Year+8+Drugs



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 * Purpose of session **

By the end of the session, students will appreciate that both thoughts and feelings are naturally employed in decision making and together affect subsequent behaviour and that they provide a necessary balance for each other. Students will also have considered the possible negative effect of drug use on our ability to think clearly and rationally and to be properly in touch with our feelings so as to make reasonable decisions. Thoughts ** : When we have a decision to make (a choice), we think of the options open ** to us and weigh up the potential benefits and disadvantages of each of them. Feelings ** : We consider how we feel about the different options and their possible ** consequences. We balance our feelings/intuition against our thoughts and we come up with a preferred option which takes both into account. Behaviour**: The attitude and/or action we take based on the decision we have arrived at is our behaviour. Our behaviour affects the way we feel and so is likely to influence future decision making. e.g. if we had decided not to come to school today abd decided to skip school, then we might be feeling worried or guilty about getting into trouble or about letting other people down. That feeling would be likely to affect what we did with the** day.  When making a decision about drug use, it is important that thoughts and feelings are clear. Give some possible implications of drug use, e.g. legal, health, financial. Consider the effects of drug use on the ability to make good decisions. Remember that a drug is ‘a substance which when taken into the body affects the way we feel mentally, physically or emotionally’. S uggest ways in which different drugs might affect our feelings and our ability to think clearly and rationally. Prompt examples using alcohol, cocaine or another strong stimulant and a hallucinogen.

How might using drugs/alcohol affect decisions about further drug taking? Can we be sure of making sound and safe decisions, incorporating thoughts, feelings and behaviour, if we are under the influence of drugs or alcohol?

Continuing on from Ms Croom's task, you are to decide how you will present your assignment. You must include the following information; Drug and the effect it has on the body (physical effects). How it effects decision making. Include an effective strategy that can be used if placed position of being offered drugs (responsible decision making).

You can present your information through;

a website (using the Wiki) brochure advertisment (using Flip camera) Other suggestions?



Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4 Group 5 Group 6 Group 7 Group 8 Group 9 Group 10 Group 11

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In pairs, research 4 different drugs and their effects on the body. Use the following template to complete your research.



Once you have opened the document, SAVE IT AS; DRUGS RESEARCH - (then include your group members). eg. Drugs Research - Miss Mortimer

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You can use information from the above website, the internet or books from the library. By the end of this lesson, you will need to attach your research document to this Wiki so that others can access your research and post comments on it next week. (To do this, click on EDIT THIS PAGE, then INSERT IMAGES OR FILES).

Attach your documents below......

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.