1 Alcohol and Drug Use, Abuse and Addiction A Safety and
Violence Prevention Curriculum Module Three
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2 Click on the link below to access the resource pages needed
to complete this module. You will need to sign into your Google
Drive account to access it. https://docs.google.com/a/elginscho
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3 Changes in Student Behavior as Signs of Distress 3
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4 General Indicators of Distress School work has declined;
grades suddenly slip or drop dramatically Missing school
Unexplainable, dramatic mood changes
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5 General Indicators of Distress Dropping out of usual
activities Changing physical appearance Seems to have lost
motivation
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6 Depressed or anxious Forgetful A change in sleeping habits
(sleeping in class, seems overtired) DONT let kids fall through the
cracks Under-achievers might slip into self- destructive behaviors
without anyone noticing. General Indicators of Distress
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8 Warning Signs of Alcohol and Drug Use According to the
Centers for Disease Control and the National Adolescent Substance
Abuse database, these additional signs might include: Friends
suddenly changing Money or valuables missing from others purses,
lockers, desks or homes Furtive or secretive behavior (e.g.,
student locking bedroom door and responding slowly when called)
Hostile, aggressive outbursts Smell of alcohol or marijuana on
breath or body
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9 Show negative, argumentative, paranoid, confused, destructive
or anxious behavior Overreact to criticism Act rebelliously Are
excessively tired or hyperactive Show drastic weight loss or gain
Always need money, or have excessive amounts of money SMOKE tobacco
Warning Signs of Alcohol and Drug Use
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10 Connections Between Alcohol, Drugs And Suicide Adolescent
tobacco users are more likely than nonusers to: Also use alcohol
and illegal drugs; Get in fights, carry weapons; Attempt suicide;
and Engage in high-risk sexual behaviors. (Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC); Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance
United States, 2003). Adolescent smokers are three times more
likely to use alcohol than adolescents who do not smoke. (National
Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), Alcohol Alerts:
Alcohol and Tobacco [January 1998]).
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11 Teens with alcohol and drug problems are also more at risk
for suicidal thinking and behavior. Alcohol and some drugs have
depressive effects on the brain; these substances can bring on
serious depression. Youth who are already struggling with
depression can get worse if they turn to alcohol or drugs as an
escape: alcohol and drugs intensify depression. In addition to
their depressive effects, alcohol and drugs alter a person's
judgment, interfering with the ability to assess risk, make good
choices and think of solutions to problems. Connections Between
Alcohol, Drugs And Suicide
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12 Some Facts Approximately 90% of teens who use drugs also
exhibit other risky behaviors (e.g., fighting, carrying weapons and
having unsafe sex). According to the CDC, 74.3% of high school
seniors nationally report having at least one drink of alcohol on
one or more days. In Ohio, the percentage was 76.5%. (2005 Youth
Risk Behavior Survey)
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13 When people drink before age 15, they are four times more
likely to become dependent on alcohol as adults than those who wait
until age 21. Adolescents who abuse alcohol may remember 10% less
than their non- drinking peers. Some Facts
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14 Reaction time for motor skills needed for such things as
driving is reduced by 41% after a person has smoked one marijuana
joint and by 63% after smoking two joints. Alcohol advertising
encourages 56% of students in grades 5 to 12 to drink. Some
Facts
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15 Of the 15 million Americans dependent on alcohol, 500,000 of
them are between the ages of 9 and 12. As of 2005 (the most recent
data available): the percentage of kids ages 12-17: Using drugs:
9.9% Using marijuana: 6.8% Reporting binge drinking: 9.9% Reporting
current alcohol use : 16.5% (Youth Risk Behavior Survey) All of
these rates have decreased in recent years, reflecting the
importance of prevention and early intervention efforts. Some
Facts
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16 The attitudes of parents and the community about alcohol
have a great influence on students attitudes about alcohol. Some
Facts
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17 Teenagers whose parents talk to them regularly about the
dangers of drugs are 42% less likely to use drugs than those whose
parents don't talk with them; Yet only 1 in 4 teens reports having
these conversations. Some Facts
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18 Local Issues Relative to Alcohol and Drug Use
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19 Role of School Professionals Identify Reach Out Refer
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20 Identify You are not being asked to diagnose your students.
Simply NOTICE if one of your students is exhibiting multiple
warning signs. You are looking for patterns of behavior, not one or
two isolated signs.
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21 Reach Out Underlying message: I CARE. Examples: Are you OK?
Is there anything I can do to help? Do you have someone to talk to?
Would you like to talk?
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22 Refer Know who to contact. Know your in-school resources:
School counselor School social worker School nurse Know your
schools procedures for referrals. Know your schools policies on
tobacco and substance use.
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23 Refer Community Resources
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24 Practice You are in the hallway, and Michelle walks by. She
looks bedraggled and disheveled, when normally she seems very
together. Her face is slack, she seems to be sweating in spite of
the cool weather, and her reaction time is very slow. She may be
feverish, but she may also be high. What will you say to her? What
will you do?
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25 Practice One of your students is alone after school until
his Mom gets home. You have noticed a steady decline in his grades,
and he is no longer turning in homework. He sleeps in class a lot
now, and seems disoriented when he wakes up. What will you say to
him? What will you do?
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26 Personal Reflection In the preceding slides, how many of you
thought about parental use, abuse or addiction? What would be
different, and what would be the same, if the problem was the
parents? Important: Your response would be the same in either
case.
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27 Resources Internet Books Community agencies
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28 Substance Abuse and Violence Strong documented connection
between substance use/abuse/addiction and violence to self and
others. Next module: Violence against children
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29 Click on the link below to access the Google Drive survey.
You will need to sign into your Elgin Local Schools account.
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