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Standard 2.3
Drugs and Medicine
All students will learn and apply information about alcohol,
tobacco, other drugs and medicines to make decisions that support a
healthy, active lifestyle.
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Big Idea:
Knowledge about drugs and medicines informs decision making related
to personal wellness and the wellness of others. |
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2.3 A Medicines |
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Essential Questions |
Enduring Understandings |
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How do I determine whether or not a medication will be effective? |
Medicines must be used correctly in order to be safe and have the
maximum benefit. |
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Cumulative Progress
Indicators |
Comments and Examples |
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By the end of Grade 12: |
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1. Investigate the use of new or experimental
medicines and discuss the potential risks and benefits. |
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2.
Evaluate
the effectiveness of a medicine, considering the dosage, side effects, route of
administration, cost, and benefits vs. risks. |
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3. Debate the benefits and dangers of naturally occurring substances
such as herbal supplements. |
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2.3 B Alcohol,
Tobacco and Other Drugs |
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Essential Questions |
Enduring Understandings |
- Why do people choose to use alcohol, tobacco and other drugs when
they are aware of the detrimental effects?
- How do I make the “right” decisions in the face of peer, media and
other pressures? |
- Research has clearly established that alcohol, tobacco and other
drugs have a variety of harmful effects on the human body. |
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Cumulative Progress
Indicators |
Comments and Examples |
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By the end of Grade 12: |
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1.
Investigate
tobacco use as a contributing or causative factor in the incidence of cancer,
heart disease, emphysema and other lung diseases, and stroke.
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2.
Assess
the impact of passive smoke on the health of children, individuals with allergies
and asthma, and nonsmokers and describe initiatives created to lessen
the
impact. |
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3. Summarize the impact of alcohol use and abuse on body systems and
organs including the cardiovascular system, the liver, the
reproductive system, and the immune system. |
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4.
Describe the impact of alcohol and
other drugs on those areas of the brain that control vision, sleep,
coordination, and reaction time and assess how the use and abuse of alcohol and
other drugs impairs behavior, judgment, and memory. |
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5.
Investigate the relationship
between alcohol and other drug use and the incidence of motor vehicle crashes. |
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6.
Predict
the physical, behavioral, and legal impacts of commonly abused substances, such
as marijuana, inhalants, anabolic steroids, and party drugs. |
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7. Investigate the relationship between injected drug use and the
incidence of diseases such as HIV and hepatitis. |
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8.
Investigate
the relationship between the use of alcohol, GHB, Ecstasy, and other drugs and
the incidence of date rape, sexual assault, STDs, and unintended pregnancy. |
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2.3 C
Dependency/Addiction and Treatment |
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Essential Questions |
Enduring Understandings |
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-Why does one person become an addict and another does not? |
- There are common indicators, stages and influencing factors of
chemical dependency. |
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Cumulative Progress
Indicators |
Comments and Examples |
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By the end of Grade 12: |
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1.
Compare
and contrast the physical, social, and emotional indicators of possible
substance abuse.
2. Compare and contrast the physical and
psychological stages of dependency.
3.
Assess
and evaluate factors that influence the use of alcohol, tobacco, and other
drugs.
4.
Evaluate factors that support an
individual to quit using substances.
5.
Predict the short-and long-term
impacts of substance abuse on the individual, the family, the community, and
society.
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