Drug and Alcohol Awareness
By: Julia Li
table of contents discussion questions/essay topics/journal questions p. 3 alcohol & drug abuse brochure p. 4 before and after effects of s/a p. 5 alcohol recovery story p. 6 drug and alcohol related worksheets p. 7
Health and Social Issues: Drug and Alcohol Awareness
Discussion Questions:
1. What happens if a person uses a substance when they do not really need to? Why would they want to?
2. How does peer pressure become involved with your decision to abuse substances? What would you do if you were peer pressured into taking a substance that you didn’t want to?
3. What are the mental effects of drug and alcohol abuse for the consumer?
4. How can people keep themselves from not becoming involved in substance abuse?
Essay Topics:
1. Addiction is very common to abusers of substances and the effects could be life threatening. Sometimes it could be very difficult for one to stop. Talking to positive role models, going to therapeutic counseling, and visiting health care providers could make it easier to quit. Once addicted to substances, do you think there is a possibility of returning to your previous substance-free lifestyle?
2. It is a lot easier to prevent a serious addiction to drug and alcohol abuse once you determine the warning signs that are visible. Using the knowledge you’ve obtained from the video or previous information you learned, identify the physical, behavioral and psychological warning signs of drug abuse.
Personal Journal Questions:
1. Even with the peer pressure and the stress that is brought upon by others, it is your decision in the end whether or not you want to abuse drugs. It is a tremendously important decision that you will need time to think about. How would your life change if drugs took a part in your life? (short term and long term)
2. Not only do drugs and alcohol affect the consumer, but it also
table of contents discussion questions/essay topics/journal questions p. 3 alcohol & drug abuse brochure p. 4 before and after effects of s/a p. 5 alcohol recovery story p. 6 drug and alcohol related worksheets p. 7
Health and Social Issues: Drug and Alcohol Awareness
Discussion Questions:
1. What happens if a person uses a substance when they do not really need to? Why would they want to?
2. How does peer pressure become involved with your decision to abuse substances? What would you do if you were peer pressured into taking a substance that you didn’t want to?
3. What are the mental effects of drug and alcohol abuse for the consumer?
4. How can people keep themselves from not becoming involved in substance abuse?
Essay Topics:
1. Addiction is very common to abusers of substances and the effects could be life threatening. Sometimes it could be very difficult for one to stop. Talking to positive role models, going to therapeutic counseling, and visiting health care providers could make it easier to quit. Once addicted to substances, do you think there is a possibility of returning to your previous substance-free lifestyle?
2. It is a lot easier to prevent a serious addiction to drug and alcohol abuse once you determine the warning signs that are visible. Using the knowledge you’ve obtained from the video or previous information you learned, identify the physical, behavioral and psychological warning signs of drug abuse.
Personal Journal Questions:
1. Even with the peer pressure and the stress that is brought upon by others, it is your decision in the end whether or not you want to abuse drugs. It is a tremendously important decision that you will need time to think about. How would your life change if drugs took a part in your life? (short term and long term)
2. Not only do drugs and alcohol affect the consumer, but it also