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Throughout history, people have used different kinds of drugs to change the way they feel or see the world. Different cultures have developed social rituals and rules around drug use as a way to control their impact on society. Drugs and how they are used also have different meanings in different cultures. For example in the Pacific Islands, kava is drunk as a means of making contact with the supernatural, to welcome visitors to the community and to cure illnesses. Some Native American Indians use a mushroom that causes dream-like states as a way of getting in touch with the Great Spirit. We use alcohol to celebrate special events like birthdays and weddings.

A person may or may not be aware of underlying reasons for their drug use. If you think about why you or others may use alcohol, this will give you some idea as to why young people like to use alcohol or other drugs. For example:

Many people have never experienced addiction of any sort. For these people it can be very hard to understand and grasp the logic behind drug abuse. But with drug use getting more and more prevalent in America, it's now common for people to dig deeper and look for the reasons why people use drugs and alcohol. This is not meant to be a complete list, nor is is meant to be medical advise, but I feel this article can shed some light for addicts or family members of addicts dealing with this burning question…

Christiano Ronaldo's mental ability and his spatial awareness is put to the test using state of the art eye-trackers to see exactly what he looks at while he plays and then he is tested by turning the lights off just after the ball is struck to see if Ronaldo is able to predict from watching the technique used to kick it, where the ball will end up. Great for seeing the benefits of visual/mental rehearsal.

How to use games to help students better understand the reasons for doing things in games and strategy used in games.

If there are people around, then there are drug users around. It is simple as that, people have been using drugs to get high since prehistoric times, and they aren't going to stop anytime soon. Chances are you might be addicted to a drug, like nicotine or caffeine.

It's a word we all fear, and every day more of us are forced to face it.

It's a word we all fear, and every day more of us are forced to face it.

Doing exercise you enjoy is good - it helps keep you motivated. But sticking with the same routine week after week can also slow down progress because our bodies soon get used to it, explains Alisha Smith, education manager for the Australian Fitness Network which runs education courses for fitness professionals.

A PASSIVE warm-up routine before competitive team sports harms performance but athletes continue to overuse the technique, research has found. James Zois, from Victoria University's school of sport and exercise science, said too many athletes were still using static stretching techniques such as calf, hamstring, quad and hip flex stretches before competing even though it has been shown to reduce power.

If you are trying to eat as healthy as the government wants you to, it's going to cost you: at least $7.28 a week extra, that is. A recent update of U.S. nutritional guidelines -- what used to be known as the food pyramid and is now called "My Plate" -- calls on Americans to eat more fresh foods containing potassium, dietary fiber, vitamin D and calcium.

It's a message that's got louder over the last few years: exercise doesn't work for weight loss. There was the 2009 Time magazine cover story The Myth about Exercise featuring a photo of a woman pounding a treadmill, her eyes trained on a cream-topped cupcake. It symbolised the story's thrust: research suggesting exercise won't help weight loss because it makes us eat more to make up for the kilojoules we burn. It's a message repeated recently in the new book Big Fat Lies in which author David Gillespie - a lawyer - describes exercise for weight loss as 'pointless'. But is it really true?

That's how much longer adult Ontarians would live, on average, if they could collectively overcome five unhealthy habits: smoking, excess alcohol consumption, poor diet, sedentary behaviour and stressing out. That is the conclusion of a new report from the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences and Public Health Ontario.

A great example of the use of Concentation and Attention skills and stimulus for managing anxiety. Cameron Shephard kicks from the sideline.

Birth control allows us to prevent pregnancy and plan the timing of pregnancy

This simple sheet provides questions to ask when evaluating whether to use a website for your research. It asks the "Who, What, When, Where, Why" questions. A great tool to help you stay focused on using only relevant websites.

A comic look at how Photoshop is used to modifiy how women look in magazines so that they look better. A great resource for teaching about body image and self concept.

Teachers has been developed to complement the publication Fundamental Motor Skills - A Manual for Classroom Teachers (1996). It is recommended that this activities resource and the manual be used in conjunction with each other. By doing so, teachers will be able to: * identify the essential fundamental motor skills and their components * select activities to teach fundamental motor skills * provide specific feedback to students * evaluate student learning * record student progress in a clear and understandable way.

Young people try drugs for many reasons including relaxation, socialising, curiosity or peer pressure. Alcohol, tobacco and cannabis are the most commonly used drugs by teenagers. Around one in five teenagers have tried cannabis at least once. Parents can reduce the risk of drugs for their children with some strategies.

This summary includes the following information about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples: population births deaths common health problems health risk and protective factors. This summary uses information from the most up-to-date sources to help create a picture of the health of Australia's Indigenous people.