Lesson Plan

Title of Program: No Excuse, Stop the Drug Abuse

Title of Lesson:
Priority Population: SUNY Oswego Students
Length of Lesson: 60 Minutes

Resources & References

Content

Introduction:
Todays lesson
will include
welcoming
participants and
introducing
everyone to each
other, including
faculty. We will
reiterate the
information
presented on our
website such as
the consent form,
http://www.krepublishers.com/02-Journals/JP/JP-05-0- program timeline,
000-14-Web/JP-05-1-000-14-Abst-PDF/JP-5-1-079-14- goals &
098-Agbonghale-G-O/JP-5-1-079-14-098objectives, etc
Agbonghale-G-O-Tx[9].pdf
We will use this
time to clear up
any questions
anyone may have
Agbonhale, G., & Okaka, R. (2014). Effects of Drug Abuse
before we go
on Academic Performance of Technology Education
forward.
Students in Nigerian Public Universities. The Journal of
Psychology, 5(1), 79-83. Retrieved May 4, 2016.

http://luxury.rehabs.com/drug-abuse/classifications/
Baljara, Y. P. (n.d.). Drug Classifications. Retrieved May
04, 2016, from http://luxury.rehabs.com/drugabuse/classifications/

Body:
1.) Classification
of drugs:
-Dangers of using
or misusing drugs

Teaching
Method

Type:
Lecture
Time: 15
Minutes

Type:
Lecture/Disc
ussion
Time:20
Minutes

Prior to
starting the
- Activity- A
lecture,
participants
http://archives.drugabuse.gov/about/welcome/about diagram, list, or
web
will be
drugabuse/magnitude/
-Who
gets
hurts
in
broken up
Drug Abuse and Addiction: One of America's Most

Challenging Public Health Problems. (n.d.). Retrieved May the process?

04, 2016, from
http://archives.drugabuse.gov/about/welcome/aboutdrugabu
se/magnitude/

http://www.stlawu.edu/academic-support/how-dodrugs-and-alcohol-impede-students-academicprogress

Schwartz, G. (2008). How Do Drugs and Alcohol Impede

Students' Academic Progress? Retrieved May 04, 2016,
from http://www.stlawu.edu/academic-support/how-dodrugs-and-alcohol-impede-students-academic-progress

http://harmreduction.org/issues/drugs-drugusers/stigma-drug-use/

Drug-Related Stigma. (n.d.). Retrieved May 04, 2016, from

http://harmreduction.org/issues/drugs-drug-users/stigmadrug-use/

2.) Setting the

facts straight
-Fact or Fiction?
- True or False?

into five
groups. Each
individual
will receive
an image
with a drug
on it. We
will ask
everyone to
find out why
theyre in the
same group
based off the
photo given.
This will act
as an
icebreaker
for
participants.
Then the
lecture will
follow
describing
the dangers
of drugs and
its effect on
those around
us. The
lecture will
be presented
by the drugs
classification
which are
used most
often. This
will allow us
to see what
the
participants
already
knows.
Type:
Discussion/
Video
Time: 15

Minutes
http://www.streethealth.ca/downloads/homelessnes
s-and-crack-use-research-bulletin-3-fall-2008.pdf

Participants
will discuss
common
misconceptio
ns on drugs
and users. It
will also
include
information
on breaking
stereotypes.

Homelessness & Crack Use. (2007). Retrieved May 4,

2016, from
http://www.streethealth.ca/downloads/homelessness-andcrack-use-research-bulletin-3-fall-2008.pdf

http://counseling.cua.edu/alcohol/resourcesdrugs/drug-myths.cfm

Common Drug Misconceptions and the Truth! (2010,

September 27). Retrieved May 04, 2016, from
http://counseling.cua.edu/alcohol/resources-drugs/drugmyths.cfm

http://www.murrieta.k12.ca.us/cms/lib5/CA0100050
8/centricity/domain/70/drug_awareness_quiz.pdf

Drug Awareness Knowledge Quiz [Scholarly project]. (n.d.).

In The American Council for Drug Education. Retrieved
May 4, 2016, from
http://www.murrieta.k12.ca.us/cms/lib5/CA01000508/centri
city/domain/70/drug_awareness_quiz.pdf

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqFDz7Lwv6E
Misconceptions about Illegal Drugs - mental floss on
YouTube (Ep. 37). (2015). Retrieved May 04, 2016, from
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqFDz7Lwv6E

Conclusion:
Show a brief video
about sleep to
wrap up the
session.

