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Things I would like to learn in this topic include
For details on the required outcomes for this unit, go to the website: www.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au UNIT OUTCOMES: 5.1, 5.6, 5.7, 5.12, 5.15, 5.16
We thank the following for their contributions to this unit: iStockphoto Jupiterimages Corporation 2008 Shutterstock Wheres Your Head At? National Drugs Campaign logo. Copyright Commonwealth of Australia, reproduced with permission. Every effort has been made to trace and acknowledge copyright. However, should any infringement have occurred, the publishers tender their apologies and invite copyright owners to contact them.
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In this unit, you will learn about:

alcohol use in Australia alcohol marketing and the media tobacco marketing and the media illicit drugs influences on making decisions about drugs first aid for illicit drug use consequences of illicit drug use.
learn how to:

explore the harms associated with drug use and propose healthy solutions for risky situations recognise and evaluate the short-term effects and long-term consequences of alcohol and illicit drug use on the individual and community.
Unit vocabulary list

binge illicit depressant poly drug tolerance acceptable alcoholic prohibit marketing stimulant hallucinogen dependency regulation influential encourage restriction hazard campaign
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Alcohol use in Australia

Alcohol is the most widely used recreational drug in Australia. It has become socially acceptable in society and is often not considered to be a drug or to have the potential to harm. Research indicates that alcohol consumption at harmful levels is increasing in Australia. Statistics from the 2007 National Drug Strategy Household Survey reveal that the average age at which people had their first full serve of alcohol was 17 years.Three in five people drank at levels considered at low risk of harm in the short- or long-term.
LITERACY ACTIVITY
Levels of drug use
Use the continuum below to answer the following questions.
no use
safe use
misuse
harmful use
hazardous use
1 Create your own definition of binge drinking.
2 After discussing your definition with other class members, refine your binge drinking definition below.
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The National Health and Medical Research Council provide guidelines for low-risk drinking for adults. However, the only recommended safe level of alcohol use for young people is no use at all.
CRITICAL THINKING ACTIVITY Suggest reasons why there is considered to be no safe level of alcohol use for young people.
Individual differences and alcohol effects

The effects of drinking alcohol are not the same for everyone, nor are they the same at different times for the same person. LITERACY ACTIVITY Read the scenario below and then answer the questions on the next page. Jade is stressed about her upcoming exams so she decides to have a night off from studying and go to a friends party. It is a last-minute decision and Jade doesnt have time to eat before being picked up for the party. Once there, Jade is handed a new brand of alcoholic soda to try. Jade doesnt normally drink these sodas because they give her a headache, but thinks she will make an exception, just this once. Jades friend continues to give her different flavours of this alcoholic soda to try throughout the evening.
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1 Identify the factors influencing the effects the alcohol will have on Jade using the diagram provided.
size and weight gender

individual differences and alcohol effects
inexperience
mood
metabolism tolerance choice of drink eating habits
2 Think back to the continuum in the first activity of the unit. What level of drug use would you consider Jade to have participated in? Justify your response. language tip...
To justify means to provide support for an argument or conclusion.
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CRITICAL THINKING ACTIVITY

