Facts about Drugs and Prevention Terms

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Facts about Drugs and Prevention Terms
To introduce general information and provide a
future resource regarding prevention
terminology. Its important to have general
knowledge about pharmacology to answer parents,
community members, and kids questions about
drugs with credibility.
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Sharing Hunt
1. Refer to the worksheet The Sharing Hunt. 2.
Use the Prevention Primer to find the answers to
the worksheet. 3. Every participant must have the
answer written in their worksheet in 30
minutes. 4. You can organize any way you wish.
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Sharing Hunt

• Which information was new to you?
• How difficult was it to organize so that
  everyone knew the answers?
• What are the benefits of sharing knowledge as
  opposed to competing for it?
• What implications does that have for prevention
  professionals?

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Supply Reduction Any method used to reduce the
availability of drugs, such as crop destruction,
confiscation of drug shipments, and criminal
penalties for drug use and dealing. Demand
Reduction Any method used to reduce the demand
for drugs, such as prevention and treatment.
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Facts About Drugs

• Effective substance abuse prevention
  professionals need to be familiar with which
  substances are being abused in their communities.
• Three types of drugs are most commonly used first
  and therefore called Gateway Drugs - tobacco,
  alcohol, and marijuana (in some communities
  inhalants).
• Gateway drugs claim many more lives than other
  drugs.

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Questions about Drugs
1. Refer to the worksheets Questions about
Drugs. 2. Use the information sheets Drugs of
Abuse and Gateway Drugs to find the answers to
the worksheet.
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Types of Drugs
Central Nervous System Depressants Central
Nervous System Stimulants Opioids Cannabinols Inha
lants and Volatile Hydrocarbons Hallucinogens Anab
olic Steroids
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Facts about Drugs and Prevention Terms
To introduce general information and provide a
future resource regarding prevention
terminology. Its important to have general
knowledge about pharmacology to answer parents,
community members, and kids questions about
drugs with credibility.
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QUESTIONS and DISCUSSION