Transcript Dangerous Drugs

Dangerous Drugs
LCMS Guidance
Penny Jones - Guidance Counselor 7th & 8th Grades
Source: Dangerous Drugs, Sunburst, 2004
Questions
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Why do some kids take drugs?
What are some of the types of dangerous drugs?
Do you think if you try drugs once, that’s okay?
What parts of the body do dangerous drugs affect?
Who could you go to and ask questions about drugs?
What are strategies you can use to stay away from
dangerous drugs?
• What was one thing in the video that made you not want
to take drugs?
• If a person you loved was doing drugs, what do you think
you could do to help him or her?
Fast Facts
• Types of dangerous drugs: alcohol,
marijuana, inhalants, pills
• Drugs can come in pill form and powder
• Taking drugs is not mature
• People who take drugs don’t learn how to
solve problems
• Taking drugs causes more problems
• Marijuana has many different drugs in it
Fast Facts (continued)
• No one know what’s in the drugs you get off the
street
• All drugs have the potential of being dangerous
• Not all the effects of drugs are known
• Drugs are addictive: the more you take the
more you want
• Drugs act in the pleasure center of the brain
• People take drugs to avoid problems, but drugs
make their problems worse
Strategies for Saying No
• Say no firmly—repeat as often as necessary
• Take the offensive—if the person keeps pressuring you,
say it makes you angry and nothing will change your
mind
• Ask questions: Why do you feel you have to keep
pressuring me even after I’ve said no? Why aren’t you
willing to accept that I’ve made my decision?
• Why don’t you let me make up my own mind?
• Don’t feel obligated to continue discussing—change the
subject
• Walk away
Myths
• Drinking alcohol isn’t as bad as using
drugs—alcohol IS a drug
• It’s safe to use drugs like marijuana and
alcohol, as long as you don’t move on to
harder drugs like cocaine and heroin—
data suggests that adolescents who use
marijuana later use cocaine
• All people react to drugs the same way
Myths (continued)
• The more you use a drug, the less likely
you are to be harmed by it—you develop
tolerance for the amount and want more
• Club drugs are “fun” drugs, and aren't
dangerous at all—drugs like ecstasy and
LSD are very dangerous—emergency
rooms are filled with young people who
thought they were taking harmless
recreational drugs
Action Plan
• 1. Make a drug free treaty
• 2. Have a “No Buddy”
• 3. Talk to a parent or older person you
trust