FHN Health

Chapter 26- Drug Projects

As a group you will be given a specific drug to research. Your job is to research your drug and present it to the class. You will present your “DRUG” with a power point presentation. There will be NO use of drug paraphernalia or drug products in any way during this project. If you should have any questions regarding the content of your project, ask first!!!!

You will be given 2 days of library/research time and 1 day in the library computer lab to create/finish your power point presentations.


POWER POINT PRESENTATIONS

Student ID # ______

Group Number _____ Hour _____

Group Members:______

COVER PAGE (1 PT) _____

DRUG CATEGORY (3 PTS) Describe the category (what does it do to the body (2 PT)).

(Is the drug a depressant, stimulant, hallucinogen, marijuana, opiate, etc (1PT) _____

DRUG SCHEDULE (1 PT)

WHAT THE SCHEDULE MEANS- www.dea.gov (2 PTS) _____

SLANG TERMS (3 PTS) _____

VALUE OF (2 PTS) _____

ORIGIN- Where it came

From… be specific (5 PTS) _____

IS IT NATURAL OR SYNTHETIC? (2 pts) _____

Describe how you know.

SHORT TERM EFFECTS (3 PTS) _____

LONG TERM EFFECTS (3 PTS) _____

OVERDOSE-Can you die directly from taking this drug (2 PTS) ___

WITHDRAWL SYMPTOMS (3 PTS) _____

ADDICTION?? (3 PTS) _____

Can you become addicted? How? Is it a physiological or psychological addiction?

HOW ITS TAKEN (3 PTS) _____

Inhalation, Ingestion, Absorption, Injection

PENALTIES FOR

POSSESSION (2 PTS) _____

BIBLIOGRAPHY (2 PTS) _____

CREATIVITY/NEATNESS OF POWERPOINT:

Need to use color, pictures, etc (7 PTS) _____

PRESENTATION OF POWERPOINT (5 pts) _____

TOTAL POINTS:______

COMMENTS: (50) POINTS POSSIBLE)

TOTAL SCORE OF PROJECT ___/50


This is to help you gather the information needed for your power point presentation. You do not have to turn these sheets in.

NAME AND DEFINITION OF DRUG:______

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DRUG CATEGORY ______

SLANG TERMS/STREET NAMES:______

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DRUG SCHEDULE ______

WHAT DOES THE DRUG SCHEULE MEAN ______

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COST/ESTIMATED STREET VALUE:______

ORIGIN (Where did the drug come from, be specific?) ______

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SHORT TERM EFFECTS:______

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LONG TERM EFFECTS:______

______

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WITHDRAWL SYMPTOMS:______

______

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OVERDOSE- Can you die/overdose from taking the drug? ______

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ADDICTION?? Can you become addicted? How? Is it a physiological or psychological addiction?

:______

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HOW IT IS TAKEN/USED:______

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PENALITIES FOR POSSESSION ______

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WEBSITES FOR PROJECT: these are just a few that students have found over time. If you find more, let me know so that I can add them to the list!

streetdrugs.org

drugabuse.com

drugprograms.com

clubdrugs.org

whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/

customs.gov

drugfreeamerica.org

yahoo.com – slang words

dare_america.com

FDA.com

drugfreenc.org/html/drug_info.html

www.dea.gov

drugs.com


TEAM EVALUATION

Your Name: ______

Your Drug: ______

Team member names:

1.______

2.______

3. ______

How would you rate YOUR participation in the effort you put forth? List the ways you contributed as a team member. Give yourself a grade.

______

Your grade:______

How would you rate your team members and why? Give them a grade as well for their efforts toward the team project.

1.______

2.______

3. ______

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Did you like the research project? ______Why?______