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Personal Health – High SchoolDay 10StandardsStandard 1: Students will comprehend concepts related to health promotion and disease prevention to enhance health.Standard 2: Students will analyze the influence of family, peers, culture, media, technology, and other factors on health behaviors.Standard 5: Students will demonstrate the ability to use decision-making skills to enhance health.Standard 6: Students will demonstrate the ability to use goal-setting skills to enhance health.Standard 7: Students will demonstrate the ability to practice health-enhancing behaviors and avoid or reduce health risks.Learning Targets/I Can StatementsD-HS.1.1: Discuss the benefits of avoiding ATOD.D-HS.1.2: Examine the impact of ATOD use and abuse on the individual, his or her family, and society as a whole.D-HS.2.2: Evaluate personal, family, economic, legal, and societal issues that influence ATOD use.D-HS.5.1: Explain ways that ATOD affects an individual’s thinking and decision making and increases the risk of violence and other illegal activities.D-HS.6.1: Predict ways that short and long-term goals can be affected by ATOD use.D-HS.7.1: Practice strategies for dealing with family, peer, and cultural pressure regarding ATOD. Essential Question(s)What are opioids?What are the harmful effects of opioids? What are the stages of drug addiction? Resources “Chasing the Dragon” video “Chasing the Dragon” discussion questions Learning Activities or ExperiencesThe students will view the documentary titled Chasing the Dragon. The students will answer questions in the discussion guide throughout the documentary. 1 in 5 high school seniors reports misusing prescription drugs at least once in their lifetime.” Using our class as an example, how many students would that be? What did the opiate-addicted individuals in the film have in common prior to becoming addicted?What were the ways the people in the film got hooked on opiates?Many argue that using alcohol, marijuana, and other seemingly “minor” drugs act as a gateway to stronger, more lethal drugs. In hearing the real stories, do you believe there is support for this claim?What influences did friends have on the interviewees’ use of drugs?What did you learn about how fast someone can become addicted?How did the people in the film describe their daily routine once opiate addiction set it?What did Cory mean when he said he was eventually just taking opiates to “stay well?”Since addicted persons need more and more prescription painkillers to get high or “stay well,” what are some consequences they may face that you learned about from the film?What are the similarities and differences between opiates and heroin?What were the main reasons users switched from prescription pain medicine to using heroin?What were some of the health consequences of opiate abuse discussed by persons in the film?How did people in the film describe opiate withdrawal?What did Melissa do after she overdosed on heroin and had to be revived using a defibrillator?Were Kirstyn and Cierra the only victims when they passed away?Katrina said the kids in attendance at Kirstyn’s funeral were high. Trish said that her daughter died six days after her release from jail. Cory continued to abuse opiates despite the death of his girlfriend. What do these events say about the long-term hold of opiates on persons who abuse them?What advice did we get from the interviewees at the end of the film?Why do you think the FBI and DEA created this film for high school students? ................
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