WEEK 12: MAY 2-6 IMPORTANT REMINDERS NUTRIENT PROJECT/FOOD FAIR BEGINS TODAY NUTRITION UNIT CONCLUDES ON WEDNESDAY DRUGS UNIT BEGINS THIS WEEK LESS THAN 6 WEEKS UNTIL 10 VOLUNTEER HOURS ARE DUE. Please read the directions!

DAY 56: MAY 2 Objective: Students will recognize the importance of macronutrients in their daily food choices. Warm-up: How much fiber should we get each day? Activities: Nutrient Presentations/Food Fair Micronutrient Summary Sheet

DAY 57: MAY 3 Objective: Students will recognize the importance of macronutrients in their daily food choices. Warm-up: Explain the “Jelly Bean Study” Activities: Nutrient Presentation/Food Fair Micronutrient Summary Sheet Packet Due Today

DAY 58: MAY THE 4 TH BE WITH YOU Objective: Demonstrate your understanding of Nutrition. Warm-up: You have 10 minutes to review for the test. Activities: Nutrition Unit Test Logbook Check

TEST DIRECTIONS 1.Short Answers will be written on a separate sheet of paper. Please number and write neatly. 2.When you are done with your test, please bring your test and answer sheet to the front. 3.Please work on something quietly (no technology) until your teacher gives you permission. 4.Logbook Check today, if time allows.

DAY 59: MAY 5 Objective: Students will identify and describe the effects of drug use. Warm-Up: Why do you think it is important for you to understand the impact of drugs, alcohol and tobacco? Activities: Introduction to Drug/Alcohol Unit

DRUGS: AN OVERVIEW

YOUR TURN: 1.Why do you think people start using drugs? 1.Try to think of at least three reasons. 2.What do you think are the three most common drugs?

REASONS PEOPLE USE DRUGS Medicinal Purposes Recreational and Social Reasons Sensation Seeking Religious or Spiritual Factors Peer Pressure and Group Entry

THE REASON MOST PEOPLE START... … CURIOSITY

TYPES OF USERS Experimenter: Tries out of curiosity Recreational: Uses at parties, special occasions Regular: Uses as part of routine Binge: Uses in bursts Dependent: Hooked physically and emotionally (focus of person’s existence)

ADDICTION & THE BRAIN

NEUROTRANSMISSION

DRUG-BLOCKED NEUROTRANSMISSION

ADDICTION Feeling Normal 1 st drug use -- high After use, person feels lower than normal The next uses do not produce the same high, so the person must use more drug to get an effect. This is called tolerance Ultimately, the person needs the drug to feel normal and the pleasure center in the person’s brain is programmed to seek the drug.

HALF-LIFE The peak of a drug reaction. During the drop-off, an addicted person will crave another dose. Half-Life

THERAPEUTIC WINDOW The difference between an effective dose and a lethal dose. Ecstasy: ED LD Marijuana: ED LD

DAY 60: MAY 6 Objective: Discuss and explain how drug affects a meth user. Warm-up: What is the number one reason people start using drugs? Activities: Substance Abuse Terms Meth Notes

TERMS TO KNOW Addiction -- A chemical restructuring of brain pathways that makes a person engage in a behavior even when there are negative consequences, and the person has little control over intake.

OTHER TYPES OF TOLERANCE Cross tolerance: When a person has tolerance to various drugs in the same category (cocaine and meth, for example) Reverse tolerance: When a user’s body suddenly cannot process the drug anymore. (For example, an alcoholic suddenly has effects from a small amount of alcohol)

EXTRA DANGER = SYNERGY One drug + another drug does not equal two separate and clear results One drug + another drug = something entirely new = 3 (something unpredictable) What makes drug combinations and designer drugs deadly Examples: ecstasy & viagra, prescription meds & alcohol

FAMILY IMPACT Intervention: When a group of people affected by a drug user’s behavior gather and explain to the user how they are impacted. Must be conducted with a certified drug counselor. Codependency: When a person becomes so involved in another person’s problems that his or her own life needs are pushed to the background.

A LITTLE MORE ABOUT METH

Studies show that there is recovery of dopamine transportation, but even over time, users suffer from decreased motor (movement) and cognitive (thinking) skills. (Source: National Institute on Drug Abuse ) Also: BRAIN ON METH

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A PROGRESSION OF METH USE AND ARRESTS