Content Area: Health and Physical Education

 

Index: 2.3C Grade 12 CPI 1

 

Standard: 2.3 - Drugs & Medicine

 

Strand: C - Dependency/Addiction and Treatment

 

Cumulative Progress Indicator:  1 -  The student will compare and contrast the physical, social, and emotional indicators of possible substance abuse.

 

Grade: 12

 

Sample Activities:

 

·       THEORIES OF DEPENDENCY - Students research and compare theories on the nature of addiction and dependency and write a paper describing those theories. Students may choose to focus on issues such as women and addiction, hereditary factors that may influence dependency, cultural factors that may contribute to dependency, or ethnic stereotyping and dependency.


Variation: Students debate the various theories, using evidence from their research.

 

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