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Join
Us From Home for National
Drug and Alcohol Facts Week® With These Fun Activities
I want to take this
opportunity to thank everyone for registering such terrific and inspiring
NDAFW events. We at NIDA recognize the importance of social distancing in
response to COVID-19 and wish everyone health and safety. All communities
should follow the guidelines of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
as well as state and local public health officials. This is a challenging time for individuals and families across the country, and we hope that participating virtually in the 10th anniversary of NDAFW provides you with an opportunity to connect across the world, while learning the facts about drugs and alcohol at home. Please keep us posted on the planning and execution of your virtual events. We want to hear how it’s going! How can I still participate in NDAFW if my school or organization is closed or operating remotely? In lieu of in-person events and activities, NIDA encourages virtual participation. There are countless activities that teens, parents, caregivers, and teachers can do that don’t involve leaving the house. Here’s a list of our favorites: Playing NIDA’s new Kahoot! games with an online class or encouraging students to play the games individually. Taking the National Drug & Alcohol IQ Challenge. Test students’ knowledge about drugs and alcohol with this short, interactive quiz available in English and Spanish that can be used on mobile devices. More than 200,000 people took the IQ Challenge last year. Sharing the facts on social media. Tweet, snap, or post. Social media platforms can be powerful tools to SHATTER THE MYTHS® about drugs and alcohol. Use the new “Not everyone’s doing it” [PDF – 19.7MB] social media cards and hand-held placards. Participating in the Drug Facts Challenge!, an interactive game using scientific facts about the brain and addiction, marijuana, vaping, and more. Joining the NDAFW Tweetstorm on Monday, March 30, from 3 to 4 p.m. EDT. Help us get #NDAFW to trend on Twitter by sharing messages about drugs and alcohol during the planned hour. Joining NIDA on Friday, April 3, at 3 p.m. EDT when we will host a Twitter Trivia Challenge in collaboration with Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD). Anyone can test their knowledge by following the hashtag #NDAFW and answering multiple-choice questions about drugs and alcohol. Taking advantage of free, science-based resources to use at home. These include toolkits and activity ideas on various topics; science- and standards-based classroom lessons and multimedia activities on teens and drugs; and the recently updated Mind Matters series, which helps teachers and parents explain to teens the effects of various drugs on the brain and body. Exploring the NIDA Toolkit for Out of School Time. This toolkit offers science-based activities and resources on drug use and addiction for educating teens during out of school time. Please contact me, Brian Marquis, at drugfacts@nida.nih.gov if you have any questions or concerns. |