Our Inquiry Question: To what extent are the students making informed decisions about drug, alcohol, and smoking?
GOT HEALTH? Inquiry group:
Here are some links for SELF-ADVOCACY Thought Provoking QUOTES to add to the "GOT HEALTH?" Drug FACTS posters...
http://www.searchquotes.com/search/Self_Advocacy/
USE THIS LINK TO GET THE POSTER TEMPLATE
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Here are the facts each person has chosen from the websites to use in their personal posters. Each question/fact will be used for the pre & post survey.
Connor -tobacco- Smoking tobacco is the chief avoidable cause of death in our society. http://www.streetdrugs.org/html%20files/Tobacco.html
Alex -alcohol -The immediate or short term effects of alcohol include impaired judgment, impaired coordination, impaired vision, and a delayed reaction time to outside stimuli. http://www.streetdrugs.org/html%20files/Alcohol.html
Erin - alcohol - You could get liver disease, heart disease, certain forms of cancer, and pancreatitis if you drink too much, too often. From http://www.streetdrugs.org/html%20files/Alcohol.html
Sebastien - alcohol - Each year, approximately 5,000 people under the age of 21 die as a result of underage drinking. This includes about 1,900 deaths from car accidents, 1,600 homicides, 300 suicides, and hundreds of other deaths due to accidents like falls, burns and drownings.
http://www.abovetheinfluence.com/facts/drugsalcohol U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. The Surgeon General’s Call to Action to Prevent and Reduce Underage Drinking 2007 (http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/topics/underagedrinking/calltoaction.pdf#page=22 )
Tristan -smoking fact:Once your body gets a taste for nicotine, it can quickly become a life-long addiction, with extremely fatal consequences.http://www.abovetheinfluence.com/facts/drugstobacco
Hannah - marijuana
Michelle -marijuana "Research clearly demonstrates that marijuana has the potential to cause problems in daily life or make a person's existing problems worse. In fact, heavy marijuana users generally report lower life satisfaction, poorer mental and physical health, relationship problems, and less academic and career success compared to their peers who came from similar backgrounds. For example, marijuana use is associated with a higher likelihood of dropping out from school. Several studies also associate workers' marijuana smoking with increased absences, tardiness, accidents, workers' compensation claims, and job turnover." http://www.drugabuse.gov/publications/drugfacts/marijuana
Matt"Whether smoked or chewed, nicotine is one of the most highly addictive drugs used in today's society. And once you're hooked, it's extremely hard to overcome this addiction.65 Surveys have shown that most adult smokers first tried cigarettes during their teen years, and there is a direct relationship between early smoking and adult addiction.
Georgia - You may have heard people argue that marijuana is a "gateway drug" to harder drug use. Some say this is a myth, others insist it is a fact. The truth is that there is a link. Research shows that the earlier you start using marijuana, the more likely you are to become dependent on it or other types of drugs later in life.42 http://www.abovetheinfluence.com/facts/drugsmarijuana
Zack - smokingCigarette smoking is responsible for more than 400,000 deaths each year, or one in every five deaths.http://www.streetdrugs.org/html%20files/Tobacco.html
Tristan - smoking fact: Once your body gets a taste for nicotine, it can quickly become a life-long addiction, with extremely fatal consequences. http://www.abovetheinfluence.com/facts/drugstobacco
Pavlik FACT:"Over time, your brain adjusts to the stimulation ("buzz") from nicotine and lowers your natural energy level or mood. You may then start to crave a cigarette for a boost. The more you smoke, the more nicotine you need to feel good. Soon, your body craves nicotine to feel "normal." Being without nicotine for even a few hours can cause withdrawal symptoms like headaches, depression, anger, anxiety, and problems sleeping."
http://www.lung.ca/protect-protegez/tobacco-tabagisme/facts-faits/addicted-dependant_e.php\
Isabelle -in charge of prizes
Alex -alcohol -The immediate or short term effects of alcohol include impaired judgment, impaired coordination, impaired vision, and a delayed reaction time to outside stimuli. http://www.streetdrugs.org/html%20files/Alcohol.html
Erin - alcohol - You could get liver disease, heart disease, certain forms of cancer, and pancreatitis if you drink too much, too often. From http://www.streetdrugs.org/html%20files/Alcohol.html
Sebastien - alcohol - Each year, approximately 5,000 people under the age of 21 die as a result of underage drinking. This includes about 1,900 deaths from car accidents, 1,600 homicides, 300 suicides, and hundreds of other deaths due to accidents like falls, burns and drownings.
http://www.abovetheinfluence.com/facts/drugsalcohol U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. The Surgeon General’s Call to Action to Prevent and Reduce Underage Drinking 2007 (http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/topics/underagedrinking/calltoaction.pdf#page=22 )
Tristan -smoking fact:Once your body gets a taste for nicotine, it can quickly become a life-long addiction, with extremely fatal consequences.http://www.abovetheinfluence.com/facts/drugstobacco
Hannah - marijuana
Michelle -marijuana "Research clearly demonstrates that marijuana has the potential to cause problems in daily life or make a person's existing problems worse. In fact, heavy marijuana users generally report lower life satisfaction, poorer mental and physical health, relationship problems, and less academic and career success compared to their peers who came from similar backgrounds. For example, marijuana use is associated with a higher likelihood of dropping out from school. Several studies also associate workers' marijuana smoking with increased absences, tardiness, accidents, workers' compensation claims, and job turnover." http://www.drugabuse.gov/publications/drugfacts/marijuana
Matt"Whether smoked or chewed, nicotine is one of the most highly addictive drugs used in today's society. And once you're hooked, it's extremely hard to overcome this addiction.65 Surveys have shown that most adult smokers first tried cigarettes during their teen years, and there is a direct relationship between early smoking and adult addiction.
Georgia - You may have heard people argue that marijuana is a "gateway drug" to harder drug use. Some say this is a myth, others insist it is a fact. The truth is that there is a link. Research shows that the earlier you start using marijuana, the more likely you are to become dependent on it or other types of drugs later in life.42 http://www.abovetheinfluence.com/facts/drugsmarijuana
Zack - smokingCigarette smoking is responsible for more than 400,000 deaths each year, or one in every five deaths.http://www.streetdrugs.org/html%20files/Tobacco.html
Tristan - smoking fact: Once your body gets a taste for nicotine, it can quickly become a life-long addiction, with extremely fatal consequences. http://www.abovetheinfluence.com/facts/drugstobacco
Pavlik FACT:"Over time, your brain adjusts to the stimulation ("buzz") from nicotine and lowers your natural energy level or mood. You may then start to crave a cigarette for a boost. The more you smoke, the more nicotine you need to feel good. Soon, your body craves nicotine to feel "normal." Being without nicotine for even a few hours can cause withdrawal symptoms like headaches, depression, anger, anxiety, and problems sleeping."
http://www.lung.ca/protect-protegez/tobacco-tabagisme/facts-faits/addicted-dependant_e.php\
Isabelle -in charge of prizes