Drug Use
Drug Use
Digital Unit
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Drug Use
A Reminder:
The companion websites in stage 4 and 5 are available on the school intranet.
These websites provide a wealth of support material for both students and teachers at home
and in the classroom. The extra content and stimulating activities include:
Quiz Questions
Web Destinations
Interactive Crosswords
Review Questions
Interactive Animations
Drag and Drop Interactives
Things I would like to learn in this topic include…
For details on the required outcomes for this unit, go to the website:
www.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au
UNIT OUTCOMES: 5.1, 5.6, 5.7, 5.12, 5.15, 5.16
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Drug Use
In this unit, you will…
learn about:
• alcohol use in Australia
• alcohol marketing and the media
• tobacco marketing and the media
• illicit drugs
• influences on making decisions
about drugs
• first aid for illicit drug use
• consequences of illicit drug use.
learn how to:
• explore the harms associated with
drug use and propose healthy
solutions for risky situations
• recognise and evaluate the short-term effects and long-term consequences of
alcohol and illicit drug use on the individual and community.
Unit vocabulary list
binge
alcoholic
regulation
illicit
prohibit
influential
depressant
marketing
encourage
poly drug
stimulant
restriction
tolerance
hallucinogen
hazard...