Influences on alcohol use
Read the following quotes from teenagers about their hazardous alcohol use and identify the type of influence being described.
I was so drunk I got into his car without thinking. He was drunk too. Thinking about it now makes me go cold.
I would never fight normallyIm really easy going. It must have been the drink, but I dont remember much about it. My friends told me about the fight in the morning.
I dont have to drink to have a good time, but I tend to enjoy myself a lot more when Ive had a drink.
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I dont think being drunk helps you get a great boyfriend, but it does get you in the mood, and you might go up and talk to them.
Sometimes I drink alcoholic sodas and I dont realise just how much booze Ive had until I cant think straight, or I do something really embarrassing.
My brother gets really stressed about everything, so he will go out with his mates and get really drunk.
Its hard not to drink when you are surrounded by everyone else getting off their face. Its pretty disgusting when you see someone vomiting their guts up though.
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PRACTICAL ACTIVITY
Binge drinking role-play
In small groups, create a role-play based on one of the quotes on the previous page. Your role-play should include the following: a location the people involved and the nature of the alcohol consumption the problems that occur as a result of this alcohol use. After viewing the role-play, the class will offer you some healthy alternatives to consuming alcohol in order to meet the needs identified in the role-play. Write these alternatives below.
PRACTICAL ACTIVITY
Poster walk
Record your thoughts about the issues surrounding young people and alcohol on the posters around your classroom.
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ICT ACTIVITY
Researching the effects of binge drinking
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There have been many recent reports about the dangers of young people and binge drinking. Go to the following web page: www.theage.com.au/news/educationnews/the-battle-of-the-bottle/2008/03/14/1205472087298.html. Read the article from The Age that details the problems associated with binge drinking. After reading the article,The Battle of the Bottle, and using your own ideas, answer the following questions. 1 Suggest reasons why former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd believes,Australias drinking culture has reached epidemic proportions.
2 Using the table provided, list long- and short-term effects of binge drinking.
short-term effects
long-term effects
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3 Identify strategies that could be used in Australian society by each of the groups below, which might address the consequences of young people consuming dangerous amounts of alcohol.
government
schools
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peer group
parents
media alcohol industry
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Alcohol marketing and the media

According to the Australian Drug Foundation, the Australian alcohol industry spent an estimated $126 million in 2007 on the advertising of their products.Young people are a prime target for marketing as they may be influenced by their parents purchases as future adult consumers. Advertising and marketing campaigns are increasingly including alternative strategies that appeal to young people. The governments introduction of a significantly higher tax on ready-to-drink products, including alcoholic sodas, is a direct attempt to counter the appealing advertising of these products to young people.
Australias voluntary Alcohol Beverages Advertising Code (ABAC) was established in 1998.This was in response to concerns about the harmful effects of alcohol advertisements and their potential to boost alcohol sales, therefore increasing the prevalence of alcohol-related problems in society. The ABAC prohibits alcohol advertising directed at young people by a clause that states that advertisements for alcoholic beverages must not have strong or evident appeal to children or adolescents. These guidelines state that advertisements should not depict alcoholic beverages as contributing to the achievement of personal, business, social, sexual or other success.
MEDIA REVIEW Select an alcohol advertisement from a magazine or the Internet and paste the link into your workbook in the space provided. Answer the questions that follow.
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link: description:
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1 What images are used to sell the alcoholic beverage?
2 What message is conveyed in this advertisement?
3 Who do you consider to be the target audience for this advertisement?
4 How is colour used to promote the product?
5 Describe any appealing aspects of this advertisement to young people.
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ICT ACTIVITY
Analysing beer commercials
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1 Click on the following website to view ten Australian beer commercials: www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNDrSuV3UWs. The commercials will take ten minutes to watch and your teacher will pause between each commercial to allow you to complete the table below.
Describe the images and key Who is the target messages used in the commercial audience? to market the product. (e.g. mateship, masculinity)
How successful do you believe this commercial will be in increasing their market sales and why?
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commercial 3
commercial 2
commercial 1
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commercial 8
commercial 7
commercial 6
commercial 5
commercial 4
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2 In your opinion, do these beer commercials depict the selected beers as contributing to the achievement of personal, social, sexual or sporting success? Provide examples to support your response. (Remember the ABAC guidelines for advertising alcoholic beverages.)
3 Do you think any of these commercials encourage young people to drink the advertised brand of beer? Justify your response.
4 As a class, discuss your responses to this activity.
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commercial 10
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Tobacco marketing and the media

