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1
Week 5 Adolescent Health
  • Deanna Bryson
  • Renee Gordon
  • Emily Howarth
  • KerryAnn Suteu

2
Lesson One Drugs
  • Target Age Group grade 9-10

3
Objectives
  • 1. Explore the dangers of substance abuse
  • 2. Promote substance abuse control and prevention
  • 3.Promote working in groups to complete specified
    tasks

4
Method
  • Ask the class what different types of drugs are
    being used by young people these days and make a
    list on the board
  • Make sure that the list includes cocaine,
    marijuana, methamphetamine, hallucinogens, heroin
    and ecstasy

5
Method
  • Discuss the following questions with the class
  • -What does this drug look like?
  • -What does it do to you (your mind/body, short
    and long term affects)?-Why do people use
    drugs?-Who uses drugs?-Are there other names
    for this drug?-Where do people get drugs?-What
    do young people generally think of others who do
    drugs?-What are the laws against young people
    using these drugs?-Where can you go for help
    when using drugs?

6
Method
  • Divide the class into 6 groups and designate a
    drug to each group
  • Ask them to answer the previously discussed
    questions as homework for their drug
  • When due they will be asked to present the
    information in a creative way
  • Suggest making a pamphlet, performing a skit or
    writing a song

7
Method
  • Hand out each of these facts individually cut out
    and ask the class to read out the fact that they
    receive and then discuss as a class
  • 1. Inhalants are more popular with younger
    students than older ones and provide an increased
    danger due to unknown personal reactions based on
    the amounts of substance inhaled and the users
    health
  • 2. Prevention must occur drug-by-drug, because
    knowing the adverse affects of one drug will not
    necessarily generalize to the use of other drugs.
    Students beliefs and attitudes are specific to
    each drug
  • 3. Over half (55) of young teens have tried an
    illicit drug by the time they have finished high
    school.
  • 4. More then one third (37) who have tried an
    inhalant have done so as early as the 8th grade.

8
Facts continued
  • 5. Males have somewhat higher rates of illicit
    drug use then females.
  • 6. Many drugs are cut or contain other drugs in
    them. These combinations increase the danger for
    an adverse reaction. This is especially true with
    Ecstasy.
  • 7. Mixing alcohol with drugs most often increases
    the risk of harmful or adverse effects of that
    drug.
  • 8. In 1999, over 500,000 serious drug-related
    emergency room episodes were reported. 52, 783
    were students, ages 12-17, representing over 10
    of the illnesses or deaths recorded

9
Facts continued
  • 9. According to the 2005 Northwestern Ontario
    Student Drug Use Survey, youth in Northwestern
    Ontario use marijuana more than youth in other
    parts of the province. 32 of students in our
    area use marijuana, as compared to 26.5 for the
    rest of the province.

10
Lesson 2 A l c o h o l
  • Grade 9/10
  • Age Group

11
O b j e c t i v e s
  • To discuss the dangers of alcohol
  • Promote safe drinking
  • To achieve goals through interactive group and
    classroom learning environment

C H E E R S ! !
12
Method
  • Must create an open atmosphere with students
    therefore suggest that majority of class has
    already TRIED an alcoholic beverage
  • Divide the students into small groups that would
    discuss the following points in the lesson plan
  • Its ok if students tell personal stories as long
    as they are related to the topic of alcohol and
    its use
  • Give students about 10-20 minutes to discuss the
    points of focus (the length of time depends on
    their concentration on the subject relevancy in
    their groups)
  • Record group thoughts on the board in note form
  • Encourage comments and questions on all points
    made by other students

13
Lesson
  • Start with asking students to define alcohol
  • (it is a drug that alters ones mood by slowing
    down the brains nervous system)
  • Brainstorm about perceptions/reasoning
  • what do the students associate/think of when they
    hear the word drink
  • Their perceptions of their first alcoholic drink
  • Cultural differences?
  • Hospitality
  • Binge drinking
  • fitting in
  • Dangers
  • Blacking out
  • Over drinking resulting in hospital trip
  • Impairs decision making processes
  • Alcohol poisoning
  • Can lead to hypothermia
  • Makes you feel like youre Superman
  • long term use ulcers, liver disease,
    malnutrition, heart disease, various cancers,
  • social problems
  • Why people drink

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Lesson (Contd)
  • How does alcohols affect change according
    to/between people physically?
  • Size, gender, metabolism
  • Amount of food eaten before alcoholic consumption
  • Amount of alcoholic intake at one time
  • What happens when
  • 1-2 drinks in one hour?
  • Become relaxed and socialize easier
  • 3 drinks in one hour?
  • Skin may redden, senses functioning poorly, poor
    coordination, decrease memory
  • Blurred vision, mood swings, staggering, may pass
    out
  • Very extreme consumption?
  • Breathing and heart may stop, may choke on vomit
    when passed out
  • Define alcoholism
  • When a person depends on excessive alcoholic use
    regularly

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Lesson (contd)
  • Can alcohol be included in a healthy lifestyle?
  • Yes
  • How?
  • Maximum 2 drinks a day
  • Women maximum 9 drinks a week
  • Men maximum 14 drinks a week
  • One drink contains 13.6g of alcohol
  • Ie) 12oz beer, 5oz glass of wine
  • Wait one hour before drinks, and stop before you
  • get drunk
  • Never drink on an empty stomach
  • Do not mix alcohol and drugs

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Lesson (contd)
  • Who should not drink?
  • People with liver disease or mental illnesses
  • People taking medications
  • People with genetic history of drinking problems
  • Women how are pregnant, trying to get pregnant,
    or nursing their baby
  • People who are driving

17
Lesson Three Drugs Alcohol
Target Age Group Grades 9-10

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Objectives
  • Learn the effects on the body from alcohol use
  • Learn the effects on the body from drug use
  • Learn about how to get help

