1. Drug Free Project 200 possible points

2. Drug Free Project TITLE SLIDE (4 points) Place your first and last name and Health Class period along with my name (Coach/Mr. Farist) Fill the slide with several images that promote visually the theme of a drug free world. Be creative and enjoy the visual effects of conveying the abstinence message concerning illegal drugs. (The next 3 slides as an examples)

3. Jade K. Chris T. Coach Farist Health Class Summer Session 2010

4. Stephanie B.

5. Kim W. Summer School Health Project Mr. /Coach Farist

6. The Truth About Drugs Booklet on Web Site Overview Slide (4 points) Summaries the following topic. (1 one slide only) Our Drug Culture pages 3,4,5 Why Do People Take Drugs? p.6 How do drugs work? p.7 How do drugs affect the mind? p. 8,9 The next slide can be used as a template. (copy and paste to your project) The following slide after the template is an example of the information needed.

7. The Truth About Drugs Our Drug Culture: Why do people take drugs? How do they work? How do they affect the mind?

8. The Truth About Drugs Our Drug Culture: The music we listen to, shows we watch, and other forms of mass media have been contaminated by drugs. It has almost become socially acceptable to do drugs especially by teens. 8% of the American population use illegal drugs. Why do people take drugs? To fit in, escape or relax, relieve boredom, to seem grown up, to rebel, and to experiment How do they work? They interact with receptors in your cells this distorts your mental and physical capabilities. How do they affect the mind? They blur your memory, make you feel stupid, and they destroy creativity The this slide is an example of the information needed.

9.  Our Drug Culture-  Why People Take Drugs-  How Drugs Work-  How Drugs Affect the Mind-

10.  Our Drug Culture- Drugs have been a part of our culture since the middle of the last century due to the media making them popular in the 1960’s. About 208 million people consume illegal drugs internationally. The most common used and abused drug is alcohol and the most common used drug illegally is marijuana.  Why People Take Drugs- Drugs are taken for many different reasons, some being: to fit in, to escape or relax, to relieve boredom, to seem grown up, to rebel, or to experiment.  How Drugs Work- The amount of the drug taken determines the intensity of the effects. Small amounts will stimulate, larger amounts sedate, and even larger amounts can kill. Drugs directly affect the mind and distort perception. They block off all senses and provide short term help, but long term damage.  How Drugs Affect the Mind- Drugs blur the memory and slow down thought processes. The user will feel like a failure due to this and then in turn use more drugs to try and help this feeling go away, resulting in a vicious cycle. The this slide is an example of the information needed.

11. Project Rubric: (Drugs to be reviewed in this project (12 total) see Free Booklets link) www.drugfreeworld.org www.drugfreeworld.org Each drug/drug type will have two slides only. SLIDE 1: Title The Truth About Drugs. Answer 8 or 9 different questions concerning the drug. (See the sample next slide) SLIDE 2: (DRUG NAME )Real Life Stories. Select (2) two of your favorite stories and copy/paste them on to the slide. Note: please make sure you have read both and are able to talk about them. (See slide 2 examples… one of Ecstasy and one of Alcohol)

12. The Truth About Drugs Drug Name: Classification/Type: i.e. depressant, stimulant, hallucinogenic, narcotic, inhalant, prescription, painkiller… Street Names (3 example): Methods of Use (Ways it’s taken): How does it affect the body? Short Term Effects (3 effects): Long Term Effects (3 effects): Statistics (3 examples): How addictive is it? See the next slide example for the TEMPLATE to copy.

13. The Truth About Drugs Drug Name: Classification/Type: Street Names (3 example): Methods of Use (Ways it’s taken): How does it affect the body? Short Term Effects (3 effects): Long Term Effects (3 effects): Statistics (3 examples): How addictive is it?

14. The Truth About Drugs l Drug Name: Ecstasy l Classification: Hallucinogens l Street Names: Scooby Snacks, California Sunrise, Hug, Beans, Snowball l Methods of use: Injection, Orally l How does it affect the body? It heightens your senses yet is becomes emotionally damaging. l Short-term effects: Confusion, paranoia, muscle tension, blurred vision, and severe anxiety l Long-term effects: Long lasting brain damage, hemorrhaging, convulsions, kidney failure, and psychosis l Statistics: – Taking Ecstasy can cause liver failure, as in the case of a 14-year-old girl who died of this, despite an attempt by doctors to save her with a liver transplant. – Ecstasy is sometimes mixed with substances as rat poison. – Young people have died from dehydration, exhaustion, and heart attack as a result of taking too much Ecstasy. – Ecstasy can cause kidney, liver, and brain damage, including long-lasting lesions (injuries) on the brain tissue. – Even a small amount of Ecstasy can be toxic enough to poison the nervous system and cause irreparable damage. l How addictive is it? Many think it is addictive E xample of drug type/classification Slide

