no." There are links to several government sites.
Reviewed By: Erin Buck from Dr. Dan Lago's Spring 2006 HDFS 129 class
Title: TheSite.org: Peer Pressure
Organization: TheSite.org, owned and run by YouthNet U K, a registered charity (1995)
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Date Posted: Information is up to date
Link: www.thesite.org/drinkanddrugs/drugsafety/usingdrugs/peerpressure
Review: Non-biased site coming out of the UK. A place where teens and young adults can blog (discussion boards) about the things they have questions about and things they are experiencing in their lives. The site offers a non-biased slightly leftists view on teenage choices. They believe "all young people have the capacity to make their own decisions and life choices, provided they have access to high quality, impartial information and advice" There is information concerning the dangers of drugs and also how to help someone if they are having a bad reaction to a recreational drug. The site provides factsheets/articles on key issues facing young people: sex and relationships; drinkng and drugs; work and study; housing; legal and finances; and health and wellbeing.
Reviewed By: Shannon Beaver HUDCOPC Project Associate
Title: It's My Life
Organization: PBSKids.org and PBS.org
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Date Posted: 1995-2006
Link: pbskids.org/itsmylife/body/alcohol/article7.html
Review: It's My Life deals with "the stuff that kids deal with every day." Kids and teens can read informative articles, share their stories, play games, take quizzes and polls and watch video of how other kids are dealing with "real life." The site is organized into five topic "channels": Friends, Family, School, Body, and Emotions. The site itself is very colorful and thoughtfully organized, for ease of navigation. Under Help's Around the Corner, there are links to Hotlines where a teen can find help. The Parents/Teachers section include materials to order and lesson plans- to guide young adults in making correct choices. Each game has a lesson/message and makes its point in a humorous, non-preaching way.
Reviewed By: Erin Buck from Dr. Dan Lago's Spring 2006 HDFS 129 class
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