Contributors

The writers behind FamilyResource.com.

• Fernette Eide M.D. and Brock Eide M.D. M.A.

  Drs. Fernette and Brock Eide are physician-parents with a national referral practice for children with learning difficulties. They are strong advocates for neurologically-based approaches to learning and learning differences. Their website is: http://www.neurolearning.com/ and the Eide Neurolearning Blog is located at: http://www.eideneurolearningblog.blogspot.com/. The Eides' book on Neurolearning is being published by Hyperion Books in 2006.

• Fisher Swanson

  Fisher Swanson is a regular contributer to The ThriftyFun.com News. ThriftyFun publishes information about thrifty living. Send an email to thriftyfunnews-on@thriftyfun.com to subscribe to The ThriftyFun.com News. http://www.thriftyfun.com/.

• ForReal.org

  In June 1996, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Donna E. Shalala launched Reality Check, a national public education campaign designed to counter increases in marijuana use by youth by designing tools to help parents communicate with their children. Today, Reality Check continues to provide information and activities for parents and other concerned adults working to prevent marijuana use in their homes and communities.

  But what about teens? Where do teens go when they are looking for reliable information on marijuana and its effects? While marijuana is one of the top searched words in the major search engines, most of the sites that turn up in search results contain mixed messages, a majority of which promote marijuana use. Enter ForReal.org ?a site designed for teens looking to find out what the real deal is behind marijuana. A companion to Reality Check , the goal of ForReal.org is to provide a safe space for young people to ask questions and get answers about marijuana, the most widely used illicit drug in America. Be sure to check back regularly to see what we've added and if we've answered your questions.

  ForReal.org is also part of the National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information (NCADI), the information service of the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration in the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. NCADI is the world's largest resource for current information and materials concerning substance abuse.

• Free Spirit Publishing

  Headquartered in Minneapolis, MN, Free Spirit Publishing Inc. is an award-winning publisher specializing in Self-Help for Kids and Self-Help for Teens – including a variety of nonfiction materials for kids, parents, and teachers that inform, inspire, and engage.

  http://www.freespirit.com/

• Fritz Spence and Gerald Masterson, Ph.D.

  Fritz Spence is a student at Missouri State University.

  Gerald Masterson, Ph.D. is a professor and the Coordinator of the Sport Management Program at Missouri State University.

• FTC

  The FTC works for the consumer to prevent fraudulent, deceptive and unfair business practices in the marketplace and to provide information to help consumers spot, stop and avoid them. To file a complaint or to get free information on consumer issues, visit www.ftc.gov or call toll-free, 1-877-FTC-HELP (1-877-382-4357); TTY: 1-866-653-4261. The FTC enters Internet, telemarketing, identity theft and other fraud-related complaints into Consumer Sentinel, a secure, online database available to hundreds of civil and criminal law enforcement agencies in the U.S. and abroad.