1. PPL 1OM Substance Use Continuum

2. Description They will examine why people use drugs and identify school and community support resources.

3. Overall Expectations 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)

4. Specific Expectations identify the school and community resources involved in the education, prevention and treatment of the use and abuse of alcohol, tobacco and other drugs

5. True or False Drug users learn to use drugs from their families or friends. Drugs increase the frequency of chemical dependence. Teenagers tend to use drugs more heavily and frequently. Purchasing a joint locally is aiding terrorists around the world.

6. Causes for Drug Use Experimenting at social events. Flight or fight response to different stresses. –Fight – stand up to the stress –Flight – avoid the stress Triggers of stress: family, school, work, etc. Adolescent brain is more sensitive to drugs.

7. Causes for Drug Abuse Low self-esteem Flight response to everyday stress. ‘Normalize’ drug use to justify means. Affiliation with other drug users. –Desire to feel wanted Difficult cycle to break –Physical, psychological and sociological dependence

8. Continuum of Drug Use Experimenter Curious to try a drug Person may or may not use again. Occasional User Consumption increases and mental health changes. Regular Pre-occupied with drugs (anytime); normalize Dependent Seeking high all the time; flight response; mentally unstable

9. Activity As a class list the reasons why teenagers are at risk of becoming chemically dependent.

10. Drug Network Locally a student makes a purchase of a joint from another student (dealer). Seems harmless? Pyramid marketing 101. $ transfer from one student to dealer Dealer spent $ to purchase from a regional dealer. Regional dealer spends $ to purchase from organized crime. Ie. Hells Angels Hells Angels purchases bigger ticket drug heroin from drug warlords in Afganistan. Drug Warlord spends $ to buy military munitions. STOP supporting the slaughter of innocent people.

11. Community Support Resources Muskoka Drug Addiction Counselling Huntsville Hospital Family Physician Counsellors – Gelderbloom, Zielonko HHS Public Health Nurse

12. Summative Assignment Students will prepare a report for an audience of a grade 7 class. –Identify facts/myths related to the use and abuse of drugs. –Explain the effects of use and abuse of drugs. –Identify resources and treatment for drug users. An evaluation rubric will be handed out.