1. Drug Unit

2. What is a drug?
A drug is any thing that changes the way our bodies normally work.
There are lots of different types of drugs that all have different effects on our bodies:
Narcotics make us sleepy
Painkillers block nerve impulses so we don’t feel pain
Hallucinogens change how we respond to things we see, hear, and feel
Stimulants speed up nerve impulses and make us feel alert
Depressants slow down our nerves and make us feel relaxed

3. People use drugs for two reasons:
Recreational use: People use drugs to change the way they feel, they do not have any other benefit for the user.
Medicinal use: People use these to help them get better from an illness or an injury.
Most drugs are addictive, which means people become dependent on them and can’t stop using them.
This can affect their every day lives.

4. The effects of alcohol abuse
Learning Outcome:
All will be able to identify the effects of alcohol abuse
Most will be able to explain the short and long term effects of alcohol abuse

5. Alcohol Number one most abused drug in the U.S.
Alcohol is a DEPRESSANT; slows the central nervous system.
75% of students have consumed alcohol by the time they graduate from high school.
A standard drink contains approximately ½ an ounce of ethanol to 12 ounces of beer 8 to 12 ounces of wine cooler 4 to 5 ounces of table wine ounces of 80 proof spirits, or ounce of 100 proof spirits

6. Why do people drink? 2 minutes
In pairs write down as many reasons why people might drink.
Decide on two reasons to share with the rest of the class. Write it down on post-its and stick it on the board 
2 minutes

7. Reasons why people drink are..... Fitting in social groups
In UK alcohol plays an important part in ones social lives “Pub Culture”
Social influence
Reasons why people drink are.....
Peer pressure
Personal problems
Fitting in social groups
Trying to act grown up
Job loss
Stress relief
Escapism

8. Describe what you see in this picture
Great Party!! I am having so much FUN!! Yeahh!!! I

9. What do you see in these pictures?
Why did I drink last night?? Ohhh I feel SICK!..never again... And WHO CUT MY HAIR??....
Drinking alcohol is socially accepted in many cultures and can be pleasurable in moderation.
However, alcohol is addictive and excessive drinking causes many illnesses and problems

10. Regularly drinking too much alcohol can have an effect on an individual
Activity 1: Working in pairs- write down as many things that can happen to a person when they drink alcohol
For example, get into a fight, memory loss etc….

11. The effects of alcohol abuse…
Liver damage (Cirrhosis)
Obesity
Reddened skin
Stomach ulcers
Heart disease
Depression
Insomnia
High blood pressure
Memory loss
Confusion
Alcohol dependency
Mouth, throat, breast cancer
Lack of money

12. Stomach absorbs alcohol into the blood.
When alcohol enters the body it soon effects the brain, carried there by the bloodstream.
When alcohol effects the brain it alters its function. Affecting our ability to make judgements.

13. Effects of alcohol abuse
Feeling good
Loss of self-control
Lack of inhibition
Lack of money
Social relationships destroyed
Slow reaction time – brain areas affected
Alcohol dependence
Cirrhosis of the liver
Vulnerability to accidents
Depression
Weakened immune system – more infections
Damage to brain – can lead to coma followed by death
Short-term effects
Long-term effects

16. Learning outcomes
All will be able to identify the effects of alcohol abuse
Most will be able to explain the short-term and long-term effects of alcohol abuse