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Manitoba Addictions Awareness Week

The Third Full Week In November Every Year

MAAW RESOURCE KIT
The Resource Kit is available in PDF format and on a CD.

New and Updated Content!

The MAAW Kit is a school, community and workplace resource that provides accurate information and interesting ready-to-use activities on substance use / misuse, gambling and related issues. One free print version of this kit is available to Manitoba schools, communities and workplaces. Please note that limited quantities are available.

Kits can also be purchased directly from the Manitoba Textbook Bureau. Use the following ordering information:

Manitoba Addictions Awareness Week 2008,
High on Life - English #2952

Manitoba Addictions Awareness Week 2008,
High on Life - French #2953

Toll Free (Manitoba & Saskatchewan): 1-866-771-6822
Outside Manitoba & Saskatchewan: 1-204-483-5040
Email: mtbb@merlin.mb.ca

Section 1 : Promotion

Section 2 : Activities & Information

Section 3 : Supporting Resources

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Section 1 : Promotion

Activities brochure

How to store, share, promote and use

Manitoba Addictions Awareness Week brochure

Public Service Announcement – Community

Public Service Announcement – Schools

Suggested events

Section 2 : Activities and Information Section

Alcohol
2008 – Binge drinking facts
2008 – Fast facts on alcohol
2008 – Fast facts on alcohol quiz
2007 – Alcohol media literacy activities
2007 – Alcohol and diabetes
1999 – Alcohol awareness activities – peer helping roles
1998 – How to cook an egg with alcohol

Basics Fact Sheets
Alcohol
Binge Drinking
Cannabis
Cocaine & Crack
Drugs & Sports
Ecstasy
Inhalants
LSD
Magic Mushrooms
Methamphetamine
Tobacco

Community & Workplace
2007 – Food for thought series
2007 – Levels of Involvement
2007 – Workplace activities
2007 – Workplace wellness
2007 – CCSA Addiction Cost Summary
2007 – Community asset mapping
1999 – Community leadership draft form letter page 1
1999 – Community leadership draft form letter page 2
1999 – Workplace assistance strategies page 1
1999 – Workplace assistance strategies page 2
1999 – Workplace assistance strategies page 3
1999 – The costs of substance abuse in the workplace
1998 – Community leadership page 1
1998 – Community leadership page 2
1996 – Is yours an active living community
1996 – Community mobilization getting started page 1
1996 – Community mobilization getting started page 2

Co-Occurring Disorders
2007 – CODI – Youth
2007 – CODI – Adult

Disordered Eating
2004 – Disordered eating

Driving while Impaired
2008 – MPI – Drinking and driving activities
2008 – MPI – Drinking and driving facts
2008 – Cannabis and driving facts
1999 – MADD Canada – Impaired driving activities – grades 9 - 12
1999 – MADD Canada – Fast facts – Drinking and driving – page 1
1999 – MADD Canada – Fast facts – Drinking and driving – page 2

Drugs

Club Drugs
2008 – Fast facts on club drugs
2003 – Club drugs – risky business
2003 – Club drugs – activity 1

Cocaine
2008 – Fast facts on cocaine
2007 – Cocaine balancing act


Ecstasy
2008 – Fast facts on ecstasy

LSD
2008 – Fast facts on LSD

Marijuana
2008 – Opposing viewpoints page 1
2008 – Opposing viewpoints page 2
2008 – Fast facts on marijuana
2008 – Fast facts on marijuana questions
2008 – Fast facts on marijuana answers
1998 – Peer pressure & marijuana


Methamphetamine
2008 – Meth public service announcement
2008 – Fast facts on methamphetamine

Mushrooms
2008 – Fast facts on mushrooms

 

Drugs & Sports
2008 – Drugs & sports activities 1 – 3
2008 – Drugs & sports activities 4 – 7
2005 – Fast facts on drugs & sports

Families
2007 – Addiction and families
2007 – Parenting for prevention
2005 – Road to effective communication
2005 – Gambling and families
1999 – Kids at risk fact sheet – page 1
1999 – Kids at risk fact sheet – page 2
1999 – Kids at risk fact sheet – page 3
1999 – Kids at risk fact sheet – page 4
1999 – Fast facts on family violence – page 1
1999 – Fast facts on family violence – page 2
1999 – Explore the myths & facts of family violence – page 1
1999 – Explore the myths & facts of family violence – page 2
1996 – Families & feelings – growing up in an alcoholic family
1993 – Encouragement as a prevention strategy – page 1
1993 – Encouragement as a prevention strategy – page 2

Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
2008 – Fast facts on FASD
2007 – FASD activity 1
2007 – FASD activity 2
2007 – FASD activity 3
2007 – FASD activity 4
2007 – FASD activity 5
2007 – FASD activity 6
2007 – FASD activity 7
2000 – Fetal alcohol syndrome effects – a preventable birth defect

Gambling
2007 – Gambling – know the difference
2007 – Gambling activities 1 – 2 – what would you do
2007 – Gambling activities 3 – Pot of gold
2007 – Gambling activities 4 – just imagine
2005 – Gambling fast facts
2005 – Gambling & families
2000 – Mixed messages about gambling
1999 – Background information
1999 – Big winner – grades 5 – 8

Games
2008 – AFM Wheel of health instructions
2007 – Healthy alternatives
2007 – Amazing race page 1
2007 – Amazing race page 2
2007 – My personal recreation
2006 - Icebreakers
2006 – Wheel of health
2003 – Addictions jeopardy & addiction relay
2002 – Who wants to be a healthy millionaire?

Crossword Puzzles
Drug awareness crossword puzzle 1
Drug awareness crossword puzzle 1 - answers
Drug awareness crossword puzzle 2
Drug awareness crossword puzzle 2 - answers
FAS/FAE crossword puzzle
FAS/FAE crossword puzzle answer key
FAS/FAE crossword puzzle questions

Word Searches
Feelings word search
Match the word with its definition

Word Scrambles
Smoking – page 1
Smoking – page 2


Crunchies
Crunchie folding game instructions
Alcohol and other drugs crunchie
Gambling crunchie

Inhalants
2007 – Inhalant law activity
2007 – Inhalants – The fragile
2005 – Fast facts on inhalants – page 1
2005 – Fast facts on inhalants – page 2
1997 – What can I do about inhalant abuse? – page 1
1997 – What can I do about inhalant abuse? – page 2
1997 – How to make your home safer
1997 – Careful – inhalants are in the house

Legal Brainteasers
2007 – Brainteasers

Making Healthy Choices
2007 – Healthy alternatives
2007 – How do I decide?
2007 – My personal recreation
2007 – Avoidance & refusal
2005 – Just say no activity
2005 – Personal identity activity
2002 – Take healthy choices to heart
2000 – Wrap it up activity
1998 – Making healthy choices – it’s up to me
1998 – Why do some kids use alcohol & other drugs?
1998 – Small steps to big dreams
1997 – Peer pressure – a big problem for young & old
1997 – Solve problems by becoming a STAR problem solver – page 1
1997 – Solve problems by becoming a STAR problem solver – page 2
1997 – Here’s how a STAR problem solver might deal with…
1997 – Active living
1997 – Healthy or not

Smoking
2007 – Project exposure movies
2007 – Second hand smoke activity
2007 – Smokeless tobacco quiz
2007 – Smoking huff n’ puff test
2007 – Tobacco quiz
2007 – How to help someone quit
2005 – Fast facts on smoking
2004 – Smoking machine
2003 – Smoking cigarette package
2003 – Smoking cigarette package outline
2003 – Smoking greeting card
1999 – The truth about smoking for native youth
1998 – Smoking & chewing fast facts
1998 – Smoking facts
1997 – Smoke scenes
1997 – The hazards of smoking

Statistics
2007 – AFM Youth statistics
2007 – CCSA addiction cost summary

Steroids
1998 – Fast facts on anabolic steroids
1998 – Steroids - activities
1998 – Steroids – mechanism of action

Substance Abuse
2007 – Addressing alcohol & other drug issues
2007 – Drug awareness ad activity
2002 – MAAW introductory activity
1998 – Check your addiction knowledge – page 1
1998 – Check your addiction knowledge – page 2

Suicide
2003 - Suicide

Section 3 : Supporting Resources

Matrix curriculum

AFM Library On-line Public Access Catalogue

AFM Library video list

Smokers helpline brochure

Surf the facts - electronic list


 

 



Curriculum Connections - ADDED VALUE FOR MANITOBA TEACHERS!

  • This matrix links the specific learning outcomes of the new Manitoba Physical Education / Health Education Curriculum with the learning activities in the kit.

 

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Content updated September 2008.

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