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Alcohol and Drug Use, Abuse and Addiction

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Safety and

Violence Prevention Curriculum

Module

ThreeSlide2

Click on the link below to access the resource pages needed to complete this module. You will need to sign into your Google Drive account to access it. https://docs.google.com/a/elginschools.org/file/d/0B73APt_4GQIyQWRtUE9fWG9oUEE/edit?usp=sharingSlide3

Changes in Student Behavior as Signs of Distress

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General Indicators of DistressSchool work has declined; grades suddenly slip or drop dramatically

Missing school

Unexplainable, dramatic mood changesSlide5

General Indicators of DistressDropping out of usual activities

Changing physical appearance

Seems to have lost motivationSlide6

Depressed or anxiousForgetfulA change in sleeping habits (sleeping in class, seems overtired) DON’T let kids fall through the cracks – “Under-achievers” might slip into self-destructive behaviors without anyone noticing.

General Indicators of DistressSlide7

General Indicators of DistressSlide8

Warning Signs of Alcohol and Drug Use

According to the Centers for Disease Control and the National Adolescent Substance Abuse database, these additional signs might include:

Friends suddenly changingMoney or valuables missing from others’ purses, lockers, desks or homesFurtive or secretive behavior (e.g., student locking bedroom door and responding slowly when called)Hostile, aggressive outburstsSmell of alcohol or marijuana on breath or body Slide9

Show negative, argumentative, paranoid, confused, destructive or anxious behaviorOverreact to criticismAct rebelliously Are excessively tired or hyperactive Show drastic weight loss or gain

Always need money, or have excessive amounts of money

SMOKE tobacco Warning Signs of Alcohol and Drug UseSlide10

Connections Between Alcohol, Drugs And SuicideAdolescent tobacco users are more likely than nonusers to:Also use alcohol and illegal drugs;

Get in fights, carry weapons;

Attempt suicide; and Engage in high-risk sexual behaviors. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC); Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance – United States, 2003).Adolescent smokers are three times more likely to use alcohol than adolescents who do not smoke. (National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), Alcohol Alerts: Alcohol and Tobacco [January 1998]).Slide11

Teens with alcohol and drug problems are also more at risk for suicidal thinking and behavior. Alcohol and some drugs have depressive effects on the brain; these substances can bring on serious depression.Youth who are already struggling with depression can get worse if they turn to alcohol or drugs as an escape:

alcohol and drugs intensify depression.

In addition to their depressive effects, alcohol and drugs alter a person's judgment, interfering with the ability to assess risk, make good choices and think of solutions to problems. Connections Between Alcohol, Drugs And SuicideSlide12

Some Facts

Approximately 90%

of teens who use drugs also exhibit other risky behaviors (e.g., fighting, carrying weapons and having unsafe sex). According to the CDC, 74.3% of high school seniors nationally report having at least one drink of alcohol on one or more days. In Ohio, the percentage was 76.5%. (2005 Youth Risk Behavior Survey) Slide13

When people drink before age 15, they are four times more likely to become dependent on alcohol as adults than those who wait until age 21. Adolescents who abuse alcohol may remember 10% less than their non-drinking peers.

Some

FactsSlide14

Reaction time for motor skills needed for such things as driving is reduced by 41% after a person has smoked one marijuana joint and by 63% after smoking two joints.Alcohol advertising encourages 56% of students in grades 5 to 12 to drink.

Some

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Of the 15 million Americans dependent on alcohol, 500,000 of them are between the ages of 9 and 12.As of 2005 (the most recent data available): the percentage of kids ages 12-17:Using drugs: 9.9%

Using marijuana: 6.8%

Reporting binge drinking: 9.9% Reporting current alcohol use:16.5% (Youth Risk Behavior Survey)All of these rates have decreased in recent years, reflecting the importance of prevention and early intervention efforts.Some FactsSlide16

The attitudes of parents and the community about alcohol have a great influence on students’ attitudes about alcohol.Some FactsSlide17

Teenagers whose parents talk to them regularly about the dangers of drugs are 42% less likely to use drugs than those whose parents don't talk with them;Yet only 1 in 4 teens reports having these conversations.

Some

FactsSlide18

Local Issues Relative to Alcohol and Drug UseSlide19

Role of School ProfessionalsIdentify

Reach Out

ReferSlide20

IdentifyYou are not being asked to diagnose your students.Simply NOTICE if one of your students is exhibiting

multiple warning signs

.You are looking for patterns of behavior, not one or two isolated signs.Slide21

Reach OutUnderlying message: I CARE.

Examples: Are you OK?Is there anything I can do to help?

Do you have someone to talk to?Would you like to talk?Slide22

ReferKnow who to contact.Know your in-school resources:

School counselorSchool social worker

School nurseKnow your school’s procedures for referrals.Know your school’s policies on tobacco and substance use.Slide23

ReferCommunity ResourcesSlide24

PracticeYou are in the hallway, and Michelle walks by. She looks bedraggled and disheveled, when normally she seems very together.

Her face is slack, she seems to be sweating in spite of the cool weather, and her reaction time is very slow. She may be feverish, but she may also be high.

What will you say to her? What will you do?Slide25

PracticeOne of your students is alone after school until his Mom gets home.You have noticed a steady decline in his grades, and he is no longer turning in homework.

He sleeps in class a lot now, and seems disoriented when he wakes up.

What will you say to him? What will you do?Slide26

Personal ReflectionIn the preceding slides, how many of you thought about parental use, abuse or addiction?

What would be

different, and what would be the same, if the problem was the parents?Important: Your response would be the same in either case.Slide27

ResourcesInternet

BooksCommunity agenciesSlide28

Substance Abuse and ViolenceStrong documented connection between substance use/abuse/addiction and violence to self and others.Next module:

Violence against childrenSlide29

Click on the link below to access the Google Drive survey. You will need to sign into your Elgin Local Schools account. https://docs.google.com/a/elginschools.org/forms/d/1dROyTMmFk2IJhWOs3O0lVpClNvAaFgOeL6ttffHDwok/viewformSlide30

education.ohio.gov

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