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Lesson Plan 1 Steroid Info

Lesson Plan 1:  Steroid Lesson Plan

Name:  Jonathan Lopez-Hoffman

Class:  H.S. Bio Class

Safety Concerns:  N/A

Source: School Based Tele Health

http://eahec.ecu.edu/telehealth/less_11.html

TEKs: 

 Health information. The student analyzes health information and applies strategies for enhancing and maintaining personal health throughout the life span. The student is expected to:

(A)  relate the nation's health goals and objectives to individual, family, and community health;

(B)  examine the relationship among body composition, diet, and fitness;

(C)  explain the relationship between nutrition, quality of life, and disease;

(D)  describe the causes, symptoms, and treatment of eating disorders;

STATEMENT OF OBJECTIVES

“Today we will discuss anabolic steroid abuse. We will also identify and discuss resources that are Available to help those with any substance abuse problems.”

Engagement:

- I will show the class pictures of bodybuilders, professional ball players, ect, all incredibly massive guys such as myself, just kidding.

Then start:

“I know you have all heard accounts of athletes using steroids to enhance performance. How often do you think that really goes on? Do you think it is a significant problem in high school, college, and professional sports? (SR) Why do you think athletes use steroids? What do steroids actually do and how do they work?  T

Exploration:

I will then ask the students to go into groups to discuss this topic among themselves.

Questions:

What are the pros and cons of use?

Why would someone want to use them?

Where do you get them?

Should there be legal action?

What do you think usage among pro athletes conveys to up and coming athletes?

This should be a heated debate with much exploration with the students reaching a logical decision or what their ideas of steroids are.

I will then give the students a pretest on steroids to sort of assess what they know, by this point they should be incredibly curious and have numerous questions.

A Short Quiz on Steroids

•1. True or False: There are no medical uses for steroids.

•2. Name three negative side effects of steroid use among females.

•3. Name three negative side effects of steroid use among males.

•4. True or False:  Athletes are generally the only people who abuse steroids. 

Explanation

I will then start a powerpoint presentation about steroids, basic but to the point, showing pictures that can be quite potent in nature.

What are Anabolic Steroids?

•Known as erogenic or “performance enhancing” drugs

•Synthetic testosterone, a natural hormone that is made in the testes

–responsible for producing androgenic (masculizing) and anabolic (tissue-building) effects

U.S. Food and Drug Administration

•Approved use use for treating specific types of anemia, some breast cancers, osteoporosis, endometriosis, and hereditary andioedema (a rare disease causing swelling of some parts of the body).

•Medical specialists believe they can improve the appetite and improve healing after surgery, but has withdrawn approval for such uses since claims are vague.

Method of use

•Usually taken in pill form, if cannot be absorbed orally taken in injection form

•Doses for normal medical purposes usually averages between 1 and 5 milligrams

•some steriod abusers may take up to hundreds of milligrams a day – far exceeding medically recommended dosages

Some Steroid Use Terms

•Cycling:  Taking multiple doses over a specified period of time, stopping for a time and starting again

•Stacking:Using a combination of anabolic steroids, often in combination with other drugs.

•Plateauing:When a drug becomes ineffective at a certain level

•Tapering: Slowly decreasing steroids intake.

Anabolic Steroids:
                          A Threat to Mind and Body

Side effects- Men

•Shrinking of the testicles

•Reduced sperm count

•Impotence

•Baldness

•Difficulty or pain in urinating

•Development of breasts

•Enlarged prostate

Side effects - Women

•Growth of facial hair

•Changes in or cessation of the menstrual                   cycle

•Enlargement of the clitoris

•Deepened voice

•Breast reduction

Side effects - both sexes

•Acne

•Jaundice

•Trembling

•Swelling of feet or ankles

•Bad breath

•Reduction in HDL, “good” cholesterol

•High blood pressure

•Liver damage and cancers

•Aching joints

•Increased chance of injury to tendons, ligaments, and muscles

Black Market Sales

•Estimated sales as much as $400 million dollars per year

According to Interagency Task Force on Anabolic Steroids (1991):

•1/3 of drugs manufactured, legally or illegally outside the US and smuggled into this country.

Black Market Sales

•1/3  manufactured in this country by licensed pharmaceutical companies and diverted into a black market producer, distributor, pharmacists, or physician.

•1/3 come from secret labs.

*Supplies that are illegally manufactured and do not meet standards may be contaminated

Who is using Anabolic Steroids?

•Teenagers - not just to excel in sports but to enhance their self-images by perfecting their physiques

“I daydreamed about walking down the hall in short shorts, a tank top and a great tan”   -Mark, 15

•Demanding professions - law enforcement to appear tougher

Psychological effects

•Many report “feeling good” about themselves when on steroid regimen.

•Downside is mood swings ranging from violent– homicidal episodes to bouts of depression when drugs are stopped.

•May suffer from jealousy, extreme

            irritability, delusions and impaired judgment stemming from feelings of invincibility!

Addictive?

