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Join the Torfaen Working Party and learn about the differences between medicines, drugs, and chemicals in the home. Discover how chemicals can both help and harm us, and how to safely store them to protect children. Explore the various chemicals in the bathroom, kitchen, and garage, and understand their potential benefits and risks.
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Substance MisuseTake Care In The HomeMedicines/ Drugs/ Chemicals Enter Torfaen Working Party
Objectives • We Are Learning To: • Discuss the difference between chemicals, drugs and medicines, in the home. • Understand how chemicals can help and harm us, in the home. QUIT
Teacher Notes Discuss how all medicines are drugs but not all drugs are medicines. Discuss how there are a variety of chemicals in and around the home. Discuss the importance of putting chemicals out of reach from children and clearly labelling all chemicals. Discuss how medicines help us, but can also be a danger. QUIT
Bathroom There are many chemicals in the bathroom. Can you name any? QUIT
Bathroom How do these chemicals/medicines help us? How can these chemicals/medicines harm us? How should we store these chemicals/medicines? QUIT
Kitchen There are many chemicals in the kitchen. Can you name any? QUIT
Kitchen How do these chemicals/medicines help us? How can these chemicals/medicines harm us? How should we store these chemicals/medicines? QUIT
Garage There are many chemicals in the garage. Can you name any? QUIT
Garage How do these chemicals help us? How can these chemicals harm us? How should we store these chemicals? QUIT