In 1992, the Commonwealth Government introduced the Tobacco Advertising Prohibition Act to restrict all forms of tobacco advertising. This includes broadcast advertising, print media advertising and sponsoring sporting and cultural events. The Act took effect on 1 July 1993. The Act was designed to reduce the exposure of the public to messages and images that may persuade them to start or continue smoking or to use tobacco products. Since the early 1900s, many laws concerning tobacco advertising have been made in Australia. CRITICAL THINKING ACTIVITY
Tobacco marketing and the media
Read the Australian tobacco laws listed below and highlight any of the laws you feel should also apply to alcohol marketing.
1900s All states prohibit the sale or supply of cigarettes to children.
1990 Federal legislation prohibits advertising in newspapers and magazines.
1997 The Smoking Regulation Act is introduced in NSW. This Act dictates that public venues will be required to comply with quality air standards in order to reduce the problems of passive smoking. 2007 Under the Smoke Free
1976 Federal laws prohibit cigarette advertising on TV and radio. 1900
1993 The amount of space allowed in shops to promote cigarette products is restricted.
Environment Amendment Act 2004 (NSW), smoking will no longer be permitted in any enclosed (or substantially enclosed) licensed premises.
present 1985 Health warnings on cigarette packets are strengthened to include messages such as Smoking causes lung cancer, and Smoking reduces your fitness. 1996 The tobacco industry concludes sponsoring Australian cricket on 30 April. 2009 Under the Public
hazard, is a compulsory phrase on all cigarette packets in Australia from 1973.
1972 Smoking is a health
1992 The Federal Government passes the Tobacco Advertising Prohibition Act that includes the phasing out of most forms of tobacco sponsorship by December 1995.
2004 Picturebased warning labels for cigarette packets and other tobacco products are introduced.
Health (Tobacco) Act 2008 (NSW), smoking in cars when children are present is banned; shops must keep tobacco products out of sight and may be stopped from selling tobacco if caught supplying minors; cigarette vending machines can only be located in licensed, over-18 venues; fines for tobacco-related infringements are increased.
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CRITICAL THINKING ACTIVITY How successful have the tobacco marketing restriction laws been in reducing the incidence of young people smoking? Give examples to support your response.
LITERACY ACTIVITY language tip... Using the scaffold on the next page and the subsequent blank page, predict the likelihood of Australia becoming completely smoke-free by 2020. You should refer to the tobacco laws in your response. Use the scaffold to plan your response.
To predict means to suggest what may happen based on available information.
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Predictive scaffold
ISSUE
AVAILABLE INFORMATION
PREDICTION
CONCLUSIONhow did the available information impact on your prediction?
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Pretend you are a government minister writing a report on this issue. Use the notes from your scaffold and write your report below.
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Illicit drugs
There are three main categories of drugs, classified according to the effect the drug has on the central nervous systemdepressants, stimulants and hallucinogens.
Depressants
Depressant drugs dont necessarily make a person feel depressed. They slow down the functions of the central nervous system. This means that a persons concentration and coordination are impaired. Depressants slow down a persons ability to respond to unexpected situations. In larger quantities they may cause unconsciousness, respiratory failure and in some cases, death. PRACTICAL ACTIVITY Using the picture provided, visually represent the general effect depressants have on a person.
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Stimulants
Stimulants act on the central nervous system to speed up the messages going to and from the brain. Stimulants can make the user feel more alert or confident. They increase heart rate, blood pressure and body temperature. Other physical effects include reduced appetite, dilated pupils, talkativeness, agitation and sleep disturbances. Large quantities or prolonged use of stimulants can over stimulate the user, causing seizures, anxiety, panic, headaches, stomach cramps, aggression and paranoia. Strong stimulants, such as amphetamines, can mask some of the effects of depressant drugs, such as alcohol or cannabis, making it difficult for the user to judge exactly what effects the drugs have on them. PRACTICAL ACTIVITY Using the picture provided, visually represent the general effect stimulants have on a person.
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Ice
Ice or crystal meth is the crystalline form of a methamphetamine, which looks like colourless crystals or a crystalline powder. It is a highly potent stimulant drug, with more severe consequences than speed or ecstasy. Users snort, inject, swallow or smoke ice and immediate symptoms include a feeling of euphoria and wellbeing, increased heart and breathing rates, anxiety, loss of appetite, severe headaches, hallucinations and bizarre behaviour. As the effects wear off, the symptoms can worsen, with users becoming hostile and aggressive. Long-term users often appear older than they are, with skin lesions and damaged teeth. Damage to the lining of the nose due to snorting and damage to the lungs from smoking ice can also occur. Ongoing violent behaviour and paranoia are also common effects. Users may also suffer strokes, as studies now show that ice can cause blood vessels in the brain to rupture. Ice is particularly dangerous as users develop both an addiction and a tolerance to the drug quite rapidly.
DISCUSSION ACTIVITY As a class, discuss why ice has become so notorious for its effects on users and the community, and how this notoriety has in turn created an immense amount of media attention recently. To read more about ice in the Australian media, go to the following news article web pages. www.theage.com.au/news/National/New-drug-strategy-to-tackleice-scourge/2007/04/22/1177180455158.html www.smh.com.au/news/national/ice-defiesdrugtrend/2007/01/31/ 1169919388309.html www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/07/23/1985041.htm
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Hallucinogens
Hallucinogens affect the way a person perceives things. The user may see or hear things that arent really there, or what they see may be distorted in some way. The effects of hallucinogens vary greatly, and it is impossible to predict how they may affect a particular person at a particular time. Effects of hallucinogenic drugs include dilation of the pupils, loss of appetite, increased activity, talking or laughing, a sense of emotional and psychological euphoria, jaw clenching, sweating, panic, paranoia, loss of contact with reality, irrational or bizarre behaviour, stomach cramps and nausea. PRACTICAL ACTIVITY Using the picture provided, visually represent the general effect hallucinogens have on a person.
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LITERACY ACTIVITY Using the table provided, classify these drugs according to their effect on the body.
amphetamines cannabis
cocaine
ecstasy
alcohol heroin LSD
magic mushrooms
tranquillisers (such as Rohypnol) inhalants (such as glue)
ketamine
caffeine
nicotine GHB hallucinogen
slimming tablets (such as Duromine) stimulant depressant
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Illicit drugs in Australia