Type:
Informational
Time: 10
Minutes
Participants
will receive a
pamphlets/br
ochures on
todays
topics. At the
end of the
program, we
will ask
questions
about
personal
experiences
regarding
myths and
stereotypes.
Participants
are free to
ask any
questions
they may
have in
general or

from todays
lesson.

Evaluation: At the end of this lesson, participants will be asked to start filling out their daily
drug logs until the next class meeting. Participants are encouraged to bring a friend to the next
program.
Remaining Lessons (Informal)
Week 2: Today we will welcome participants again, especially any new participants joining us
for the first time. We will discuss the data from the first weeks drug log for those who want to
volunteer. The lesson today will be about the direct effect drugs have on the brain. We will
discuss how various drugs effect how we think or act. We will also include an assessment to see
how at risk you are from developing an addiction or to severe health issues. The names of those
who attended will be placed in a raffle.
Week 3- Guest Speaker: Sandra Bargainnier Todays lesson will be a workshop on what is an
addiction and the process of becoming addicted. Sandra Bargainnier will encourage everyone to
participate in a discussion about gateway drugs and the timeline of addiction for several drugs.
PowerPoints including photos and short videos for visuals. At this point, participants will be
continue to be encouraged to keep track of their daily drug log. It is important to stress
confidentially and that lying does not help the cause and instead hurts the participant. The names
of those who attended will be placed in a raffle.
Week 4: In todays lesson we will be discussing how media influences and publicizes drug
usage. We will begin by asking for examples individuals have seen or heard. We will then search
them up as we go along and show them on the projector. We will be having a discussion asking if
participants believe they have ever used or were intrigued by drugs due to the glorification of
advertisements, movies, shows, or media. The names of those who attended will be placed in a
raffle.
Week 5- Guest Speaker: Sarah Formoza: Todays lesson will be an open workshop to all
students on campus who want to learn about the lack or increase of nutrition due to various
drugs. Dietician, Sarah Formoza will present statistics from Suny Oswego students and Oswego
County. In addition, a short animated video of why we are hungry will be displayed. An open
discussion will take place and participants who are users are encouraged to mention their diets
when on a drug opposed to when they are off a drug. The names of those who attended will be
placed in a raffle.
Week 6- Guest Speaker: Trish DeWolf: For todays lesson we will be discussing why people
begin using drugs. We will discuss factors that influence drug usage: peer pressure,
environment, trauma, and genetics. Trish will present data and statistics on what age people
begin using drugs and at what point does someone move onto a harsher drugs. In conclusion,

we will end todays lesson with true or false questions. Again, the names of those who attended
will be placed in a raffle.
Week 7- Guest Speaker: Michelle Sloan: Today will be an open workshop for anyone who is
questioning life after college. For those with a drug addiction it may be consider life in 2 or 3
years while others may not be able to think about what they will do tomorrow. It is important to
stress the damage drugs place on your future, impairing your judgement. Then there are
occasional drugs users who may not think they are at risk until there job or internship theyre
applying for ask for a drug test. A power point will be presented by Michelle Sloan on how long
drugs stay in your system as we well as possible professions individuals would like to part take
in. As always the names of those who attended will be placed in a raffle.
Week 8- Guest Speaker: Brian Wallace: For todays lesson we be an open workshop to will
discuss how exercise can affect your brain, body, stress and overall level of happiness. We will
talk redirecting all of your time from using drugs to exercising or meditating. We use videos and
volunteers to practice exercising the correct way. We will also talk about how you dont need
drugs to bulk up (using steroids) and what are the way of doing it naturally. As always the names
of those who attended will be placed in a raffle.
Week 9-Wrap-up lesson: Today is our last lesson of the semester and we will be concluding our
time together by filling out process evaluations. This will help us to better our program for next
semester so please be completely honest with us. Before we begin our pot luck we will find out
who the winners of the raffle are. In conclusion, we will discuss roughly when our program will
begin next semester and encourage everyone to come again, bring friends, and feel free to
contact us if youre having difficulties or just have questions.