Fox News just reported today that the surgeon general has added more to the list of smoking related health risks. Interesting health news article. This is a good articles for the students to read with their free time and help improve their non-fiction reading skills. It also goes well with the ATOD unit that the 10th grade is currently working on.
Check it out, here is the link....
http://www.foxnews.com/health/2014/01/17/surgeon-general-report-adds-to-list-smoking-related-health-risks/
Friday, January 17, 2014
Wednesday, January 8, 2014
9th grade ATOD Quiz This Cycle
Ms. Ruggiero’s 9th grade classes don’t forget
about your quiz next class on ATOD. Important Vocab terms that will be on the
quiz(but not limited to) are the following…..
1) Overdose: Taking too much of a drug which can cause
death.
2) Addiction: A condition in which a person can no longer
control his/her drug use
3) Withdrawal: Uncomfortable symptoms produced when a drug
user stops using the drug.
4) Inhalants: A drug that is inhaled as a vapor
5) Hallucinogens: A drug that distorts perceptions, causing
the user to see/hear things not real.
6) Opiates: Group of highly addictive drugs derived from the
poppy plant.
7) Stimulants: A drug that temporarily increases a person’s
energy and alertness
8) Depressants: A drug that causes relaxation and sleepiness
9) Nicotine: The highly addictive drug that is found in all
tobacco products
10) Carcinogens: Any chemical that causes cancer
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