15. The Truth About Drugs Drug Name: Heroin Classification: Sedative/ Opiate Street Names: Big H, Junk, Horse, Smack, Thunder Methods of Use: Mostly by Injection, also by: smoking or sniffing. How does it affect the body?: The drug breaks down the immune system causing the person to become sickly, thin, and bony. Ultimately leading to their death. Short term Effects: “Rush”, Slow breathing, Clouded Mental Functioning, Nausea and Vomiting, Drowsiness, Hypothermia. Long term Effects: Bad teeth, Cold Sweats, Itching, Respiratory Illness, Depression, Insomnia, Loss of Appetite, Menstrual Disturbances in Women. Stats: 1) 13.5 million people in the world use opium like substances, 9.2 of them use Heroin. 2) Opiates, mainly Heroin, were involved in 4/5 drug related deaths in Europe in 2008. 3) Opiates account for 18% of the admissions for drugs and alcohol treatments in the U.S. 4) In 2007, 93% of the world’s opium supply came from Afghanistan. 5) In 2007, Nation Survey on Drug Use and Health reported 153,000 current Heroin users in the U.S. How addictive is it?: Heroin is highly addictive. The withdraw is extremely painful. Withdraws could be experienced after the first hit. E xample of drug type/classification Slide

16. T HE T RUTH A BOUT D RUGS Drug name: Painkillers Classification Type: prescription drug Street Names: oxycotton, vikes, footballs, hillbilly heroin, 65’s Methods of Use: injected Short Term Effects: constipation, nausea, vomiting, dizziness, confusion, addiction, unconsciousness, respiratory depression, Long Term Effects: increased risk of heart attack, coma, death Statistics: 1 in 10 high school seniors in the US admits to abusing prescription painkillers. Methadone, a painkiller, was found as the cause if 785 deaths in one state alone, Florida. In the UK, tens of thousands of people are said to be dependant on prescription painkillers. Doctors and rehabilitation therapists report that prescription painkiller abuse is one of the most difficult addictions to treat. Prescription drug abuse is also climbing in older Americans. How addictive is it? Painkillers are moderately to severely addictive. E xample of drug type/classification Slide

17. (DRUG NAME)Real Life Stories. Select (2) two of your favorite stories and copy/paste them on to the slide. Note: please make sure you have read both and are able to talk about them. (See next slides for examples of Ecstasy and Alcohol Real Life Stories)

18. Ecstasy Real Life Stories "Luckily, I am alive, but I'm left with the days, months and years after the trauma. I have to deal with what it's done to me for my whole life—I've been experiencing everything, you name it. "Depression, anxiety, stress, [recurring] nightmares of the night, and bad headaches were a few things that affected me after I took Ecstasy. I almost died. It only took me one night, a few [Ecstasy] pills, and drinking alcohol. This drug is very fatal, and I'm so thankful I'm alive. I can't describe how hard it is coping with these nightmares all the time. I wake up in a sweat just thanking God, and being so thankful it's just another nightmare. I pray that in time the nightmares will fade away. No drug is worth the toll or high."— Liz "Rave parties are okay, so long as you don't take Ecstasy. But as soon as you start, you think people who advise you to stop are idiots. You start to believe you have found something great and others must not try to tell you the contrary. When you start liking Ecstasy, it's too late, you're sunk."— Pat "I hear a lot of people talking about Ecstasy, calling it a fun, harmless drug. All I can think is: If they only knew. "In five months, I went from living somewhat responsibly, while pursuing my dream, to be a person who didn't care about a thing. And the higher I got, the deeper I sank into a dark, lonely place. When I did sleep, I had nightmares and the shakes. I had pasty skin, a throbbing head, and the beginnings of feeling paranoid, but ignored it all thinking it was normal. Until the night I thought I was dying. "Ecstasy took my strength, my motivation, my dreams, my friends, my apartment, my money, and most of all, my sanity. I worry about my future and my health every day. I have many mountains ahead of me, but I plan to keep climbing because I'm one of the lucky ones."— Lynn E xample of drug Real Life Stories Slide

19. Alcohol: Real Life Stories "When I was 13, friends would make fun of me if I didn’t have a drink. I just gave in because it was easier to join the crowd. "I was really unhappy and just drank to escape my life. I went out less and less, so started losing friends. The more lonely I got, the more I drank. I was violent and out of control. I never knew what I was doing. I was ripping my family apart. "I was only 16 but my liver was badly damaged and I was close to killing myself from everything I was drinking."— Samantha E xample of drug Real Life Stories Slide

20. (DRUG NAME HERE) Real Life Stories.

21. Project Point Values RUBRIC (You may use a basic background on each slide or create a new one for each slide) Title Slide: 4 points. Overview Slide: 4 points. The Truth About Drugs (24 SLIDES. 2 PER DRUG/TYPE) 1 st Slide for each drug: 10 points each (120 points total) DRUG DESCRIPTION 8/9 CRITERIA PER DRUG/TYPE. 2 nd Slide for each drug: 6 points each (72 points total) Drug Real Life Stories (2 STORIES PER DRUG/TYPE) Total Points: 200 for this project (EQUALS 2 UNIT TEST GRADES)