Illicit drug use in Australia is an important issue to consider because of the potential for harm to both individuals and the community. This includes the spread of viruses like hepatitis C and HIV/AIDS, drug dependence and other related health problems, overdose, short- and long-term effects on lifestyle, and participation in criminal activity. A number of national surveys are regularly conducted to assess the extent of drug use in Australia. These surveys provide clear evidence that Australia has a problem with illicit drug use.
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Graphing illicit drug use statistics
Use a column graph to represent the following statistics, as reported in the 2007 National Drug Strategy Household Survey, on illicit drug use among Australians aged 14- to 19-years-old at some stage in their lives. 20% of teenagers have used cannabis. 2.1% of teenagers have used methamphetamines. 6% of teenagers have used ecstasy. 2% of teenagers have used inhalants. 2% of teenagers have used cocaine. 0.3% of teenagers have used heroin.
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When compared to past surveys, it is encouraging to know that illicit drug use among young people is decreasing and that most Australian teenagers do not use any illicit drugs. Propose reasons why cannabis is still the most widely used illicit drug by Australian young people.
The drug use triangle

The drug use triangle visually represents the factors that influence the degree of harm caused by a drug.
Person
Age? Experience? Male or female? Body size? Mood? Personality? Expectation of the drug?
Food intake?

Drug factors
Type of drug? How much taken? Over what time? Other drugs used? Strength of the drug? Purity of the drug?
Environmental factors
Where used? With whom? On what occasion? Supervision? Time of day/week? Activities after taking the drug?
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CRITICAL THINKING ACTIVITY Consider the following scenario and classify the factors contributing to the potential harms on the drug use triangle below.
Jack wants to celebrate the end of Year 12 by going to a dance party with a group of his friends. At the party, Jack is offered a tablet that he is told is ecstasy. He has never tried ecstasy before but his friends tell him that he will like it. He washes it down with bourbon and coke, and a packet of chips. Jack joins his friends and dances for hours to the hypnotic beat of the music. Jack eventually grabs a lift with his mate Ben, who has also been taking drugs, and feels pumped to check out a mutual friends party.
Person

Drug factors Environmental factors
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Poly drug use

Poly drug use is when two or more drugs are used together. It can multiply the effects of each drug and add to the adverse reactions. Combining drugs may produce serious health risks, such as a fatal overdose. Alcohol is a depressant that slows down respiration and is especially dangerous when taken with other substances. For example, alcohol has been reported to be a contributing factor in many fatal heroin and methadone overdoses in Australia. Unfortunately, there are no national surveys conducted to accurately show the levels of poly drug use in Australia and due to the many combinations of drugs used, it is difficult to research the effects of each combination. LITERACY ACTIVITY Outline the message conveyed about poly drug use in the picture below.
Particular risks associated with illicit drug use

