Substance Use

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Substance Use Abuse
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Can you Identify these Drugs?

• Crank Amp
• Ice Prope Dope
• Go fast P2P
• Geet Chalk
• Red rock Zip
• Tweak Pink Glass
• Poor Mans Coke Gack

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They are ALL street names for

• Crystal Meth

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What is Crystal Meth?

• A purer, more potent form of speed
• Ingested, smoked, injected, or taken orally
• Prolonged high (orally 30-60 minutes snorted
  2-5 minutes)
• Easy to find
• Cheap
• Short long term effects

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Most Commonly Used Ingredients

• Ephepdrine or pseudoephedrine
• Red phosphorus
• Hydrochloric acid
• Drain cleaner
• Battery acid
• Lye
• Lantern fuel
• Antifreeze

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Crystal Meth Cooking

• Recipes on the internet
• Cooked up in Meth Labs widespread
• Signs of a meth lab in your neighbourhood
• Activity, lights, guard dogs
• Short visits, windows covered
• Garbage that includes empty containers
• Strong chemical smell

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For more info on Crystal Meth

• Council on Drug Abuse
• Fifth Estate
• (I Googled crystal meth and received over
  2,000,000 hits!!!)

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Substance Use Abuse Resources

• Lungs are for Life K-12 OPHEA, Lung
  Association
• Take Action K-12 OPHEA CAMH, X-curricular
• Health Canada Resources Substance Use
  Statistics
• Course Profiles Grade 9-10
• OPHEA Curriculum Support Documents

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Other Resources

• Centre for Addiction Mental Health
• NBDHU
• LCBO
• Virtual Party
• Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse

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Substance Abuse is it an issue?

• Est. 4 out of 10 people in Ontario have had a
  family member or friend who have experienced a
  problem with substance abuse
• Prevention needs to start early!
• Just say no approach DOES NOT WORK!
• A comprehensive, collaborative approach is
  required (schools, community partners)

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Acknowledge the Research

• Youth will adopt adult behaviours to express
  their independence this is normal
• MOST do not progress to dependency or problematic
  use
• Youth who feel attached to their schools are less
  likely to engage in substance abuse practices
  (sense of BELONGING)

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What can teachers do?

• Mutual respect
• Model appropriate interpersonal behaviour
• Stimulate student participation
• Promote democratic attitudes and values
• Develop knowledge base
• Up-to-date information
• Examine personal values beliefs/reflect on
  experiences
• Bring enthusiasm and commitment to the content
• Self-awareness as a role model

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The Ontario Curriculum
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Popcorn Pressure

• Grade 5 demonstrate resistance techniques and
  assertiveness skills to deal with peer pressure
• Grade 7 Demonstrate strategies that can be used
  to counter pressures to smoke, drink, and take
  drugs, .
• Grade 9 demonstrate and use both
  decision-making and assertion skills with respect
  to media influences and peer pressure.

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Contrary to popular belief, the peer effect is
not entirely due to PRESSURE from peers to use,
but often indicates a choice by some young people
to hang out with friends who use substances and
hold similar attitudes. (ww.ccsa.ca )

• Assertiveness Skills and Refusal Techniques

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Where Do You Stand?

• Grade 7 Outline a variety of issues related to
  substance use and abuse
• Grade 8 Outline the possible negative
  consequences of substance use and abuse
• Grade 10 Demonstrate knowledge of the legal
  aspects of substance use abuse

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Where Do You Stand?

• Alcohol tobacco are the most dangerous drugs
• Marijuana should be made legal
• Smoking should be allowed on school property
• Drug use is a normal part of growing up
• You can use drugs without becoming addicted

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Guidelines

• No right or wrong answers
• All opinions are valued and respected
• You may change your opinions (corners) if you
  wish without judgment
• If you are not sure, you may stand in the middle
  until you hear the various arguments
• Once you move to a corner, discuss the issue
  with the others, then prepare to raise your
  points with the rest of the class

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So

• Be resourceful!
• Be relevant!
• Be real!