Students will learn about the four pillars of Drug Strategies our society uses to prevent, reduce the number of addicts, and the harm they place on our society; from deaths, disease transmission, crime, cost, etc. Once students understand each pillar and how these steps help prevent addictions they will focus on the forth pillar which is "Harm Reduction". Harm Reduction is very contraversal and fairly new in our society, especially with the Heroin Epidemic we are facing in our society. Harm reduction programs and practices aim to reduce the harms associated with the use of drugs in people unable or unwilling to stop. Harm reduction programs focus on limiting the risks and harms associated with unsafe drug use (HIV transmission, viral hepatitis, and death from overdose), decrease the cost on society and petty crime. Students will form personal opinions on three different types of Harm Reduction practices around the world and they work as a group to debate their view point.
- Subject:
- Career and Technical Education
- Health Science
- Material Type:
- Formative Assessment
- Learning Task
- Lesson
- Lesson Plan
- Provider:
- Tara VanCaster
- Author:
- Tara VanCaster
- Date Added:
- 03/28/2018