"What does it feel like to have a drug and or alcohol addiction? Unless a person actually has the disease it is virtually impossible to describe the feeling in words. Most people struggling with addiction wonder if they will ever get well. They wonder why they can’t stop. They wonder why they keep d
After assimilating all of this information, as an individual and as a teacher, you probably have some thoughts on this topic. Substance abuse and addiction, as a family disease, reaches wide and far- someone you know probably struggles with this disease and may or may not be in recovery process. A personal reflection, based on one of the below items, is the final task for this badge.
# Relate new information learned and what interested /surprised you most.
# Comment ways substance abuse impacts your class milieu /individual relationships.
# How do you think you might set up a staff development program for this topic?
# Why may you believe your loved one ,friend, or student started using a substance and/or continues using? Enter your thoughts and feelings in writing, visually, or another creative way about your story.
# How do you feel about government regulation of drugs (for public's own safety)? Is personal choice more important despite the effects?
# What are some takeaway points that relate to you, as a teacher, and to the students you teach.Videos and Articles
https://safesupportivelearning.ed.gov/topic-research/safety/substance-abuse
https://www.getsmartaboutdrugs.gov/video
https://mindremakeproject.org/2021/09/22/best-ted-talks-for-addiction/
https://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/prevention/youth-initiative/youth-magazine/2021/july/substance-use-prevention-a-personal-reflection.html
Substance Use and Addiction
