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Fact or Fiction: Take this Quiz and Learn More about Drug Abuse

Scientists Offer Myth Busting Insight

Many kids talk about what they know, or what they think they know about drugs. More often than not, parents and teachers are surprised by what their children learn. Much of what teens think they know comes from media bombardment glorifying drug use and dissemination of misinformation. That’s why the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) created this interactive quiz as a good starting point to help shatter these myths.

Interested in learning more or getting involved? On January 30 you can tune in to a day long live stream webcast (link will be live after 8 AM EST) where scientists answer students’ most pressing questions about drugs. You can also follow the conversation on Twitter by using the hashtag #DrugFacts, by following us or @NIDAnews.

Visit NIDA’s website on teen drug abuse and find interactive games, videos and more resources.

Posted 9 hours ago
Tagged: DrugFactsWeek, drugs, family, teens, myths, science,
Today we remember the crew of the Challenger, which broke apart seconds after launch in 1986. Christa McAuliffe was one of the two women on board the space shuttle. She would have been the first civilian woman in space. This photo from NASA shows the crew of the Challenger. Front row from left, Mike Smith, Dick Scobee, Ron McNair. Back row from left, Ellison Onizuka, Christa McAuliffe, Greg Jarvis, Judith Resnik.

Today we remember the crew of the Challenger, which broke apart seconds after launch in 1986. Christa McAuliffe was one of the two women on board the space shuttle. She would have been the first civilian woman in space.

This photo from NASA shows the crew of the Challenger. Front row from left, Mike Smith, Dick Scobee, Ron McNair. Back row from left, Ellison Onizuka, Christa McAuliffe, Greg Jarvis, Judith Resnik.

Posted 12 hours ago
Tagged: Challanger, space shuttle, NASA, history, on this day,
Image description: From the Department of Interior: An amazing shot of a foggy morning at Colorado National Monument — a place full of towering monoliths surrounded by a vast plateau and canyon. It took photographer Greg Owens a year and a half to capture a good image from this spot near the Monument Canyon turnout. But “on this particular December morning, I felt like a six-year-old unwrapping Christmas presents as I watched this fog roll in from the north just after sunrise,” he said.Photo courtesy of Greg Owens.

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From the Department of Interior:

An amazing shot of a foggy morning at Colorado National Monument — a place full of towering monoliths surrounded by a vast plateau and canyon. It took photographer Greg Owens a year and a half to capture a good image from this spot near the Monument Canyon turnout. But “on this particular December morning, I felt like a six-year-old unwrapping Christmas presents as I watched this fog roll in from the north just after sunrise,” he said.

Photo courtesy of Greg Owens.
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Image description: Not sure if you need to file a tax return this year? These tips can help. From the IRS: Six Tips on Who Should File a 2014 Tax Return.

Image description: Not sure if you need to file a tax return this year? These tips can help.

From the IRS:

Six Tips on Who Should File a 2014 Tax Return.

Reblogged 2 days ago from internalrevenueservice
Tagged: taxes, IRS,
Image description: From the IRS: Aggressive and threatening phone calls by criminals impersonating IRS agents remain near the top of the annual “Dirty Dozen" list of tax scams for the 2015 filing season.

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From the IRS:

Aggressive and threatening phone calls by criminals impersonating IRS agents remain near the top of the annual “Dirty Dozen" list of tax scams for the 2015 filing season.

Reblogged 5 days ago from internalrevenueservice
Tagged: IRS, taxes, scams,
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