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This Stories of Painkiller Addiction: Decisions and Consequences lesson plan also includes:
- Stories of Painkiller Addiction: Educator's Guide
- Stories of Painkiller Addiction: Community and Parent Guide
- Accessibility
- Signs and Symptoms
- Treatment and Relapse
- Ryan's Segment | Tragedy & Hope
- Avi and Julie's Segment
- Treatment, Jail or Death Worksheet
- Decisions and Consequences Flow Chart
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Teach young learners that most drug addictions end in one of three outcomes: treatment, jail, or death. After watching a short video segment on the consequences of drug abuse, class members discuss what they viewed and consider what advice they could provide younger siblings about avoiding drugs.
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Instructional Ideas
- Connect the lesson between language arts and health for the writing portion
- Invite a speaker who is recovering from drug addiction and can provide messages of hope to your class
Classroom Considerations
- Designed for high school classes but applicable to middle schoolers as well
- The seventh part of an eight-lesson series on prescription drug addiction
Pros
- Emphasizes the importance of making healthy decisions to avoid undesirable outcomes
- Provides all necessary worksheets and video links
Cons
- None