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Understanding the Risk of Substance Abuse Unit

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Teenage brains are different! Understanding that the teenage brain is still developing and thus more impacted by substance abuse is the key concept in a three-lesson high school health unit. Participants learn about how the brain and body systems react to drugs, as well as the influences and reasons for substance abuse. Scholars use the YRBS Youth Online Tool to collect data and watch videos that detail how various substances impact the body. To end the unit, groups prepare a PSA based on information they have learned.

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Concepts
social-emotional learning, drug abuse, abuse, alcohol abuse, healthy eating, healthy habits, self assessment, self reflection, marijuana, alcohol use, critical thinking, making decisions
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Instructional Ideas
  • If your state does not have data in the YRBS Youth Online Tool, use the links provided to the Florida data
  • Pause the videos frequently to permit viewers to add notes to their viewing sheets and to ask clarifying questions
Classroom Considerations
  • The final unit in the five-part Youth Risk Behavior Survey Curriculum
  • Pupils need access to devices with internet connections
  • Students are asked to track data for drug abuse among the racial group with which they identify
  • Requires copies of the included materials
Pros
  • The scripted plans are finely detailed 
Cons
  • None