Standard of Learning

6.2 The student will use knowledge of the body's structure and function to make sound decisions related to personal health. Key concepts/skills include

1. relationships of the United States Department of Health and Human Services Dietary Guidelines for Americans to personal eating habits;
2. the interconnection of the body systems;
3. the effects of disease on the functions of the body;
4. the relationship of drugs, alcohol, tobacco, inhalants, and other harmful substances to body functioning;
5. the positive and negative effects of prescription and over-the-counter medications on body functioning.

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Understanding the Standard

The student will understand the effects of alcohol, tobacco, inhalants and other drugs have on body functions.

Essential Knowledge and Skills

The student will:

• describe the effects of alcohol and other depressants on body functions.
• explain the effects of tobacco on body functions.
• describe the effects of inhalants on body functions.
• determine the effects of marijuana on body functions.
• explain the effects of stimulants on body functions.
• describe the effects of narcotics on body functions.
• explain the effects of hallucinogens on body functions.

Sample Lessons

HeartPower!
Grades: 6-8
Teaches student about the heart and how to keep it healthy. Science-based. Lessons, handouts.
--How Can You Help Others Stay Tobacco Free?
--Why is Second Hand Smoke Dangerous?
Sponsor: American Heart Association
Contact: http://www.americanheart.org (select HeartPower!)
Free

LifeSkills Training
Grades: 6-8
Model substance abuse prevention and competency enhancement program focusing on the major social and psychological factors causing substance use and abuse. Teaches drug resistance skills, personal management skills, and general social skills. Includes self-image, self-improvement, decision-making, anger management, assertiveness, communication, media, and conflict resolution issues.
Contact: http://www.lifeskillstraining.com
Cost

Project ALERT
Grades 6-8
Model drug prevention curricula that reduces both the onset and regular use of substances. Two-year, 14 lesson program focusing on alcohol, tobacco, marijuana, and inhalant avoidance.
Sponsor: Project ALERT
Contact: http://www.projectalert.com
Cost

Mind over Matter
Grades: 5-9
Students learn about the effects of drug abuse on the body and brain. Includes marijuana, opiates, inhalants, hallucinogens, methamphetamine, nicotine, stimulants, and steroids.
Sponsor: National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institutes of Health
Contact: http://www.nida.nih.gov
Cost: Free

Project Towards No Tobacco Use (TNT)
Grades 5-10
Model program to prevent or reduce tobacco use in youth. Ten core and 2 booster lessons. Includes effective refusal and coping skills; effects of media and advertisers; methods to build self-esteem; and strategies for advocating no tobacco use.
Sponsor: Department of Preventive Medicine, USC
Contact: http://www.etr.org
Cost

Substance Abuse Influences
Grades: 4-6
There is no other area in the schools today that commands more public attention than that of substance use and abuse. This particular activity shows that substance abuse education is more effective if it focuses on processes of decision making rather than problems.
Sponsor: Ask Eric
Contact: http://www.eduref.org (select lesson plans – health – substance abuse prevention)
Free

Additional Instructional Resources

• Abuse & Addiction - http://www.pbs.org/teachersource (health & fitness 6-8)
• ACDE Drug Prevention Lesson Plans – http://www.acde.org/educate/Lessons.htm
• Al-Anon/Alateen – http://www.al-anon.org
• Alcohol Cost Calculator for Kids – http://www.alcoholcostcalculator.org/kids
• American Council for Drug Education – http://www.acde.org
• TheAnti-Drug.Com – http://www.theantidrug.com
• Center for Enforcing Underage Drinking Laws – http://www.udetc.org
• The Cool Spot – http://www.thecoolspot.gov
• DEA State Fact Sheets – http://www.dea.gov/pubs/state_factsheets.html
• Drug and Violence Prevention – http://dave.esc4.net
• Effects of Inhalants on Body Systems – http://www.edhelper.com/cat58.htm
• ERIC Health – http://www.cloudnet.com/~edrbsass/edpe.htm
• A Family Guide to Keeping Youth Mentally Healthy and Drug Free, SAMSA – http://family.samhsa.gov
• Federal Drug Data Sources – http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/drugfact/sources.html
• Global Youth Network - http://www.unodc.org/youthnet
• Healthy Competition Foundation (dangers of performance-enhancing drugs) - http://www.healthycompetition.org
• Inhalant Abuse – http://www.inhalant.org
• Monitoring the Future – http://www.monitoringthefuture.org
• Mothers Against Drunk Driving – http://www.maddva.org or http://www.madd.org
• National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information – http://ncadi.samhsa.gov/
• National Highway Traffic Safety Administration – http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov
• National Inhalant Prevention Coalition – http://www.inhalants.org
• National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism – http://www.niaaa.nih.gov
• National Institute on Drug Abuse – http://www.nida.nih.gov or http://www.drugabuse.gov
• National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign – http://www.mediacampaign.org
• New York Online Access to Health: NOAH – http://www.noah-health.org
• Parenting Is Prevention – http://www.parentingisprevention.org
• Partners for Substance Abuse Prevention – http://www.samhsa.gov/preventionpartners
• Partnership for a Drug-Free America – http://www.drugfreeamerica.org
• Resource Officer
• SAMSA Model [Drug Prevention] Programs – http://modelprograms.samhsa.gov
• Straight Scoop News Bureau – http://www.straightscoop.org
• Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD) – http://www.saddonline.com
• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) – http://www.samhsa.gov
• Tips 4 Youth – http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/tips4youth.htm
• U.S. Department of Education, Safe & Drug-Free Schools Program – http://www.ed.gov/offices/OESE/SDFS/
• U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, National Criminal Justice Reference Service – http://www.ncjrs.org
• U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention – http://www.ojjdp.ncjrs.org
• Virginia Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, Education Section – http://www.abc.state.va.us
• Virginia Department of Education, Safe & Drug-Free Schools Program – http://www.safeanddrugfreeva.org
• Virginia Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services (Office of Substance Abuse) – http://www.dmhmrsas.virginia.gov
• Virginia Department of State Police – http://www.vsp.state.va.us
• Virginia Tobacco Settlement Foundation – http://www.vtsf.org

Assessment Ideas

The student will:

• name three drugs and explain the harmful effect these drugs have on body functions.
• discuss the relationship between substance abuse and disease.

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