objectives
1. List three qualities that make a drug useful as a medicine.
2. Name two sources of all drugs.
3. Identify four different types of medicines and the effects on the body.
4. Identify five different ways that drugs can enter the body.
5. Describe why some drugs are considered drugs of abuse.
6. Describe the process by which drugs are approved for medical use.
7. State two reasons why prescriptions are required for some medicines.
8. State two factors to consider when choosing over-the-counter (OTC) medicines.
9. Describe three problems that can occur when taking some medicines.
10. List six things you should do to be able to use medicines wisely.
11. Describe how drugs that affect the brain function.
12. State how drugs can affect a person's emotions.
13. Describe how addiction can devlop from drug use.
14. Summarize the role of withdrawal in maintaining a drug addiction.
15. Describe why addiction is considered a treatable and avoidable disease.
16. State why alcohol is considered a drug and list the short-term effects of alcohol.
17. Describe the long-term damage that alcohol does to organs of the body.
18. Identify three reasons you should not drink alcohol.
19. State the difference between alcohol abuse and alcoholism.
20. Describe the stages in which alcoholism develops.
21. Identify the warning signs of alcoholism.
22. List three ways that alcohol use can have a negative effect on family life.
23. Describe how alcoholism affects society.
24. Summarize two treatment options for overcoming alcoholism.
25. Identify the role alcohol plays in teen driving accidents.
26. List the legal consequences of underage drinking.
27. Summarize how underage drinking can harm a teen's future.
28. List three ways you could refuse alcohol if it were offered to you.
29. Identify student groups and organizations that are involved in educating people about the dangers of alcohol.
30. List six types of tobacco products.
31. Identify the drug that makes all forms of tobacco addictive.
32. Name six dangerous chemicals found in tobacco smoke.
33. Identify four carcinogens found in smokeless tobacco and other forms of tobacco.
34. State the reasons why herbal cigarettes are not a healthy choice for teens.
35. State the short-term effects of tobacco use.
36. Summarize the long-term health risks associated with tobacco use.
37. State the effects of secondhand smoke on a nonsmoker.
38. Describe how smoking affects unborn children whose mothers smoke during pregnancy.
39. List three reasons you would give a friend to encourage him or her not to smoke.
40. Discuss the factors that contribute to tobacco use.
41. Summarize three ways that tobacco use affects families and society.
42. List four things a person can do to make quitting smoking easier.
43. Name five benefits of being tobacco free.
44. List five ways to refuse tobacco products if they are offered to you.
45. List six ways illegal drug use can be dangerous.
46. State five reasons a person might try illegal drugs.
47. Identify the reason drug abuse is especially dangerous to teens.
48. Describe ways illegal drug use conflicts with your values and goals.
49. List three things all types of illegal drugs have in common.
50. Summarize the effects of four commonly abused illegal drugs on the body.
51. Describe the effects of marijuana on a person's behavior.
52. Identify the reason abusing inhalants can be deadly after only one use.
53. Compare the dangerous effects of five types of club drugs.
54. Summarize the dangerous effects of anabolic steroids.
55. Describe the dangerous risks of using stimulants, depressants, opiates, and hallucinogens for nonmedical uses.
56. Compare the dangerous effects of the depressants Rohypnol and dextromethorphan (DXM).
57. Describe the dangerous physical and social effects of addiction to opiates such as heroin.
58. Summarize the dangerous emotional effects that can result from hallucinogen.
59. Summarize how drug abuse can negatively affect a person's life.
60. Identify the ways that drug abuse can affect a family.
61. List four ways that drug abuse impacts society.
62. Describe the principles that describe effective drug abuse treatment.
63. List five ways that you could refuse illegal drugs.
2. Name two sources of all drugs.
3. Identify four different types of medicines and the effects on the body.
4. Identify five different ways that drugs can enter the body.
5. Describe why some drugs are considered drugs of abuse.
6. Describe the process by which drugs are approved for medical use.
7. State two reasons why prescriptions are required for some medicines.
8. State two factors to consider when choosing over-the-counter (OTC) medicines.
9. Describe three problems that can occur when taking some medicines.
10. List six things you should do to be able to use medicines wisely.
11. Describe how drugs that affect the brain function.
12. State how drugs can affect a person's emotions.
13. Describe how addiction can devlop from drug use.
14. Summarize the role of withdrawal in maintaining a drug addiction.
15. Describe why addiction is considered a treatable and avoidable disease.
16. State why alcohol is considered a drug and list the short-term effects of alcohol.
17. Describe the long-term damage that alcohol does to organs of the body.
18. Identify three reasons you should not drink alcohol.
19. State the difference between alcohol abuse and alcoholism.
20. Describe the stages in which alcoholism develops.
21. Identify the warning signs of alcoholism.
22. List three ways that alcohol use can have a negative effect on family life.
23. Describe how alcoholism affects society.
24. Summarize two treatment options for overcoming alcoholism.
25. Identify the role alcohol plays in teen driving accidents.
26. List the legal consequences of underage drinking.
27. Summarize how underage drinking can harm a teen's future.
28. List three ways you could refuse alcohol if it were offered to you.
29. Identify student groups and organizations that are involved in educating people about the dangers of alcohol.
30. List six types of tobacco products.
31. Identify the drug that makes all forms of tobacco addictive.
32. Name six dangerous chemicals found in tobacco smoke.
33. Identify four carcinogens found in smokeless tobacco and other forms of tobacco.
34. State the reasons why herbal cigarettes are not a healthy choice for teens.
35. State the short-term effects of tobacco use.
36. Summarize the long-term health risks associated with tobacco use.
37. State the effects of secondhand smoke on a nonsmoker.
38. Describe how smoking affects unborn children whose mothers smoke during pregnancy.
39. List three reasons you would give a friend to encourage him or her not to smoke.
40. Discuss the factors that contribute to tobacco use.
41. Summarize three ways that tobacco use affects families and society.
42. List four things a person can do to make quitting smoking easier.
43. Name five benefits of being tobacco free.
44. List five ways to refuse tobacco products if they are offered to you.
45. List six ways illegal drug use can be dangerous.
46. State five reasons a person might try illegal drugs.
47. Identify the reason drug abuse is especially dangerous to teens.
48. Describe ways illegal drug use conflicts with your values and goals.
49. List three things all types of illegal drugs have in common.
50. Summarize the effects of four commonly abused illegal drugs on the body.
51. Describe the effects of marijuana on a person's behavior.
52. Identify the reason abusing inhalants can be deadly after only one use.
53. Compare the dangerous effects of five types of club drugs.
54. Summarize the dangerous effects of anabolic steroids.
55. Describe the dangerous risks of using stimulants, depressants, opiates, and hallucinogens for nonmedical uses.
56. Compare the dangerous effects of the depressants Rohypnol and dextromethorphan (DXM).
57. Describe the dangerous physical and social effects of addiction to opiates such as heroin.
58. Summarize the dangerous emotional effects that can result from hallucinogen.
59. Summarize how drug abuse can negatively affect a person's life.
60. Identify the ways that drug abuse can affect a family.
61. List four ways that drug abuse impacts society.
62. Describe the principles that describe effective drug abuse treatment.
63. List five ways that you could refuse illegal drugs.