How do opioids affect the lives of families and individuals within a community? Scholars explore the topic with a series of informative, thought-provoking videos. They also complete worksheets and discuss the effects of the opioid epidemic in small groups. 

Concepts

Substance Abuse, opioids, drug abuse, drug addiction

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Additional Tags

college and career readiness

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Instructional Ideas

• Have partners create a poster to inform others about opioid abuse 
• Ask individuals to research a list of community resources for those affected by the opioid crisis

Classroom Considerations

• Requires showing several brief videos
• Contains material that may be sensitive for some learners 

Pros

• Videos are interesting and contain first-person accounts of the effects of drug addiction
• Includes a list of helpful vocabulary and a corresponding worksheet 

Cons

• None

Common Core

SL.6.1.a SL.7.1.a SL.8.1.a