There are additional risks associated with illicit drug use because there are no strict controls or guidelines for use. Some of these additional risks occur due to: the drug being mixed or contaminated with other materials the unknown purity and strength of illicit drugs the legal consequences of illicit drug use unpredictable reactions if mixed with other drugs, especially hallucinogenics.
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Drink spiking
Certain illicit drugs are used to spike a persons drinkthat is, placing an illicit substance into a drink without the owner of the drink knowing. Gammahydroxybutyrate (GHB), a hallucinogenic drug also known as fantasy or grievous bodily harm (GBH), is one such drug that is commonly used in cases of drink spiking. As it comes in a liquid form and has a colourless appearance, it can very easily be slipped into a drink and used to facilitate sexual assault. Symptoms of GHB drink spiking include drowsiness, memory loss, dizziness, reduced inhibitions and a feeling of euphoria leading to anxiety. High doses of GHB can result in seizures, comas and death.
ICT ACTIVITY Go to the following ReachOut web page: http://au.reachout.com/find/ articles/drink-spiking. Read the fact sheet and answer the following questions. 1 What are the reasons why someone might spike anothers drink?
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2 What do you think the characteristics of a drink spiker may be?
3 What would you do if you or a friend had your drink spiked?
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Influences on making decisions about drugs

The reasons why a young person may choose to use an illicit drug are many and varied.
PRACTICAL ACTIVITY Each of the following statements represents an influence on drug decision-making. In small groups, role-play a scenario based on one of the statements below. After each roleplay, the rest of the class will identify the influence signified by each statement. Write each influence in the space provided. I always wanted to try that stuff. All my friends were doing it so I thought, why not? It made me feel really relaxed. All my problems from school, home and life just went away. It was cool to do something dangerous. I wanted to feel better about myself. It was so easy to get.
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PRACTICAL ACTIVITY
Influences card game
scenario
For this game, you will be placed into groups of four and provided with four sets of cardsscenario cards,influence cards, most influential and least influential cards and challenge cards. You are to each have a turn at choosing a scenario card and explaining how you would respond to this scenario. Next, you are to rank the influences on this situation by placing your influence cards from most influential to least influential. You are then to provide an explanation of your ranking and allow other group members to challenge your influence ranking with a challenge card. You may agree with your group member/s and move the influence cards or disagree and keep them as they are. After participating in the card game, record your scenario below, together with the influences you ranked.
most influential
least influential
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ASSESSMENT FOR LEARNING ACTIVITY

The consequences of illicit drug use
Part A
In groups of four, select and research one illicit drug from the list below. amphetamines cannabis ecstasy heroin cocaine GHB ketamine LSD. This research will then form the basis of a five minute presentation to the class. Please read the following guidelines for your presentation to ensure you cover all the information required. Classificationis this drug a stimulant, depressant or hallucinogen? Natureprovide a description of this drug including how it is made and what it looks like. Laws associated with the use of this drug. Short- and long-term effects on the body. Referencesacknowledge all information sources used in your presentation.
Planning space
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Part B
Create a collage to represent the impact of using this drug on an individual and on the community. You will need to submit this collage to your teacher after showing it in your presentation. Please be creative in the way you present your research findings.You may consider aids such as PowerPoint, pamphlets, music, poems, newspaper articles, role-play and posters.
Group members Presentation date
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marking criteria
a student
shows extensive knowledge and understanding of the nature, classification, effects of the chosen drug and social/legal consequences of use identifies current laws associated with the use of the drug and provides relevant examples to aid in explanation presents a fast-moving and creative presentation that involves all group members shows excellent planning and research in presentation displays creativity and critical thinking in portraying the impact of this drug on both the individual and community.
correctly identifies the classification of the chosen drug and describes the nature, effects of the chosen drug and social/legal consequences of use displays evidence of thorough planning in presentation and involves all group members implements a variety of sources of research displays thorough depth of thought in showing the effect of drug use on the individual and the community.
presents sound information on any of the following: classification, nature and effects of the chosen drug, social/legal consequences of use satisfactorily describes the classification, nature, effects of the drug and social/legal consequences of use shows sound depth of research and analysis displays sound depth of thought in showing the effect of drug use on the individual and the community.
presents basic information on any of the following: classification, nature and effects of the chosen drug, social/legal consequences of use attempts to describe the classification, nature, effects of the drug and social/legal consequences of use shows basic preparation, structure, creativity and research in presentation. does not involve all members or does not present in a smooth manner.
presents limited information on any of the following: classification, nature and effects of the chosen drug, social/legal consequences of use does not attempt to describe the classification, nature, effects of the drug and social/legal consequences of use lacks confidence in presentation shows minimal preparation, structure, creativity and research in presentation.
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First aid for illicit drug use

