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Standard 2.0 Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs
Students will demonstrate the ability to use drug knowledge, decision-making skills, and health-enhancing strategies to address the non-use, use, and abuse of medications, alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs.
Topic
A. Medicine
Indicator
- 1. Distinguish between the appropriate and inappropriate use of prescription and OTC drugs and the resulting consequences.
Objectives
- Explain appropriate method for using prescription medicine.
- Compare the negative effects of combining medicines including synergism and antagonism.
- Identify and describe forms of misuse, including use of another’s prescription, combining drugs for another effect, and over medication.
- Determine and analyze possible consequences of prolonged use.
Topic
C. Alcohol
Indicator
- 1. Describe the impact of addiction on individuals and society and identify resources for rehabilitation.
Objectives
- Describe how addiction impacts family and society.
- Explore diseases caused by alcohol abuse such as cirrhosis and Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS).
- Investigate support services and community resources for assistance and treatment, including Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), Al-Anon, and Alateen.
Indicator
- 2. Recognize and explain the legal ramifications of alcohol use and abuse in a variety of situations.
Objective
- Investigate specific laws governing alcohol, including Blood Alcohol Level/Blood Alcohol Content (BAL/BAC), moving vehicles (DUI), cultural (religious and home), and purchasing (fake ID, underage, other buyers).
Topic
E. Marijuana
Indicator
- 1. Classify a variety of psychoactive drugs and identify the consequences of their use and abuse.
Objectives
- Compare different classifications of drugs, including hallucinogens, stimulants, depressants, and narcotics.
- Examine the use and abuse of psychoactive drugs.
- Describe the consequences of use and abuse of psychoactive drugs.
Topic
F. Steroids
Indicator
- 1. Determine appropriate and inappropriate use of steroids and the consequences of each.
Objectives
- Identify types and uses of steroids.
- Discriminate between medical use and the abuse of steroids.
- Assess the consequences of steroid abuse.