19
What is Alcohol?
  • A mood-altering drug
  • Central Nervous System Depressant
  • A downer - slows down the brain and nervous
    system
  • Absorbed quickly into bloodstream
  • Affects feelings and behavior

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How will a person be affected by alcohol?
  • Light Use (1-3 drinks over 1 hour) feel relaxed
    and social easier to talk to others
  • Moderate Use (3 or more drinks over 1 hour) face
    becomes red balance and coordination are
    compromised senses and memory are distorted
  • Heavy Use slurred speech staggering while
    walking see with double vision mood shifts may
    pass out
  • Extreme Use breathing and heart beat may stop
    at risk of choking to death on your own vomit
    while passed out

21
What are the risks of alcohol consumption?
  • Impaired decision making, coordination and
    reaction time
  • Alcohol poisoning
  • Difficulty regulating body temperature
  • Less inhibited - leads to unprotected sex,
    fighting, impaired driving
  • Long term drinking can lead to brain damage,
    ulcers, liver disease, various cancers, family
    and social problems

22
What are types of Drugs?
  • Psychoactive alter perception, thought, and
    mood can create illusions in the users mind
  • Depressants slow down the heart and breathing
    rates, lowers blood pressure, relaxes muscles,
    and relieves tension
  • Stimulantsincreases heart rate, blood pressure
    and breathing rate makes user feel excited and
    alert
  • Hallucinogensalters perception, thought and mood
  • Inhalantsenter the bloodstream directly from the
    lung

23
How will a person be affected by short term use
of drugs?
  • Feelings of calm, relaxation or restlessness and
    irritability
  • Bloodshot, irritated eyes blurred vision
  • Changed perception of senses
  • Difficulties concentrating and remembering
  • Change in blood pressure and heart rate
  • Increased appetite
  • Dizziness, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea
  • Sneezing and coughing staggering
  • Slow reflexes
  • Paranoid delusions, hallucinations
  • Aggression

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How will a person be affected by long term use of
drugs?
  • Decreased motivation
  • Impaired judgement
  • Brain damage
  • Damage to respiratory system
  • Damage to internal organs
  • Irrational behaviour
  • Social and psychological problems
  • Addictions

25
Where can I get help?
  • National Kids Help Phone 1-800-688-6868
  • Drug and Alcohol Recovery Team 1-800-565-8603
  • Alcohol and Substance Use Helpline
    1-877-327-4636
  • Alonon www.alonon.com
  • Alcoholics Anonymous www.alcoholics-anonymous.com
  • Thunder Bay District Health Unit
  • Thunder Bay Family Resource Center

26
Discussion Questions
  • 1) Alcohol Questionnaire
  • 2) What is a drug?
  • 3) Class discussion for and against recreational
    drug and alcohol use

27
Alcohol Questionnaire
  • 1) My average alcohol intake per week is
  • More than 20 13-20 11-12 8-10 0-7
  • 2) I drink more than four drinks on an occasion
  • almost daily fairly often, only occasionally
    almost never never
  • 3) I drive after drinking
  • Sometimes never
  • Modified from The Canadian Physical Activity,
    Fitness and Lifestyle Approach Manual

28
Alcohol Questionnaire
  • Scoring
  • 1) 20 (4 points) 13-20 (3 points) 11-12 (2
    points) 8-10 (1 point) 0-7 (0 points)
  • 2) Almost daily (4 points) fairly often (3
    points) only occasionally (2 points) almost
    never (1 point) never (0 points)
  • 3) Sometimes (4 points) never (0 points)
  • Add the points together
  • 0 points excellent - extremely healthy
    behaviours
  • 1-3 points very good - healthy behaviours
  • 4-6 points good - average behaviours
  • 7-9 points fair - high risk behaviours
  • 10-12 points needs improvement - seek help from
    professional

29
Brainstorm What is a drug?
  • Come up with definitions for the term drug
  • What are the positives and negatives from using
    drugs?
  • Daily Lesson Plan

30
Drug
  • According to Merriam Webster's Online Dictionary
    (http//www.m-w.com), a drug is "a substance
    other than food intended to affect the structure
    or function of the body.
  • Daily Lesson Plan

31
Class Discussion
  • Split the class into two
  • One team brainstorms the positives of
    recreational drug and alcohol use
  • The other team brainstorms the negatives of
    recreational drug and alcohol use
  • Then the two teams will have a debate

32
Sources of Teaching Aid Material For Lesson Plans
  • Thunder Bay District Health Unit
  • Online Lesson Planning Resources
  • Various Written Publications and Textual Articles

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  • References
  • Daily Lesson Plan (2001, March 13).
    Substance Use, or Abuse? Exploring
  • Medicinal Benefits of Controlled Substances.
    Retrieved November 25, 2006, from
    http//www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/lessons/
    20010313tuesday.html.
  • Teachnology (n.d.). Substance Abuse
    Lesson Plans Drugs Alcohol. Retrieved
    November 25,2006, from http//stpe.tamu.edu/LP20
    10.htm.
  • The Canadian Physical Activity,
    Fitness and Lifestyle Approach (2004). (3rd
    ed.). Fantastic Lifestyle Questionnaire.
  • Thunder Bay District Health Unit (2006,
    May 7). Safety, Drugs Alcohol. Retrieved
    November 25, 2006, from http//www.tbdhu.com/Safet
    y/.
  • Merriam-Webster Online. (2006). Drug and
    Alcohol Definitions. Retrieved November 23,
    2006, from http//www.m-w.com,
  • The Online Teachers Resource (2006).
    Interactive Activities Related to Drugs and
    Alcohol. Retrieved November 23, 2006, from
    www.teach-nology.com.
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