It is important to know how to manage a person who has overdosed on illicit drugs. In extreme cases, the person may die without first aid and medical attention. Call an ambulance if you are unable to wake someone up, if they are continuously vomiting or if there is heavy bleeding from injuries. Lie someone on their side if they are unconscious. Clear their airway and check that they are breathing. Ensure the area surrounding the person is free from further dangers. Protect a drug-affected person from extremes of hot and cold. Treat injuries such as cuts and sprains. Treat shock caused by excessive bleeding or vomiting by keeping the person calm and warm. Avoid giving the person fluids. Dont ignore a person who is continuously vomiting. Dont try to stop vomiting. Dont give fluids to an unconscious person. Dont give a person more drugs to wake them up or calm them down. Dont give the person any food to eat if they are vomiting.
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PRACTICAL ACTIVITY In groups, select one of the following scenarios listed below. Suggest how you would deal with this scenario. Include first aid and safety strategies in your response. Role-play your strategies for the rest of the class. A friend is found lying in a pool of vomit on the front lawn at a party. They appear to be asleep; another friend tells you that they have had a cocktail of drugs. A boy at a party has used cannabis and consumed alcohol, and seems to be unconscious. One person suggests throwing the boy in the pool to bring him around. A girl has taken a mixture of LSD and some sort of tablet. She leaves the party and you find her playing chicken in the middle of the road as you are walking to your car.
First aid and safety strategies:
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Consequences of illicit drug use

Regardless of the type of illicit drug used, drug use creates many problems that can have an impact on both the individual user and their community. CRITICAL THINKING ACTIVITY How does illicit drug use contribute to problems in each of the following areas? For example, driving under the influence of drugs can cause an accident.
social responsibility (i.e. the law)
peer relationships
work or school
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personal finances
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READING ACTIVITY
Responding to national illicit drug campaigns
Your class will view the youth television campaigns created by the Australian Governments National Drugs Campaign on cannabis, ecstasy and speed as preparation for the panel discussion. You will then read the transcripts from these campaigns to help you complete the table below.
cannabis
ecstasy
speed
consequences of use
my thoughts
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PRACTICAL ACTIVITY
Panel discussion
In this activity, each class member will take part in a panel discussion as either a panel member or an audience participant.Your teacher or a fellow class member will act as the discussion facilitator. The following question will form the basis of the discussion. What are the consequences of illicit drug use on the individual user and their community? Summarise the important points made by panel members and the audience.
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DRUG USE REVISION

1 Choose the most likely reason that there is no safe level of alcohol use recommended for adolescents. Adolescent bodies are still developing and alcohol may have a detrimental effect on this. Adolescent height and weight ratios are the same for girls and boys. If an adolescent dies after consuming recommended alcohol levels there would be legal consequences. It is unethical to experiment on adolescents to work out suitable recommendations. Joshua and Jayne go to a party and both decide to have some drinks. Joshua has three beers and Jayne has two alcoholic sodas. Jayne becomes very loud and obviously drunk while Jason appears to be unaffected. 2 What are the factors contributing to the different reactions to alcohol in this scenario.
3 Which of the below statements describes how binge drinking can be measured? Type of alcohol consumed and the period of time in which it is consumed. Amount of alcohol and the period of time in which it is consumed. Amount of alcohol and the type of alcohol consumed. Characteristics of the drinker and the effect of the alcohol on them. 4 What factors influence a young persons decision to drink?
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5 Which of the following advertisements would be in breach of the Australian voluntary Alcohol Beverages Advertising Code for young people? a well-known Australian pop star endorsing an alcoholic beverage during their concert an advertisement where an Australian football team relaxes with a beer in the change room after a grand final an advertisement for a brand of wine, being screened on television after 9.30 p.m. at night an alcohol advertisement appearing in the weekend papers.
6 What are the three types of drugs? List the characteristics of each.
7 If a person took ecstasy with some alcohol, the combination of effects would be: neutral an increased stimulant or depressant effect hallucinogenic an increased sense of confidence and energy levels.
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8 What first aid measures would you use in a drug-related emergency?
Justin gets a lift home with a mate who has been using drugs. He lives too far away from the party to walk and everyone else he knows has already left. The mate drives erratically, laughing and shouting out to others on the roads until he is pulled over by the police and arrested for drug driving. 9 Classify the harms associated with the above scenario and suggest healthy alternatives to this risky behaviour for Justin in the table below.
social harms
physical harms
economic harms
legal harms
healthy alternatives
10 Discuss the following statement with reference to what you have learnt in this unit: Drug use is everybodys problem.
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LITERACY ACTIVITY
Unit vocabulary building
unit vocabulary list

