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iHealth Curriculum

iHealth Curriculum. Addiction, Part 1. Fight the New Drug™. Play video: “What Teens Think about Pornography ”. Key Concepts. Aspects of online life can be addictive Addiction changes a person Your life is better without addiction. What kinds of online addictions have you seen?.

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iHealth Curriculum

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  1. iHealth Curriculum Addiction, Part 1

  2. Fight the New Drug™ • Play video: “What Teens Think about Pornography”

  3. Key Concepts • Aspects of online life can be addictive • Addiction changes a person • Your life is better without addiction

  4. What kinds of online addictions have you seen? • Pornography • Compulsive surfing—esp. social media (texting, Facebook, YouTube) • Gaming • Gambling • Online shopping

  5. “What kind of cigarette do you smoke, doctor?” See a real life cigarette commercial from 50 years ago. Fight the New Drug™: http://vimeo.com/29493005

  6. Matt’s Story Watch “Matt’s Story” a Fight the New Drug™ Video: http://www.fightthenewdrug.org/Blog/Blog-Detail/Matts-Story/

  7. Addiction Hurts: Test Yourself • Do I hide the behavior? Am I secretive about it? • Am I building a tolerance to the activity? Do I need more and more to have the same sensation? • Is this affecting other areas of my life? Has my school work or sleep suffered? • Do I need the activity to relax or improve my mood? • Have my relationships suffered? • What long term effects could this have on my physical, emotional, mental, social well being?

  8. Violent Images and Aggression • Pornography and violent images change your brain. • Elementary students: kids who play more violent video games become: • more verbally aggressive • more physically aggressive • less helpful to others. (Anderson, Douglas, Buckley, 2007)

  9. Keep Current: Gaming

  10. How Correlated are Media Exposure Aggression? Why worry about content? Relative Health Risks

  11. Share What You Learn • Choose one: Presentations Video Posters

  12. Fighter Facts Video Competition • Show contest intro video: http://www.fightthenewdrug.org/Blog/Blog-Detail/Matts-Story/ • MonthlyPrizes: • iPod Touch • FTND Sweatshirt • FTND Belt Buckle

  13. PEACE OF MIND FOR FAMILIES ONLINE Addiction, Part 2

  14. Key Concepts • How to avoid traps of addiction • Hope for getting out of addiction • Share hope with friends

  15. Maria’s Story Watch Maria’s Story at Fight the New Drug: http://vimeo.com/27256094

  16. Share What You Learned Presentations Video Posters

  17. Quick Response to Bad Stuff on Screen • Turn off the screen/close the lid (laptop). • Don’t try to exit. • Tell an adult.

  18. Support Each Other • Find an Accountability Partner. • Intervene: talk to your friend and tell an adult. • Be positive with friends. • Teach what you know about addiction • Share your hope for the future.

  19. Help You have resources: • Me! • Parents: ask for filters on home computers • Professional/Medical Help

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