Life Skills Development/Module One/Unit 2: Substance Use and Abuse

Introduction and Rationale
This unit will provide you with information on various substances that can affect your behaviour, consciousness or your mood. Some are legal and others are illegal substances. They include not only street drugs such as heroin and marijuana, but tranquillizers, stimulants and such familiar drugs as alcohol, nicotine and caffeine. Some of these substances create problems e.g loss of school time, loss of work time, poor performance due to hangovers, arguments or accidents while intoxicated. Some can lead to serious health problems.

Understanding the effects of substances on your mind and body as well as its consequences on the family and community can help you make ethical choices and avoid high risk behaviour regarding legal and illegal drugs; and to understand and overcome dependencies.

Unit Content
This Unit covers three broad areas as listed below:

Checklists of Performance Task
1. Summary of Information researched  1.|I wrote two statements on how use of alcohol impacts on the quality of users’ life|||| 2.|I wrote two statements on how use of cigarettes impact on the quality of users’ life|||| 3.|I wrote two statements on how use of cocaine impacts on the quality of users’ life||||  1.|I designed one poster/brochure on appropriate life style choices||||
 * RUBRIC of performance criteria|V. Well Done|Well Done|OK|Not Ok- Will redo by ….
 * RUBRIC of performance criteria|V. Well Done|Well Done|OK|Not Ok- Will redo by ….

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