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Sesssion 4 Chemical Dependency

Purpose

Session 4 provides students with information about chemical dependency, and delineates the negative consequences of drug abuse related to the abuser's family and social environment. The session also is designed to inform students about the availability of assistance for those affected by drug abuse.


Description

The lesson begins with a discussion of the stages of chemical dependency and their effects on various aspects of life, including the family. The students participate in a psychodrama in which a family member is addicted to alcohol. They discuss ways that family members might be enabling a drug user to keep using drugs, and ways that the students might seek help for drug abusers or themselves.

 

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