1. Intro to Substance Abuse

2. Webquest Activity
Use the website to fill in the blanks for the following sections: -What are drugs? -Why can drugs be harmful to your health? -What are gateway drugs?
Find the same number laptop you had before to log on!!

3. Warm Up Read “The Brain-Body Connection” article in your packet
Answer the 3 questions at the bottom and be prepared to discuss in class!

4. Types of Drugs Prescription Drugs: need to be prescribed by a doctor
Over-the-Counter (OTC) Drugs: can be purchased at any time, at any store (with few exceptions, such as some cold medicines)
Recreational Drugs: used to “feel good” or “have fun”; alcohol, tobacco, caffeine
Illicit Drugs: illegal, most are psychoactive (change chemistry of brain)

5. Categories of Drugs
Stimulants: accelerate the heart rate and elevate the blood pressure and "speed-up" or over-stimulate the body
Depressants: slow down the brain and the body
Opiates: cause drowsiness, confusion, nausea, feelings of euphoria, respiratory complications and relieve pain
Designer Drugs: created by changing properties of existing drugs; alters their effects
Inhalants: breathable substances that produce mind-altering results and effects
Steroids: taken to improve physical performance; lots of negative side effects
Hallucinogens: perceive things differently than they actually are

6. Methods of Administration
Depending on how a drug is taken will determine the brain chemistry changes that occur when using the drug(s)

7. Methods of Administration
Methods of taking drugs include:
-Oral Ingestion: taken by mouth -Injection: (intramuscular or intravenous) syringe used to shoot drug directly into muscle or bloodstream -Smoke: like tobacco or marijuana -Inhalation: sniffing or breathing in the chemicals/drug -Absorption: drug is absorbed into bloodstream

8. Affect of Drugs on the Brain
The quicker the drug reaches the brain, the more likely the user is to become addicted.
Drugs work in the brain by tapping into its communication system and interfering with the way nerve cells normally send, receive, and process information.

9. The Brain and Drugs
Once a drug reaches the brain, it acts on one or more neurotransmitters, either increasing or decreasing their concentration and actions.

10. The Brain and Drugs
Neurotransmitters include substances such as serotonin and dopamine that are released to make you feel good.

11. The Brain and Drugs

12. Warm Up
Complete the “How Much Do You Know About Drug Addiction?” questions in your unit packet

13. Downward Spiral of Addiction
Experimentation: Use of a substance just to see what it is like; may be influenced by friends, family, or media
Recreation or Social Use: Use of a substance that makes user feel good; think they are having fun, fitting in with social norms; use becomes more frequent
Tolerance: The body needs more of the substance/drug because it requires more to get the same effect
Compulsive Craving: Beginning to have an uncontrollable need for the substance/drug
Addiction: Habitual (regular) and out of control use of drug or substance; user is dependent on substance/drug
Withdrawal: Changes that occur when substance/drug use stops

14. Rate of Addiction
Genetics: connection to addiction via a family member or relative
Anxiety/Depression: causes someone to look for “relief”; stress, worry, tension
Drug/Substance: type being used; some can cause addiction even after just one use!
Addiction can affect someone physically, mentally, and socially.

15. Lyric CornerThird Eye Blind-Semi Charmed Life
What do you think this song was about?
What were some lyrics that you saw that made this song relatable to addiction or substance abuse?

16. Common Withdrawal Symptoms
When someone tries to give up tobacco, alcohol, or other drugs/substances, they may suffer through a combination of symptoms:
Common Withdrawal Symptoms
Restlessness
Depression
Difficulty concentrating
Eating more than usual
Loss of Energy
Tremors
Impatience
Stomach/Bowel Problems
Heart Palpitations
Frustration/Anger
Headaches
Sweating

17. Drug Vocabulary
Dependence: when a user needs the drug/substance to function normally
Tolerance: when the person needs more and more of the drug/substance to get the same effect
Relapse: the tendency to return to addictive behavior after a period of abstinence
Euphoria: “high”; “feel good” sensation
Synesthesia: an effect where sensory messages are incorrectly assigned (hear a taste, smell a sound)
Flashbacks: perceptual distortions and bizarre thoughts that occur after the drug has been eliminated from the body

18. Social Activities/School Performance
Drug User Symptoms
Personality
Physical Appearance
Social Activities/School Performance
disrespectful
verbal/physical abuse
angry
confused
extreme mood swings
depressed
less out-going
secretive
lies about where they are going/who they are with
steals
“loses” possessions (especially ones they used to value)
seems to have a lot of money or is always asking for money
poor hygiene
not sleeping or sleeping too much
loss of appetite
weight loss or gain
too hyperactive or too little energy
drops old friends/activities
loss of interest in school work/poor grades
sleeps in class
loss of concentration
trouble remembering things