Substance Abuse Awareness

  1. Demonstrate adequate knowledge of the effects of the following:
    1. Tobacco
    2. Alcohol drinking
    3. Marijuana
    4. Cocaine
    5. Heroine
  2. Complete the following:
    1. Explain the meaning of “Substance Abuse” and “Substance Addiction”.
    2. Make a list of eight symptoms of substance abuse.
    3. Make a list of character changes or behaviour changes that are usually associated with substance abuse.
  3. Demonstrate adequate knowledge of:
    1. The damage done to the body as a result of substance abuse and drug addiction.
    2. The cost of substance abuse and drug addiction to society.
    3. The benefits of prevention with respect to the maintenance of good health.
  4. Complete the following:
    1. Explain how drinking is linked to higher rates of sexually transmitted disease among young adults.
    2. Explain the effects of excessive alcohol intake.
    3. Demonstrate adequate knowledge of the physiological, psychological and social approaches to the treatment of alcoholism.
  5. Complete four (4) of the following:
    1. Write a short story of not less than one hundred words on the subject “Subject Abuse”.
    2. Draw a poster of a size of 10” x 15” or more depicting the effects of substance abuse. It must be appropriately coloured and labelled.
    3. Prepare and deliver a fifteen-minute long lecture on the dangers of the co-use of alcohol and tobacco.
    4. Write a short story of not less than one hundred words on the subject “Second-hand Smoke – What it is?”
    5. Produce and perform in a play or skit of at least five minutes to depict alcoholism and its effects on the family.
    6. Write an essay of at least sixty words describing Drug Rehabilitation.
    7. Write short explanations on the following:
      • The reasons why teenagers often become involved in the use of drugs.
      • Which teenagers are more likely to become involved in substance abuse.
      • Which substances are more likely to be abused by teenagers.
      • The warning signs of teen substance abuse.