For some people, the force of addiction can be as biologically compelling as the drive for food or water. High schoolers watch a video segment about Ryan, a recovering addict, and learn more about how opioids and other drugs can affect the brain differently in addicts.

Concepts

addiction, drug addiction, drugs, prescription drugs, drug abuse, the brain, opioids, making decisions

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Additional Tags

health

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Instructional Ideas

• Have class members watch the video and complete the worksheet at home for a flipped classroom activity
• Use the extension activities as a cross-curricular link to language arts

Classroom Considerations

• Designed for high schoolers but applicable to middle school curriculum as well
• The sixth part of an eight-lesson series on prescription drugs

Pros

• Includes a teacher's guide and links to the video segment
• Aligned to National Health Standards

Cons

• None

Common Core

SL.9-10.1.a SL.9-10.2 SL.11-12.1.a SL.11-12.2