PPL 10M/F

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PPL 10M/F

• Substance Abuse

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Description

• Students will develop an understanding of facts
  and myths of substance use and abuse.
• They will classify a variety of drugs and
  understand their short and long term effects.
• They will examine why people use drugs and
  identify school and community support resources.

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Overall Expectations

• Students will
• Be able to identify factors that contribute to
  positive relationships with others,
• Demonstrate personal strategies to deal
  effectively with the social influences that
  contribute to the use and abuse of alcohol,
  tobacco, and other drugs (e.g. cannabis)

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Specific Expectations

• identify facts and myths related to the use and
  abuse of alcohol, tobacco and other drugs (e.g..
  cannabis)
• identify the school and community resources
  involved in the education, prevention and
  treatment of the use and abuse of alcohol,
  tobacco and other drugs

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True or False

• Addicts are bad, crazy or stupid.
• Caffeine is addicting.
• Marijuana is not addicting.
• It takes years for someone to become addicted to
  a drug.
• All drugs are illegal.

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Reflective Exercise

• To me, drug abuse means . . .
• One thing I have trouble believing that people
  tell me about drugs is......

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Definition of a Drug

• Articles (other than food) intended to affect the
  structure or any function of the body or other
  function of the body of man or other animals.

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Drugs illegal or legal

• Responsible for knowing illegal use of drugs and
  legal drugs.
• Canada alcohol is legal for 19 years and older
  OTC drugs from a pharmacist is legal vitamin
  supplements is a drug
• Canada substance act prevents the public from
  selling any drug without a license
• Canada consequences for use and selling

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What is the CNS?

• CNS Central Nervous System
• CNS comprises of the brain, spinal cord, nerves
• Brain is the processor of stimuli (sight, sound,
  touch)
• Nerves are the receptors of stimuli (eg. Bright
  light, heat/cold, booming bass)
• Spinal cord is the transmitter of stimuli
  information

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CNS Drug Categories

• STIMULANT - provide a temporary sense of
  alertness and well-being as well as relief from
  fatigue.
• Amphetamines
• Caffeine
• Cocaine
• Ecstasy (MDMA)

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CNS Drug Categories

• DEPRESSANT slows down the brain activity to
  create a calm or drowsy feeling. Reaction time
  to normal events is slow and uncoordinated.
• alcohol
• quaalude (methaqualone)

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CNS Drug Categories

• HALLUCINOGEN it produces changes in perception
  (distortions) , feeling, and thoughts.
• LSD
• Mushrooms (psilocybin)

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CNS Drug Categories

• Marijuana cannabis sativa contains
  cannabinoids. THC create feelings of euphoria and
  cannabidiol create calm.
• marijuana
• hashish

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Physical Effects on the Body

• Brain memory and cognitive function
• Lungs damage more severe than tobacco
• Liver filters foreign substances
• Immune system exposed to infections
• Heart cardiac arrest

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Social Effects

• Family dysfunction
• Loss of employment
• Friends
• Violence
• Betraying yourself low self esteem

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I.D.E.A.L.

• Decision Making Process
• I identify the issue
• D discuss the pros and cons with somebody
  knowledgeable
• E evaluate the pros and cons
• A act on your decision
• L learn from experience (positive/negative)

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Tomorrow

• Examine the continuum of drug use.
• Understand reasons for people to use CNS type of
  drugs.