1. Topic-
Drug Abuse Awareness and Prevention
 
2. Content-
To be aware of drug abuse and to know the many ways of preventing drug abuse.
 
3. Objectives-
1.To be able to explain to the children in a way that they can easily understand.

2.To make sure that the students will be aware of drug abuse.
3.To make sure that each student learns to prevent drug abuse.
 
4. Procedures/Methods-

A. Introduction-

1.What is drugs? A drug is any substance that, when absorbed into the body of a living organism, alters normal bodily function.
2. Why do people take in drugs? Some people are just curious as to what it would feel like, some people are influenced by their peers or influenced by what they see on television.
3. How do we prevent drug abuse?
 

B. Development-

1.Drug awareness and prevention education helps decrease youth drug abuse and increase drug awareness. Students of all ages should be educated about the dangers of drug use.


2.Many people do not understand why individuals become addicted to drugs or how drugs change the brain to foster compulsive drug abuse.
3.Why do some people become addicted, while others do not?
a.Biology-genes that people are born with
b.Environment-includes many different influences - from family and friends.


4.Drug addiction or abuse is preventable .
- we can seek help from our parents whenever we have problems. (DRUGS is never a solution to problems)
-we can seek guidance from God. We can pray .
-we can seek help from our teachers.
 

C. Checking for understanding-

1.Ask students about the lesson.
2.Ask them what they have learned about preventing drug abuse
3.Ask them the bad effects of taking drugs.
 

D. Closure-

1.AlWAYS SAY NO TO DRUGS
2.SEEK FOR HELP WHEN YOU ARE STARTING TO GET INTO DRUGS.
 

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