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Drug Abuse: Kanopy Videos

Kanopy Videos - Drug Abuse

Kanopy Video - Real Life Teens Drug Addiction

Real Life Teens Drug Addiction

This program discusses the ways teens can resist pressure to try drugs, ways they can say "no" to their friends and the dangers and consequences if they don't ...

Kanopy Videos - The Science of Poppies, Pleasure, and Pain

The Science of Poppies, Pleasure, and Pain

Round out your survey of the world's major drugs with an examination of opium and its derivatives, from regularly prescribed painkillers like codeine and morphine to heroin, often considered the most harmful drug of abuse in the world today. Learn about the neurological effects and treatment options for opiate drugs.

Kanopy Videos - Heroin & Opioid Addiction

Heroin & Opioid Addiction

This program helps teens recognize the conflicts and stresses they may face and the ways to deal with stress and tough situations by developing healthy habits, making the right choices, the consequences of making the wrong choice, so they become empowered to make the right decisions. It delivers an unforgettable message that will make teens reconsider their first or next high and how addiction can happen to anyone. It reminds teens, there is no cure for addiction.

Kanopy Video - Drugs of Abuse

Drugs of Abuse

Drugs of Abuse, shows how mind-altering drugs have been an ever-present part of human culture, the positive and negative effects of drugs of abuse and how they influence the brain and consequently affect mood and behavior.

Kanopy Video - Your Brain on Drugs

Your Brain on Drugs

Shift your attention from the nature of addiction to the nature of drugs. Here you'll delve into the process of neurochemical transmission and see how drugs mimic this activity by binding to neural receptors. This process is responsible for everything from a drug's physical and psychological effects to its potency.

 

Kanopy Videos

Kanopy Videos
On-demand streaming video for over 16,000 films including content from the BBC, PBS, and Critereon Collection. Public performance rights for educational use are included.

These videos are searchable via the Cerritos College Catalog or directly through Cerritos.kanopystreaming.com

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