Contributor National Institute on Drug Abuse

Update
06-01-2007
Content Type
Lesson Plan
Grade Level
Sixth grade, Seventh grade, Eighth grade, Ninth grade
Object Type
Website
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In this lesson plan, students will focus on two drugs, heroin and cocaine and learn about their negative impact on the user and those around them. By the end of the lesson, students will be able to identify the affects heroin and cocaine have on the brain and body, how the drugs affect neurotransmission, and how these drugs cause addiction.