This series of three instructional multimedia packages discuss the effects of substance dependency in detail, showing that drug use affects more than just the user. Covers the characteristics of each stage as well as the effects on family and friends.
Also covers the many negative consequences of substance abuse, teenage depression, and suicide.
Each learning package is a self-contained unit that includes a video, CD, Instructor's Guide, student response worksheets, and discussion questions. Video running time is 15-20 minutes. Copyright 2001.
System requirements: Windows 95/98/2000/NT/XP, Pentium 90, 24mb RAM, 640 x 480/16 bit color, 4X CD-ROM, Internet Explorer 5.0 (setup provided on the CD).
The three packages are:

• The Progression of Substance Dependency - Covers the following topics:
  • the progressive series of events leading to substance abuse and addiction, and the results to the user
  • alcohol is the number one drug of abuse and the number one cause of death for teenagers
  • the difference between physical and psychological dependence
  • genetic predisposition and how it increases a person's chances for addiction
  • the importance of peer pressure and self-esteem to the progression of dependency
  • why today's drugs are more dangerous than those of the 1960s
  • the four stages of addiction
  • the symptoms of drug abuse
  • consequences of drug abuse on school and job performance as well as on family and friends
  • warning signs of drug use in adolescents
  • the effects of denial and enabling to a drug user
  • preoccupation and its effects on the user
• Substance Use and Teenage Suicide - Covers the following topics:
  • the magnitude of the problem of teenage suicide
  • the warning signs of suicide
  • causes of suicidal thoughts in adolescents
  • how suicide rates are higher for adolescents who use alcohol and other drugs
  • the resources for mental health services in the community
  • depression is the leading factor contributing to suicide, and low self-esteem relates closely with depression
  • the characteristics of high self-esteem and low self-esteem, and their relationship to dependency
  • "role reversal" and the resentment that can ensue
• The Consequences of Substance Abuse - Covers the following topics:
  • the consequences of substance use from a social and personal standpoint, and the costs of use
  • the four stages of dependency and the social and personal consequences of each
  • how substance use affects school and job performance
  • chemical dependency is a disease affecting the mind, body, and spirit
  • how children in particular suffer in a chemically dependent home
  • "enabling" and its effects
  • the symptoms of co-dependency

• Substance Abuse Education I Pamphlet Series
  
• Substance Abuse Education II Pamphlet Series