DRUG ABUSE & PREVENTION

OBJECTIVES OF THIS UNIT:

Establish & maintain drug-free lifestyles Identify the effects of various drugs on the body &

mindIdentify sources of pressureIdentify strategies & skills needed to remain drug freeExamine the impact drug use has on decision-making,

relationships, and society

How would drug use affect you achieving your goals?

Reflect on your ROARS goal(s) that were set in the beginning of the trimester…Write a complete reflection.

Have you set any new goals?

SO, WHAT ARE THEY?

Describe a time you took medicine…

Write or illustrate how you felt after taking this medicine.

WHAT ARE THE EFFECTS ON THE BRAIN?

TYPICALNEURON

Sources of Pressure

READ ARTICLE: SCIENCE BEHIND DECISION-MAKING

WATCH: ADDICTION AND THE HUMAN BRAIN

Addiction And The Human Brain

• Reward Pathway • Tolerance• Dependance• Addiction• Treatment/Recovery• Prevention

WATCH: REALITY MATTERS“Deadly Highs”

http://app.discoveryeducation.com/search?Ntt=&N=18342&N=4294925139#N=18342+4294925138&No=0&Ne=4294925432&Ntk=All&Ntx=mode+matchallpartial&Ns=p_wtd|1

Reality Matters: Drugs: Deadly Highs Discovery Education, 2001 . Full Video.Discovery Education. Web. 15 May 2014. <http://www.discoveryeducation.com/>.