“Drugs”

By: Emily Duncan

Kaleigh PattersonRinese Hanson

A 5th Grade Lesson

Energizer

• Shooting a jump shot• Batting a baseball• Serving a tennis ball• Downhill skiing• Spiking a volleyball• Swinging a golfclub

• Throwing a football• Shooting an arrow• Swimming

underwater• Dunking a

basketball

Georgia Health Standard

HE5.5- Students will demonstrate the ability to use decision making skills to enhance health

The topics to be discussed:

•Prescription Pills•Alcoholic Beverages

•Street Drugs

Prescription Pills:a licensed medicine that is regulated by legislation to require a medical prescription before it can be obtained. The term distinguishes it from over-the-counter drugs because those can be obtained without a prescription

Alcoholic Beverages:a liquor or brew that contains alcohol is a central nervous system depressant and in smaller amounts can appear to have a mild stimulant effect

Effects of Alcohol AbuseShort-Term Effects Long-Term Effects

Distorted Vision Cirrhosis of the Liver

Hearing Impairments Cancer

Poor Coordination Heart & Central Nervous System Damage

Altered Perceptions /Emotions Memory Loss

Impaired Judgments Vitamin Deficiencies

Bad Breath Stomach Ailments

Statistics• About 5,000 youth under the age of 21 die from motor vehicle

accidents, other unintentional injuries, homicides, and suicides…all of which include alcohol consumption

• 1,900- motor vehicle crashes• 1,600- homicides• 300- suicide • 200- unintentional injuries

• More than 40% of children who tried alcohol before the age of 15 became alcoholics later in life

Street Drugs:a substance that is purchased from a drug dealer; it can be a legal substance but being used for the wrong reasons and sold without a prescription; it can be illegal to posses

Drug Short-Term Effects Long-Term Effects

Heroin Feeling of euphoria, dry mouth, heavy arms & legs

Infection of heart lining, liver & kidney disease, skin infections

Cocaine Paranoia, mood swings, anxiety, dilated pupils

Kidney failure, stomach ulcers, restricts blood flow, heart disease

Meth Body weakness, decreased appetite, insomnia, anxiety

Violent behavior, psychotic behavior, hallucinations, paranoia

Marijuana Sleepiness, bloodshot eyes, increased heart rate, dry mouth and throat, anxiety and panic attacks

Increased cancer risks, needing more of the drug to get higher because you become immune to small amounts, lower fertility rates

Which one would you rather look like:The picture on the LEFT or the RIGHT!