Drug and Substance Abuse

Unit 2.3: Drug and Substance Abuse

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Learning Objective

After the completion of the session, trainees will be able to

-       understand the causes of drugs and substance abuse

-       see consequences for oneself-family and society and harm minimisation

Session Plan

Number	Duration	Task	Activities	Materials
Task 1	25	Explain Drugs and Substance Abuse	Instruction, Q&A Group Work	Metacards Flip Charts Visual Aid 2.3.1/2/3
Task 2	30	Explain the Consequences of Drug and Substance Abuse	Instruction, Q&A Group Work	Flip Charts Visual Aid 2.3.4/5
Summary	5			Visual Aid 2.3.6

Explain Drugs and Substance Abuse                                  25 Min

Make four groups. Provide Meta cards to the trainees. Tell them to write down a few names of drugs they know. Also ask them to write down what impact they have on health, mental stability and person’s behaviour. Ask them to mention what impact it has on family, workplace and society.

Ask them to know how they would deal with an addict. Drug abusers are treated as the ‘rouge’ of the society. As a result, their issues are avoided and they are alienated from family and society. Therefore, it is also important to mention here that the ‘youth’ should also change the mind set of looking at drug users and try to counsel and cure them rather than dismissing them.

Ask the groups to present and have an open discussion about people they know who are drug addicts. Highlight that it is important not to criminalise or discriminate them but to support them empathetically in coming out of this harmful habit.