Standard of Learning

3.3   The student will identify the effects of drug, alcohol, tobacco and other harmful substances on personal health. Key concepts/skills include:

1. improper use of medicines;
2. the use of refusal skills to counter negative influences;
3. the effects of nicotine, alcohol, and other drugs on body systems;
4. the use of common household items as inhalants;
5. the effects of mind-altering drugs on behavior.

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Understanding the Standard

The student will identify the effects of tobacco, alcohol and other drugs on the body systems.

Essential Knowledge and Skills

The student will:

• define body systems. (a group of organs that work together to do a job – your respiratory system takes in oxygen to keep your cells alive; your circulatory system moves oxygen and nutrients to different parts of your body, etc)
• identify how tobacco, marijuana, and inhalants affect the body systems. (affects all systems – has a significant effect on the respiratory, circulatory, nervous, and muscular systems)
• describe how alcohol and other depressants affect the integrated functioning of body systems. (enters the digestive system, moves into the circulatory system, and is taken to the brain where it depresses brain function – this affects the nervous, muscular, and the rest of the body systems)
• identify how stimulants affect the integrated functioning of body systems. (speeds up all body systems, especially the nervous system, to the point that the body systems are unable to function together properly)

Sample Lessons

Brain Power!
Grades: 2-3
Students learn about the brain, what the brain can do, and the effects of drugs on the brain. Includes 6 modules. Program is based on National Science Education Standards. Includes video, written materials for students, parent newsletter, and teacher’s guide.
Sponsor: National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institutes of Health
Contact: http://www.nida.nih.gov
Cost: Free

HeartPower!
Grades: 3-5
Teaches student about the heart and how to keep it healthy. Science-based. Lessons, handouts.
--Target: No Smoking Game
--A Bunch of Reasons Not to Smoke Quick Activity
--Smoking in the Cellar Lesson Idea
Sponsor: American Heart Association
Contact: http://www.americanheart.org (select HeartPower!)
Free

Oral Health Education: Saving Smiles Series- “Healthy Mouth, Healthy Body”
Grade:  3
Lesson Plan (1) Develop an awareness of how the nutrient content of food and beverages affects body systems and can improve personal health. (SOL 3.1a, 3.4 a,b,c)
Lesson Plan (2) Describe the effects of nicotine products, including smokeless tobacco products, on body systems and the oral cavity. (SOL 3.3c)
Sponsor: Virginia Department of Health, Division of Dental Health
Contact:  http://www.vahealth.org/teeth/OralHealthEducation.asp (curriculum resources)
Free

LifeSkills Training
Grades: K-5
Model substance abuse prevention and competency enhancement program focusing on the major social and psychological factors causing substance use and abuse. Teaches drug resistance skills, personal management skills, and general social skills. Focuses on self-esteem, decision-making, influence of media, stress, communication, and assertiveness issues.
Contact: http://www.lifeskillstraining.com
Cost

Protecting You/Protecting Me
Grades 1-5
Model 5-year alcohol use prevention curriculum designed to reduce alcohol-related injury and death. Includes student’s intentions not to drive with an impaired driver; focuses on risks of using alcohol; and includes parental involvement.
Sponsor: Mothers Against Drunk Driving
Contact: http://www.pypm.org
Cost

Additional Instructional Resources

• Al-Anon/Alateen - http://www.al-anon.org
• Alcohol Cost Calculator for Kids - http://www.alcoholcostcalculator.org/kids
• Alcoholic Advertisements - http://www.uen.org/Lessonplan/LPview?core=7
• American Council for Drug Education - http://www.acde.org
• TheAnti-Drug.Com - http://www.theantidrug.com
• Center for Enforcing Underage Drinking Laws - http://www.udetc.org
• The Cool Spot - http://www.thecoolspot.gov
• DEA State Fact Sheets - http://www.dea.gov/pubs/state_factsheets.html
• Drug and Violence Prevention - http://dave.esc4.net
• http://www.healthteacher.com
• A Family Guide to Keeping Youth Mentally Healthy and Drug Free, SAMSA - http://family.samhsa.gov
• Federal Drug Data Sources - http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/drugfact/sources.html
• Global Youth Network - http://www.unodc.org/youthnet
• Inhalant Abuse - http://www.inhalant.org
• Monitoring the Future - http://www.monitoringthefuture.org
• Mothers Against Drunk Driving - http://www.maddva.org or http://www.madd.org
• National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information - http://www.health.org
• National Highway Traffic Safety Administration - http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov
• National Inhalant Prevention Coalition - http://www.inhalants.org
• National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism - http://www.niaaa.nih.gov
• National Institute on Drug Abuse - http://www.nida.nih.gov or http://www.drugabuse.gov
• National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign - http://www.mediacampaign.org
• Parenting is Prevention - http://www.parentingisprevention.org
• Partners for Substance Abuse Prevention - http://www.samhsa.gov/preventionpartners
• Partnership for a Drug-Free America - http://www.drugfreeamerica.org
• Reality Check - http://www.health.org/reality
• Safety – http://www.pbs.org/teachersource/health.htm(health & fitness 3-5)
• SAMSA Model [Drug Prevention] Programs - http://modelprograms.samhsa.gov
• Straight Scoop News Bureau - http://www.straightscoop.org
• Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD) - http://www.saddonline.com
• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) - http://www.samhsa.gov
• U.S. Department of Education, Safe & Drug-Free Schools Program - http://www.ed.gov/offices/OESE/SDFS/
• U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, National Criminal Justice Reference Service - http://www.ncjrs.org
• U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention - http://www.ojjdp.ncjrs.org
• Virginia Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, Education Section - http://www.abc.state.va.us
• Virginia Department of Education, Safe & Drug-Free Schools Program - http://www.safeanddrugfreeva.org
• Virginia Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services (Office of Substance Abuse) - http://www.dmhmrsas.virginia.gov
• Virginia Department of State Police - http://www.vsp.state.va.us
• Virginia Tobacco Settlement Foundation - http://www.vtsf.org

Assessment Ideas

The student will:

• describe how tobacco affects the body systems.
• explain the effect that alcohol and other drugs have on body systems.

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