EDUCATION

Alcohol Curriculum Infusion Strategies for Education Classes

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·          In clinical experiences and student teaching, education majors can incorporate content designed to prevent substance abuse among elementary and high school students.

·          Students research topics on substance abuse and build a “resource library” with materials to be used with students of various ages.

·          Write an essay discussing important trends in the history of drug abuse education in America.

·          Research various drug abuse prevention curricula. The Search Institute has exemplary programs and criteria.  (http://www.search-institute.org/).

·          Articulate a personal philosophy of drug abuse prevention.

·          Develop a drug abuse prevention strategy for the students they are planning to teach in the future.

·          Write a coherent and specific critique of those drug abuse approaches that the student believes are less effective than preferred methods.

·          Be able to find a variety of information about drugs and drug abuse on the Internet, including information about specific drugs, arguments for and against various approaches to drug abuse prevention, and the home pages of leading drug abuse prevention organizations.

·          Be able to list criteria that can be used to evaluate the trustworthiness of various on-line sources of information about drugs.

·          Have students examine their own past behaviors concerning drug use and abuse.

·          Have students assess their perceptions of how serious drug abuse is/was within their education institutions.

·          Have students present research that shows the prevalence of substance abuse in the larger population.

·          Have students present reliable information about the effects of drug use and abuse.

·          Students research and present alternative philosophical approaches to drug use, abuse, and prevention.

·          Help students to design general approaches to drug abuse prevention which may work to discourage drug abuse among their future students.

 
Physical Education:
Examine drug-taking behavior as it relates to sports and physical performance. An example of an article students will read is: Benjamin, D. Shame of the games: Ben Johnson is stripped of his gold in the Olympics' worst drug scandal. Time: 74-77, October 10, 1988. Includes chart of banned substances including anabolic steroids, corticosteroids, diuretics, stimulants, narcotic analgesics, beta-blockers, and blood doping.
 

EDUCATION

Examine the learning and behavioral problems associated with children born with fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) and the effects of the mother's use of other drugs such as cocaine.

Compare the incidence of alcohol and other drug abuses among students who are working their way through school and those who do not work.

Design developmentally appropriate prevention programs for elementary and secondary students.
SAMPLES FROM COURSES

"School Law for Teachers and Administrators" -  Dick Brewer 
This is a required course leading to certification for public school principals and also for the Masters in Educational Administration at Northeastern. Abuse of alcohol and other drugs by students, administrators, teachers or other school employees can lead to injuries, and to destruction of property.  It can involve prosecution and law suits.  The course clarifies the stress and expense of litigation whether one is a plaintiff or defendant.  The student is thus encouraged to consider alternatives to the legal process when addressing problems of substance abuse, including the most desirable approaches to the problem: prevention, intervention, and treatment.

 "Introduction to Adventure Education" - Dan Creely 
The Adventure Education course involves the students as active learners utilizing problem solving and critical thinking techniques to successfully complete challenging activities in an emotionally supportive environment.  A three day prevention module unit will be implemented in this course.  Generally, strategies will be employed to raise the students' awareness concerning the abuse of alcohol and use of illegal drugs.  The specific strategies include:  1) each student will be asked to survey ten Northeastern students on their personal use of drugs and alcohol; 2) students will be asked to repeat the foregoing survey with five of their personal friends; 3) students will complete a survey on family use of drugs and alcohol; and 4) and a speaker from Northeastern will be brought in to inform students where they can receive help on campus.