Interactive Links

Active Learning Exercises

• Marijuana is a Drug—REALITY CHECK
  Do you want more information on marijuana? Do you want answers to questions such as: Why are health care professionals concerned about marijuana use? How significant is marijuana use among young people? Are there marijuana addicts? Go to the Question and Answer section of the REALITY CHECK page.  (See also pages 151-152 in Psychology in Action, 5e.)
  
  

• Habit Smart
  Concerned about your alcohol consumption? Take the Self Scoring Alcohol Check-up. This Web site was constructed to provide information about addictive behavior. (See also pages 157-159 in Psychology in Action, 5e.)
  
  

• What To Do When You Can't Sleep
  Most people have trouble sleeping sometimes.  But if you have chronic trouble sleeping, or want to guarentee a good night's sleep, this page has several hints. (See also page 152 in Psychology in Action, 5e.)
  
  

Alcohol and Drug Abuse Organizations

• National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
  This is a good site to find resources on alcohol and alcohol abuse. (See also pages 157-159 in Psychology in Action, 5e.)
  
  
• Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)
  Alcoholics Anonymous is a group that tries to help themselves and others recover from alcohol addiction.

• Al-Anon / Alateen
  Information about the 12 step program for the treatment of alcohol addiction.
  
  
• Marijuana Anonymous
  Marijuana Anonymous is a group that tries to help themselves and others recover from marijuana addiction.
  
  
• Cocaine Anonymous
  Cocaine Anonymous is a group that tries to help themselves and others recover from cocaine addiction.
  
  

Sleep and Dreaming

• Brain Basics:  Understanding Sleep
  How much sleep do we need?  What does sleep do for us?  This page, created by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, has many answers to common questions about sleep and sleep disorders.  (See also pages 140-154 in Psychology in Action, 5e.)
• SleepNet
  Do you have trouble sleeping? Do you sleep too much? About 50 million Americans suffer from sleep disorders such as narcolepsy, sleep apnea, and insomnia. SleepNet has links to web sites on sleep, sleep disorders, sleep deprivation, sleep labs, and dreaming.
  
  
• The Association for the Study of Dreams
  Want to learn more about dreams? The Association for the Study of Dreams has a web site that contains educational materials and links to other sites that involve dreams and dream research.

• Sleep Home Pages
  Here you can find links to many different sleep home pages.  Most of these links are related to recent research on sleep and dreaming.
  
  

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