DOCUMENT RESUME ED 114 75.8 CG -010 220 TITLE Drugs and. Drug Abuse: Alcohol, Tobacco, and Controlled Dangerous Substances (A Supplement to the Course of.Study for Science, Grade 7). Bulletin No. 278; [and] Bibliography and Teacher Packet, Bulletin No 278-A. \ INSTITUTION Montgomery County Public Schools, RockviIie, Md. REPORT-TZ Bull-278; Aull-278-A UB DATE 75 E 127p. EDRS RRICE MF-$0.76 HC-$6.97 Plus Postage DESCRIPTORS Alcohol Education; Bibliographies; *Curriculum Guides; *Drug Abuse; *Drug Education; *Grade 7; Instructional ,Materials; *Junior High Schools; Reference Materials; Resource Guides; Secondary Education; *Teaching Gwides; Tobacco ABSTRACT The primary bulletin outlines a teaching program for seventh-grade students-on drugs and drug abuse, and isdesigned to supplement the school science curriculum. The programis directed towards_proViding.faCtual information about various drugs and appropriate techniques that the teacher need8, It also_provides appropriate- learning experiencesfor the student. Stressis placed on the physical nature of the drugs and theirphysiological effects on the hutan body. It is hoped that this approachwill ensure that. students will become aware of the effects of drug abuse on the individual, his family, his community andsociety' as 'a whole. Suggestions are offered as to potential community resourcesthat could be'utiliZed as consultants and gUestspeakers. The guide is organized into two°sections for each drug: a teacherinformation section and a teaching_unit. The supplementarybulletin contains a bibliography of drug literature, tests for students,tables of-drug _characteristics., slang and techniCal terms, drug abuse symptoms,and Maryland laws on drug abuse. 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Informatiorl Unit ii1 ' Tobacco Controlled'TeacherTeaching Dangerous InformationUnit Substances 3023. 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