Addictions Writing Activity
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WRITE AN ARTICLE FOR YOUR SCHOOL NEWSPAPER ABOUT THE HARMFUL EFFECTS OF ADDICTIONS ON HEALTH. USE THE INFORMATION IN THE BOXES BELOW TO WRITE YOUR ARTICLE AND DON’T FORGET TO MENTION: 1. What an addiction is; 2. The types of addictions you know; 3. The reasons that lead teenagers to addictions; 4. The warning signs; 5. The dangers of addictions; 6. The advantages of following a healthy lifestyle. Try to make your readers become aware of the dangers of addictions and follow healthy lifestyles. SMOKING - REASONS Family members’ example Pressure from friends Weight control To relax To feel more like an adult To forget the stress of schoolwork … DRUGS - REASONS Curiosity To fit in with a group of friends To forget depression or other problems Influence of friends Anxiety, depression or loneliness Pressure of coping with schoolwork To have fun … SMOKING – HEALTH PROBLEMS Cancer Higher blood pressure Coughing Ear infection Asthma Bronchitis Pneumonia … DRINKING - REASONS Peer pressure To forget about schoolwork To forget personal and family problems Least expensive drug … DRINKING – HEALTH PROBLEMS Overdose Cancer Heart disease Liver problems Weaker immune system … WARNING SIGNS Sudden drop in school grades Unusual neglect of personal hygiene Frequent mood swings A sudden change of friends Lots of talk about partying Absenteeism from school or frequent late nights out Lack of interest in previously important activities … DRUGS – HEALTH PROBLEMS Brain damage Anxiety and insomnia Abnormal vital signs Heart or lung damage Sleepiness and confusion Loss of memory Overdose Coma Weaker immune system Death … OTHER CONSEQUENCES Poor peer relationships Violence and crime Legal problems (conviction, prison…) Declining grades and a low level of commitment to education Cognitive and behavioural problems
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DRUGS - REASONS Curiosity To fit in with a group of friends To forget depression or other problems Influence of friends Anxiety, depression or loneliness Pressure of coping with schoolwork To have fun WRITEANARTICLEFORYOURSCHOOLNEWSPAPERABOUTTHEHARMFULEFFECTSOFADDICTIONSONHEALTH.USETHEINFORMATIONINTHEBOXESBELOWTOWRITEYOURARTICLEANDDONT FORGET TO MENTION:! "hat an addiction is#$! The types of addictions you know#%! The reasons that lead teenagers to addictions#&! The warning signs#'! The dangers of addictions#(! The advantages of following a healthy lifestyle!Try to makeyour readers become aware of thedangers of addictions and follow healthy lifestyles!WARNING SIGNS )udden drop in school grades *nusual neglect of personal hygiene +re,uent mood swings A sudden change of friends -ots of talk aboutpartying Absenteeism from school or fre,uent late nights out -ack of interest in previously important activities DRUGS HEALTHPROBLEMS .rain damage Anxiety and insomnia Abnormal vital signs /eart or lung damage )leepiness and confusion -oss of memory 0verdose Coma "eaker immune system 1eath DRINKING - REASONS Peer pressure To forget about schoolwork To forget personal andfamily problems -east expensive drug SMOKING - REASONS +amily members2 example Pressure from friends "eight control To relax To feel more like an adult To forget the stress of schoolwork DRINKING HEALTHPROBLEMS 0verdose Cancer /eart disease -iver problems "eaker immune system SMOKING HEALTHPROBLEMS Cancer /igher blood pressure Coughing 3ar infectionOTHER CONSEQUENCES Poor peer relationships 4iolence and crime -egal problems 5conviction,prison6 1eclining grades and a low level of commitment to education Cognitive and behavioural problems OTHER CONSEQUENCES 4iolence 5fights, crimes6 Accidents /angover Coma OTHER CONSEQUENCES 3xpensive addiction
