Effects of Alcohol and Drugs
Grade 10th Grade · Health · 45 min· Curriculum Standard
What's Included
Learning Objective
I can analyze the short-term and long-term effects of alcohol and drug use on the body and mind.
Warm-Up Video
Glucose Guy · 4:19
The Effects of Drugs and Alcohol on Your Brain
Guided Notes
3 key concepts
- 1
Alcohol slows down the brain's ability to send messages, which can affect movement, judgment, and memory.
- 2
Drugs can trick the brain into releasing too much dopamine, leading to reliance on the drug to feel normal and potentially causing addiction.
- 3
Long-term drug and alcohol use can weaken connections in the brain, shrink the hippocampus, and interfere with the development of the prefrontal cortex, impacting decision-making and memory.
Practice Questions
10 questions · Multiple choice & Short answer & True/false
Exit Ticket
Quick comprehension check
“Explain one short-term and one long-term effect of alcohol use on the brain, according to the video.”
Complete Lesson Package
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