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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 6: |
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1. Discuss factors to consider when choosing an
over-the-counter medicine. |
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2.
Discuss
medicines used to treat common diseases and health conditions. |
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3.
Discuss
the safe administration and storage of over-the-counter and prescription
medicines. |
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4.
Describe factors that impact the
effectiveness of a medicine. |
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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 6: |
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1. Describe how tobacco use contributes to the
incidence of respiratory diseases, cancer and cardiovascular disease.
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2. Describe ways to reduce the health impact of tobacco smoke on
non-smokers. |
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3.
Describe
how the use and abuse of alcohol impacts behavior and contributes to the
incidence of illness and injuries. |
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4.
Discuss
the short- and long-term physical and behavioral effects of inhalant use,
including brain, heart, and lung damage and death. |
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5.
Discuss the classifications of
illegal drugs and controlled substances and give examples of each. |
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6.
Describe
the physical and behavioral effects of each classification of drugs. |
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7. Discuss the relationship between injected drug use and diseases
such as HIV/AIDS and hepatitis. |
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8.
Discuss
the legal and financial consequences of the use, sale, and possession of
illegal substances. |
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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 6: |
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1.
Describe
the signs and symptoms of a substance abuse problem and the stages that lead to
dependency/addiction. |
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2.
Identify
ways to quit using alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs and discuss factors that
support an individual to quit. |
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3.
Discuss
factors that contribute to the use and abuse of alcohol, tobacco, and other
drugs by adolescents, such as advertising and the media, group pressures, low
self esteem, genetics, and poor role models. |
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4.
Describe
how substance abuse affects the individual and the family and describe ways
that family and friends can support a drug- free lifestyle. |
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