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Legal Drugs
Addictions
Prescription Drugs
Bonus
100

What are some examples of legal drugs?

- Caffeine

- Nicotine 

- Alcohol

- Prescription medication

100

Which of caffeine, nicotine, alcohol, and prescription medications is addictive?

All of them!

100

What is a prescription drug?

a medication given to you by a doctor

100

What is today's goal?

To learn the effects of legal drugs on your body. 

200

What are some different ways that alcohol affects you?

  • -slows you down; you can’t move/react as quickly
  • -poor coordination/can’t walk straight
  • -slurred speech/can’t talk properly so people don’t understand you
  • -slows down your heart rate
  • -you can’t think clearly/fuzzy brain
  • -allergic reactions in some people
  • -your body has to work extra hard to fight off the “unknown substance”
  • -it can make you really sad or angry
  • -you can get really sick/dizzy/throw up
200

What does it mean to be addicted to something?

  • your body makes you feel like you can’t live without it
  • when you don’t have it you think about it all the time (can’t focus on important things in your life) and have mood swings
200

Are prescription drugs legal?

  • Yes, when taken properly. They are illegal if you’re taking a prescription drug that is not your own.
200

What safe choices did Bear make during the story we read?

  • Put medicine out of reach of Baby Bear
  • Read instructions on the prescription medication twice
  • Talked to a pharmacist
  • Read labels on each of the over the counter bottles
  • Snuck into the medicine cabinet
  • Did not talk to the pharmacist about over the counter medication
  • Give medicine to a friend without talking to Moose’s parents
300

What are some different ways that smoking/tobacco affects you?

  • -chemicals in cigarettes make you addicted
  • -smelliness
  • -wrinkly skin
  • -yellow teeth and fingers
  • -can’t taste or smell things properly
  • -shortness of breath
  • -coughing
  • -cancer
  • -heart disease (increases heart rate and blood pressure)
300

What are some addictive things that are not drugs?

  • sugar
  • videogames
  • fast food
300

Are prescription drugs safe?

  • Yes, when taken properly. They are very unsafe if you are not taking your own medication, and if you do not follow the exact directions given to you by your doctor.
  • Doctors base the directions on your unique/special needs and traits (ex. height, weight, allergies)
300

What was last week's goal?

To learn all choices have consequences. 

400

If a person offered you something like a cigarette or alcohol, how would you feel? What would you think of them?

No wrong answer, we just want honest ones!

400

Why might some people take drugs?

  • to fit in/being cool
  • out of curiosity/it’s mysterious/try something new
  • to deal with problems or feelings
  • because they’re addicted
400

What else might you find in your cupboard or medicine cabinet (health-related) that could hurt you if you take too much or take it when you’re not supposed to?

  • vitamins
  • other people’s medication
  • Tylenol, Advil, etc. (ex. over the counter medications)
  • cough syrup
400

What unsafe choices did Bear/Moose make?


  • Did not read instructions on medicine
  • Took medicine that was not meant for him
  • Did not tell his dad what had happened
  • Snuck into the medicine cabinet
  • Did not talk to the pharmacist about over the counter medication
  • Give medicine to a friend without talking to Moose’s parents
500

If tobacco and alcohol are so bad for you, why are they legal? (Once you’re 18)

They’re taxable, which means the government makes money to build things like roads and develop communities each time somebody buys cigarettes or liquor. In other words, the government makes money off of helping people make unhealthy choices.

500

Which is worse for you? Smoking vs. chewing tobacco

Trick question!!! Both are equally bad. 

500

What 3 important things must be on a prescription bottle before you should take it?

  • Your Name
  • Doctor’s Name
  • Instructions (i.e. Dosage amounts, times to take it etc.)
500

What are some things you can say or do if you find yourself in a situation where someone is encouraging you to smoke, drink, or take drugs?

  • No.
  • *You can give a reason/explanation if you’d like, but all you really have to say is that you don’t want to. What’s most important is that you know why you shouldn’t do those things.