Harm Reduction Strategies
Designed in the philosophy of harm reduction
What is safety first?
Substance other than food that are intended to affect the structure or function of the mind or the body through chemical action
What is a drug?
Nicotine, Cocaine, Amphetamine, Methamphetamine, Caffeine
What are examples of stimulants?
0.6 ounces (14 grams) of alcohol
What is a standard drink of alcohol?
Physical Health, Mental Health, Emotional Health, Social Health, Spiritual Health, Environmental/Cultural Health
What are the 6 components of health?
Physical harms, academic harms, social-emotional harms, and legal harms
What are drug related harms?
Drugs make changes by interacting with neurons and neurotransmitters
How do drugs affect the brain?
Increasing energy, increasing alertness and focus, suppressing appetite, improving mood, may display signs such as dilated pupils, sweating and increased heart rate and elevated temperature
What are the effects of stimulants?
Slow, shallow and erratic breathing, pinpoint pupils, snoring or gurgling sounds, unconscious/unresponsive to stimuli, limp, slow pulse, no pulse, pale or ashen and clammy
What are signs of a drug overdose?
Moderation is key
What is the bottom line and the key thing you should remember about nutrition?
Always safest not to use alcohol or other drugs
May occur if a person's drug use is continuous and begins to interfere with their ability to function normally in their day-to-day life.
What is addiction?
Has over 400 identified chemical compounds and comes in multiple different forms
Naloxone / Narcan
What can temporarily reverse a drug overdose?
Muscular flexibility, muscle endurance, muscle strength, cardiovascular endurance, body composition
What are the five components of fitness?
Everyone needs to know basic effects, risks, benefits, and harms
Stimulants, Cannabinoids, Depressants, Opioids and Psychedelics
What are the drug classes?
Any device that lets you inhale an aerosol of chemicals
What is a vape?
Fentanyl
What is the most deadly drug?
Good hygiene, 8+ hours of sleep, 30+ minutes of exercise, 3+ balanced meals a day, 3+ cups of water
What are the five healthy habits?
Place nearest arm at a right angle.
Put the back of other hand next to the cheek closest to you and hold it there.
Bend the far knee, use the far leg and roll them onto their side
Tip chin up to open airway
What is the recovery position?
What is an easy way to say no to peer pressure?
Start low and go slow. Don't mix. Know proper dose and dosage. Limit amount. Know the drug policy. Develop drug knowledge. Abstinence.
What are the harm reduction strategies for all drugs?
Methylenedioxymethamphetamine
What does MDMA stand for?
Equality, Communication, Respect, Negotiation & Compromise, Safety, Honesty, Support, and Trust
What are qualities of a good relationship?