Class: Primary 5
Subject: Civic Education
Topic: Drug Abuse (definition, factors causing it and effects)
Duration : 40 minutes
Period : Single Period
Reference Book :
- Civic Education for Nigerian Primary Schools, Book 5.
- Lagos State Unified Schemes of Work for Primary Schools (Primary 4 – 6).
- Online Resources
Content :
Drug abuse is the use of drugs without doctor’s prescription. Drug abuse can also be defined as the wrong use of a drug or an improper way of taken drugs.
Drugs are substances given or administered to be taken at a particular time of the day to cure certain diseases.
These drugs are referred to as medicine and could be inform of syrups, tablets or capsule to relief pains, cure cough, cold or influenza.
Examples are paracetamol, cofflin, pro-cold, etc.
Factors that contribute to drug abuse:
1.) Availability of drugs around us
2.) Influence of peer group or pressure
3.) Poor drug control
4.) Ignorance or poor knowledge of the dangers of drugs.
The Effects of Drug Abuse are:
a.) Restlessness.
b.) over reaction
c.) Mental disorder.
d.) Aggressive behavior
e.) Loss of weight due to lack of appetite
f.) Indebtedness.
g.) Death
Presentation Steps :
Step 1 : Revision of the previous lesson with the learners by asking questions orally.
Step 2 : Introduces the new topic by defining drug abuse and list examples of commonly abused drugs
Step 3 : Explains ways of taking drugs into the body and state effects of abused drugs on victims.
Evaluation :
Review Questions:
1.)The wrong use or improper way of taking drugs is known as _________________________.
2.)Mention two factors that contributes to drug abuse :
____________________________, ____________________________
3.) List four effects of drug abuse: ____________________________, ____________________________
____________________________, ____________________________
4.) ___________________ are substances taken to cure pain and sickness.
5.) Another name for drugs is _________________________.
6.) Drugs in liquid form is called ___________, while those in solid forms are known as ____________.
