THE CASE OF HALLUCINOGENIC PLANTS AND THE INTERNET

The advent of the Internet both created opportunities and provoked pro blems for students, teachers, and parents. This article uses the examp le of Internet access to explicit information about locally available hallucinogenic plants to focus on important new issues in education: d etermining validity of Internet information and cultivating critical I nternet consumer skills in students. Basic ''textbook'' information on three common psychotropic plants is contrasted with pro-drug informat ion from selected World Wide Web sites. Guidelines are of offered for evaluating Internet information, and suggestions are offered for devel oping effective decision-making skills in students.