How are Drugs Categorized?
What are the different categories of drugs? Time Frame: This lesson is designed for five fifty-minute class periods or three to four ninety minute class periods. Resources: Glencoe Health: A Guide to Wellness (Third Edition) and Resource Kit Macmillan/McGraw-Hill 936 Eastwind Drive Westerville, Ohio 43081 Pages 478-491 Reteaching Activities 63, 64, and 65 Guided Reading Activity 63, 64, and 65 Workbook Activity 63, 64, and 65 Act For Health: Using Theater to Teach Tough Teen Topics (“Drug Abuse”) R. William Pike ETR Associates Santa Cruz, California 1991 “Hard Facts About Facts” (video) ETR Associates Santa Cruz, California The House That Crack Built Chronicle Books 276 Fifth Street San Francisco, CA 94103 1-800-722-6657 Teaching Resources: Index cards Pictures of drugs Cartoon – “Kudzu” Transparency – Drug, drug use, misuse, abuse Transparency – Signs of Drug Abuse TV/VCR video – “Hard Facts About Drugs” Newspapers Guest speaker – DARE or Police Officer Culminating Activity/Assessment
