Objective: SWBAT describe the harmful short- and long-term effects of alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs, as well as the relationship between using substances and engaging in other risky behaviors. Criteria for Success (CFS): Students will be successful in today’s lesson if they can…
Do Now: Abusing alcohol tobacco and other drugs and have negative short and long term effects on the body. Write in your journal about what you believe is the most dangerous drug. Why do you feel this way? Direct:
Collaborative:
If time permits: have students explore the web interactive http://www.scholastic.com/drugs-and-your-body/ Idea for use: create “expert groups” and assign sections for teams to summarize and present to the class Exit ticket: 1. Just because a drug is legal (over-the-counter, tobacco if you’re 18, alcohol if you are 21, etc) does that mean it cannot be abused? 2. Name one short term effect of drug abuse, and one long term effect. More resources: http://headsup.scholastic.com/teachers/drugs-your-body-it-isnt-pretty Glossary of Drug Terminology
Drug: a substance, other than water, it changes the way the mind and body works. Drug use: a person’s drug taking behavior. Responsible drug use: the correct use of legal drugs to promote health and well-being. Drug abuse: use of an illegal drug or using an over-the-counter or prescription drug for reasons other than their intended medical purposes. Side effect: an unwanted body change that is not related to the main purpose of the drug. Tolerance: is the condition in which the body becomes used to a drug and larger and larger amounts are needed to gain the desired effect. Drug addiction (dependence): the continued use of a drug even though it harms the body, mind, and relationships. Withdrawal symptoms: when the body experience is unpleasant symptoms when a drug is no longer taken. Categories of Drugs Over-the-counter Drugs (OTC): a drug that can be purchased without a prescription. Prescription: medicine that can only be obtained through doctors’ orders. Medicine: a drug that is used to treat, prevent, or diagnose illness. Drugs enter the body in one of four ways:
4. Absorption (through the skin or a membrane) ex. chewing tobacco, nicotine patch, medicated cream. Factors that affect how a drug will work in the body Dose: the amount of a drug that is taken at one time. Weight, age, and health status: Drugs affect will increase in people with lower body weight, the young and the elderly, and people with poor health. Emotional state: certain drugs will increase a persons’ emotional state. Example: a person who is depressed and takes a drug that slows down body activity will make that person more depressed. Use of other drugs: reactions of more than one drug in the body at one time can increase or decrease the effects of the drug.
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