•Researchers at Yale University found long-term steroid users do experience many characteristics of classic addiction: cravings, difficulty in stopping and withdrawal symptoms

Treatment

•Programs are just now being developed as more is learned about the habit

Legislation

•1988- Congress passed the Anti-Drug Abuse Act, making the distribution or possession of anabolic steroids for non-medical reasons a Federal offense. Distribution to minors is a prison offense.

Legislation

•The Anabolic Steroids Control Act of 1990, stated that it is a controlled substance.

•This law increases penalties for steroid use and trafficking. To stop anabolic steroids onto the black market, the law imposes strict production and record keeping regulations on pharmaceutical firms.

Are Steroids Addictive?

•Yes, steroid abuse has the characteristics of addiction.

•"We see ... people not being able to see their lives falling apart, people trying to get off the drug and not being able to.

•-Kenneth Yashkin and Herbert Kleber, Yale University

Risky Behavior…...

Steroids can Stunt Your Growth

For More Information about Steroids and Other Drugs Call...

•NIDA Hotline:   1-800-662-HELP

•National Institute on Drug Abuse

•NCADI:  1-800-729-6686              

•National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information                                    

A Short Quiz on Steroids

• 

•1. True or False: There are no medical uses for steroids.

•2. Name three negative side effects of steroid use among females.

•3. Name three negative side effects of steroid use among males.

•4. True or False:  Athletes are generally the only people who abuse steroids. 

TEACHER INPUT

STEROIDS

What are Anabolic Steroids? Various synthetic derivatives of testosterone, the male hormone.

Why are steroids used? The drug has been used among athletes in almost every sport to stimulate a build up of the body by synthesizing protein for muscle growth and tissue repair. Steroids are used as legal prescription drugs for those recovering from major surgery or those with chronic debilitating

disease. However, their illegal use among athletes has become a major problem. Some National Football League players estimate that about 90% of their peers use steroids!

High school students and young adults are at highest risk of steroid abuse.

How do steroids work? Steroids upset the hormonal balance, causing the body to produce excesstestosterone (male hormones).

Do steroids use pose a health risk?

Steroid use can be dangerous because they are usually taken without medical supervision and often in

megadoses.

They are especially dangerous for teens whose bodies are still developing.

The body compensates to the hormonal imbalance caused by steroid use by:

1. Reducing the amount of naturally produced testosterone and perhaps other hormones during the

period of steroid use.

2. Regulating hormonal levels by overworking the liver to remove the excess testosterone from the body. Other complications include: stunting natural growth, possible cancer, increase in blood pressure, testicular atrophy, prostrate blockage, gastrointestinal bleeding, nausea, headaches, and

low sperm count.

3. Females are susceptible to increased male hormone level and changes in body characteristics from use of the drug: increased body hair, lowered voice, menstrual irregularities and abnormalities in genital areas.

In addition to direct health consequences, the use of steroids has created an ethical issue for all who compete in athletics. Because steroids may provide an unfair competitive advantage, the International Olympic Committee has tested for steroids since 1976 and several winners have been stripped of their medals after testing positive.

SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT

What are the steps to substance abuse treatment?

1. Admitting that a problems exists. The most difficult step for a substance abuser is to admit that he or she is in fact an addict.

2. Detoxification (controlled and supervised withdrawal within a medical or psychiatric hospital). This step is necessary if the individual has not been able to stop using the drug on their own or if withdrawal is deemed medically risky because of a long or complicated drug history or addiction to multiple substances. Medications are used in detoxification to alleviate withdrawal symptoms and prevent medical and/or psychiatric complications.

3. Intensive Dependency Treatment. The aim of treatment is to help individuals establish and maintain their recovery from alcohol or other drugs. Treatment may take place in an outpatient setting, a residential facility, or a hospital. What ever their setting, most treatment programs follow what is known as the Minnesota Model. Its key principles include a focus on drug use as the primary problem, not as a symptom of underlying emotional problems a multidisciplinary approach that addresses the physical, emotional, spiritual, family and social aspects of the individual, a supportive community, and a

goal of abstinence and health.

4. After Care. Following intensive treatment, recovering addicts are encouraged to seek services that will allow them to deal with the stress of their daily lives while remaining abstinent. After care can include individual and family psychotherapy, group counseling, support groups and 12-Step programs like Alcoholics Anonymous.

STEROIDS HANDOUT

1. Identify at least 3 key points of the presentation on Steroid Abuse.

2. Identify at least two questions that you have about steroid use?

Elaboration

The students will use this worksheet to come up with their own ideas regarding a prevention steroid abuse plan, it will allow them to probe into what it may take to accomplish such a task.

DIRECTIONS: In the space provide below, please complete the following questions.

You have been asked to lead a group in developing a plan to prevent steroid abuse at your school.

1. Who would you want to be in the group (at least 5 people) and why would you pick them?

2. Briefly describe your “Steroid Abuse Prevention Plan.” (HINT: The plan could include

education [for students, teachers, coaches, administrators, etc.] school policies, support services,

etc.)