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 * Abstract ****: ** Students will learn about the dangers of drug and alcohol usage at the middle school level. Direct instruction is provided regarding the laws, dangers and consequences of drug and alcohol usage. This unit follows several weeks of self-awareness activities and provides students tools to remain drug and alcohol free. Developing advocacy and decision-making skills guide the students to make good decisions and choices in many areas of their lives.

How does the use of alcohol, tobacco, marijuana and inhalants affect my life?
 * Overarching Question: **


 * Questions to Focus Assessment and Instruction: **
 * 1) What are the short and long-term effects of alcohol, tobacco and marijuana/inhalant use?
 * 2) What are the laws regarding use of these drugs?
 * 3) How do the media affect usage?
 * 4) How do refusal skills help a student to not engage in usage?


 * Essential Learning: **
 * 1) Your life is affected by drug/tobacco use in social, economic and physical ways.
 * 2) Laws vary from state to state, but in Michigan, all of those are illegal to middle school students.
 * 3) The media do not show the negative parts of drug use, only the glamorous parts.


 * Key Concepts and Vocabulary: **

Addiction Additives Alcoholism Binge drinking Blood alcohol concentration Cardiovascular disease Gateway drugs Environmental tobacco smoke Nicotine Respiratory problems Withdrawal

Tabacco Links: media type="youtube" key="DqLA2sW_thw" height="315" width="420" Teenage Smoking Neuroscience For Kids Bad Advertising

=Media Literacy=

Targeting Teens
==In Indonesia, there are few rules regulating how cigarette companies can market (advertise) their product. What do you think might be the consequences of having such relaxed laws on cigarette advertising?==

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[|20/20 Link]

**Could this type of advertising have ever happened in the United States?**
Retro Commercials:

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Ladies be Kool... Are you kidding me? media type="youtube" key="OTFtciWa618" height="315" width="420"

Bam (Flame Out) Youth and Tobacco Use (CDC) Butt Out NIDA

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Public Service Announcments (PSA) NIDA (Videos) Creative Media Labs [|Alcohol Sample (Advanced)]

Stop Smoking (Novice)

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Addiction What is Addiction NIDA For Teens

Video Links Inhalents Inhalents2 InhalentsPSA

Tobacco (Chew) All it Takes is a Pinch Smokless Tobacco News Report Chewing

Steroids Steroids NIDA Steroid PSA

OTC Steroids Hookah


 * Alcohol || Marijuana || Inhalants ||
 * To Smart To Start || NIH Easy to Read ||  ||
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 * || NIDA For Teens || NIDA For Teens ||