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Drug Misuse, Abuse
and Addiction
Lesson 5-3
BELL RINGER
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Open the Unit 5 Student Journal to Lesson 5-3, Journal Entry
Write a few sentences about what behaviors would make you
suspect another person was using drugs.
Ask and discuss:
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Have you ever heard people say they were “addicted” to something –TV show, food, or
activity –?
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What comes to mind when you think of someone being addicted to a drug?
MOTIVATION
O People sometimes use the
“idea” of addiction to
describe an activity they
really enjoy or have a hard
time stopping or not doing.
O They may use it lightly or in
a joking way.
O When talking about drug
addiction, most people
understand the serious
consequences: health,
social, environmental,
family, and financial
problems
O Experts distinguish between
the terms misuse, abuse, and
addiction in regard to drug
use.
O Legal drugs have legitimate
medical uses and can be
prescribed by a doctor or
bought over the counter.
O These drugs can be used
responsibly, but any drug
(legal or illegal) can be
dangerous if it’s misused or
abused.
ASK & DISCUSS
O Work with a partner to write the definition
for each term associated with drugs:
O misuse
O abuse
O You can write this definition under your
journal entry
O Be ready to share!
DEFINITIONS
O Drug misuse: the use of legally
prescribed or over-the-counter
drugs.
O In greater amounts, more often, in
unintended ways.
O Drug abuse: the use of illegal drugs
or the inappropriate use of legal
drugs.
O To produce pleasure, alleviate
stress, avoid reality or alter
perceptions
O That’s done deliberately and
repeatedly to achieve these effects
O That causes problems for the user
Examples
Misuse
Taking more doses of cough syrup
than recommended during the
day to treat your cough.
O Using someone else’s prescription
medicine to treat a similar
condition.
O Stopping use of antibiotics before
the prescribed amount has been
taken.
Abuse
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Taking large doses of cough syrup
in order to get high.
O Using an allergy medicine to keep
you awake while studying for a
test.
O Drinking enough alcohol to make
you sick OR drinking any alcohol if
your under the age of 21.
O Using any kind of illegal drug.
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WHAT IS DRUG
ADDICTION?
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Addiction - A chronic (repeating) brain
disease characterized by compulsive
drug seeking and use, despite harmful
consequences.
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It is a brain disease because drugs
change both the structures of the
brain and how it works.
These brain changes can lead to
harmful or self-destructive
behaviors.
It’s chronic because these brain
changes can be ongoing and long
lasting.
Someone who’s addicted finds it
extremely hard to stop using a drug.
The person may be able to stop for a
while, but often relapses or goes back
to using the drug.
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Drug seeking and use can become
compulsive because the drive to get
and use the drug is very strong.
Harmful consequences of drug
addiction can include:
O Physical, emotional, and social
problems.
O troubles with family, friends,
school work, money, or the law.
READING ACTIVITY
O Understanding Addiction (WB 4-6)
O #1 read How Addiction Affects
the Brain
O #2 read How Addiction
Develops
O #3 read Stages of Addiction
O #4 read Consequences of
Addiction
O Highlight what you want to report
back to the rest of your group.
You can also take notes on the
side of the passages.
#1 How do drugs change the brain?
#2 What are some risk factors that can
contribute to addiction?
#3 What are the stages of addiction?
#4 What are the negative consequences of
addiction?
Who’s Addicted/EXIT TICKET
O socrative.com
O Room: DHJHEALTH
O Be sure to give a description AND 2
examples in the short answer question.
O Read each story and then use the notes
from WB 4-6 to answer what stage of
addiction each person is at.