Drug Awareness Brochure Project
Project
Description:
You will be researching and reporting on ONE of the drugs listed
below. You should prepare and organize
your information into a brochure format that you can submit to your teacher. Students
will work individually. The brochure must include the following items:
1.
Title: Drug name, Student names
2.
Report in recent article: find and
read a recent article on your topic.
Create a numbered list of 5 facts from the article. Below the list, write 5 to 7 sentence summary
paragraph on the article. Make sure a proper citation is on the bottom of the
page.
3.
List 2 facts about your drug and
teenagers, 2 facts that could be used in public service announcement or
commercial discouraging the use of your drug, 2 statistics that focus on
teenage usage, 5 short term effects of the drug, 5 long term effects of the
drug.
4.
How is the drug used? (how is the
drug brought into the body), What are the legal consequences of using this
drug? ( court, fines, jail time)
5.
How would you recognize (signs and
symptoms, try to find 3) the use of this drug in a family member or friend?
6.
Pictures and graphics related to the
topic.
This project will be worth 20 marks based on the attached rubric.
Topics:
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Cannabis
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Stimulants
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Narcotics
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Hallucinogens
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Steroids
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Depressants
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Inhalants
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Legal prescription drugs
(Ritalin,
Oxycontin, etc.)
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Your
project will need a bibliography, on a separate piece of paper. Please include a title for your bibliography
and list all your resources.
Due Date: Monday June 3rd , 2013