binge illicit depressant poly drug tolerance acceptable alcoholic prohibit marketing stimulant hallucinogen dependency regulation influential encourage restriction hazard campaign
1 Select a synonym for each of the following list words.
language tip...
Synonyms are words that have the same meaning.
list word hazard regulation poly drug restriction stimulant prohibit influential encourage
synonym
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2 Give the verb form of each of the following list words.
list word marketing stimulant hallucinogen tolerance regulation restriction dependency influential
verb
3 Find the secret message by eliminating the following words from the table: three examples of stimulant drugs two examples of depressant drugs a drug that speeds up the activity of your central nervous system the term for drugs that affect how you perceive things three factors that can influence the effect of alcohol on an individual a social effect of illicit drug use an example of a hallucinogenic drug.
cannabis tolerance affects stimulant
drug caffeine hallucinogens everybody
weight use alcohol LSD
ecstasy crime speed mood
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4 Find as many words as you can that are linked to the topic just studied that start with each letter of the alphabet.
alphabet challenge
a b c d e f g h i j k l m
n o p q r s t u v w x y z
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Personal evaluation
T things I liked best in this unit were he
T things I liked least in this unit were he
Improvements that I could suggest for this unit include
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Teacher feedback
Teachers comments
Task:
Student strengths:
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Teachers comments (1=poor, 5=excellent) application in classcontribution of ideas, listening to others quality of responses in workbookthoughtful and thorough responses homework completionto a consistently high standard spelling, grammar and expressionevidence of care taken when checking over work
Recommendations:
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Alcohol use in Australia

Use the continuum below to answer the following questions.

1 Create your own definition of binge drinking.

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Individual differences and alcohol effects

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size and weight gender

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Researching the effects of binge drinking

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media alcohol industry

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Alcohol marketing and the media

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1 What images are used to sell the alcoholic beverage?

2 What message is conveyed in this advertisement?

3 Who do you consider to be the target audience for this advertisement?

4 How is colour used to promote the product?

5 Describe any appealing aspects of this advertisement to young people.

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Analysing beer commercials

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4 As a class, discuss your responses to this activity.

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Tobacco marketing and the media

1900s All states prohibit the sale or supply of cigarettes to children.

1990 Federal legislation prohibits advertising in newspapers and magazines.

1976 Federal laws prohibit cigarette advertising on TV and radio. 1900

hazard, is a compulsory phrase on all cigarette packets in Australia from 1973.

1972 Smoking is a health

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Pearson Australia, a division of Pearson Australia Group

CONCLUSIONhow did the available information impact on your prediction?

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Pearson Australia, a division of Pearson Australia Group

Pearson Australia, a division of Pearson Australia Group

Pearson Australia, a division of Pearson Australia Group

Pearson Australia, a division of Pearson Australia Group

Pearson Australia, a division of Pearson Australia Group

alcohol heroin LSD

tranquillisers (such as Rohypnol) inhalants (such as glue)

nicotine GHB hallucinogen

slimming tablets (such as Duromine) stimulant depressant

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Illicit drugs in Australia

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The drug use triangle

The drug use triangle