1. Mental, Emotional Health
DAY 2

2. I Can…
1. I can explain the cycle of addiction
2. I can recognize external and internal
influences
(peer pressure, media, desire to be
that contribute towards initial
use and potentially, addiction.
3. I can describe the effects (physical,
emotional, social, mental) of addiction
adult/cool etc.)

3. HW:
1. Research Addiction
http://www.worldlifeexpectancy.com/addicti
on-can-affect-you-too
- definition, examples, brain research
- signs and symptoms and
- treatment options

4. What are drugs?
• TPS

5. What are drugs?
• chemicals or substances that change
the way our bodies work.
– Find way to bloodstream
– Transported throughout body
– In brain can intensify or dull
senses, alter your sense of
alertness, sometimes decrease
physical pain.
• May be helpful or harmful –
examples?

6. Why do teens use?

7. Why do teens use?
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Peer pressure
Self medication
Curiosity
Don’t believe they will become addicted
Want to be ―adult‖
Advertising (tobacco & alcohol)
Featured in movies – ―cool‖
Family does
Social

8. Why is it extra bad for teens to
use drugs?

9. Why is it extra bad
for teens to use
drugs?
•Body is still developing
–Especially the brain!
•Leads to risky behavior
•More likely to become
addicted

10. Group Activity…
• Who is at Greater Risk?
– See Addiction Activity 1

11. Cycle of Addiction
• A young person is feeling pain and discomfort because of
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family, school, social, emotional or mental problems.
Individual looks for ways to feel better, so he or she starts
to take drugs.
At first, the drugs seem to work because they dull the pain
the person is trying to escape from. So the person keeps
taking the drug.
From this point, it often doesn’t take long for the person
to become addicted because he or she has developed a
physical dependence—an addiction—to the substance.
Now the person can think only about getting more of this
drug just to function.
At this stage, a serious downward spiral begins. The
person will sacrifice anything—family, friends, school, or
work—for drugs. Changed by drugs both physically and
mentally, the person is now an addict.

12. Some terms
• Initial Use
• Transitional Use
• Tolerance
• Physically dependent
• Psychologically dependent
• Withdrawal
Leads to Addiction

13. HW:
1. Research Addiction
http://www.worldlifeexpectancy.com/addicti
on-can-affect-you-too
- definition, examples, brain research
- signs and symptoms and
- treatment options

14. Addiction DAY 3
I CAN…
1. I can recognize external and internal
influences
(peer pressure, media, desire to be
that contribute towards initial
use and potentially, addiction.
adult/cool etc.)
2. I can describe the effects (physical,
emotional, social, mental) of addiction

15. Some terms
• Initial Use
• Transitional Use
• Tolerance
• Physically dependent
• Psychologically dependent
• Withdrawal
Leads to Addiction

16. Dependence
– Physically dependent:
• when the user relies on the drug/something to feel
normal and the body needs the drug to function
– Psychologically dependent:
• when the user uses the drug/something as an
emotional crutch
– Substance abuse:
• what does the term substance abuse mean? How
is it different from addiction?
**overindulgence in or dependence on an addictive
substance, esp. alcohol or drugs.

17. Denial and Rationalization
• Denial:
– insistence that there is no problem despite
evidence to the contrary
– $$ crisis, effect on family, job
• Rationalization:
– explanations of use, self imposed rules that
legitimize use
– Ex. statements like – ―everyone needs ____‖