Look Out Opioids Kill!

by McMillen Health

In a recent study, 21% of adolescents said they were prescribed opioids in the last year despite the fact that up to 40% of people prescribed opioids become addicted. Look Out Opioids Kill! submerges students into a minute to win it experience where they must focus solely on accomplishing one task, paralleling the single-minded focus that many addicts experience, often resulting in the inability to maintain a life balance.; Students will come away with a deeper understanding of how the opioid crisis began and what can be done to stop it. Through movement, props, and animation students experience what happens in the brain when opioids are abused. Youth will gain knowledge about the devastating effects opioids have on individuals and our community.

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About This Program

Cost

Point to Point: $210.00
Point to Point Premium: $195.00

Schedule 5 of the same program on the same day and one will be free! For the UK, the fee is 98 British Pounds. Please include a purchase order number when you submit a reservation. Bridging fees will be paid by the customer. An invoice will be sent after successful delivery of each program. A 1.5% late charge will be added 30 days after the invoice date. Cancellations must be made at least 24 hours prior to your confirmed videoconference date to avoid billing. Payment is due in full upon receipt of the invoice. Checks should be made to McMillen Health in US Dollars. Non-payment will result in the denial of further registration from your organization.

Length

45 Minutes

Target Audience

Education: Grade(s) 6, 7, 8

Minimum participants:

Maximum participants:

For optimum interactivity, we suggest no more than 35 students.

Primary Disciplines

Family & Consumer Science, Health/Physical Education Health

Program Delivery Mode

Videoconference – Webcam/desktop (Zoom, Google Meet, Cisco WebEx, GoToMeeting, Microsoft Teams, etc...)

Booking Information

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Provider's Cancellation Policy

A full fee will be charged to sites that cancel with less than 24 hours notice. We will not charge for programs cancelled due to natural causes or if there are technical problems that do not allow a connection.

About This Provider

McMillen Health

Fort Wayne, IN
United States

McMillen Health provides health education to over 60,000 youth and adults a year. Our professional health educators are experts in the health education field and are prepared to answer any questions your students can think of! Create excitement and encourage youth to make healthy lifestyle choices when you participate in one of our programs. When you partner with McMillen Health, we provide up-to-date, engaging and fun-filled programs that were developed to align with the National Health Education Standards and the Indiana Health and Wellness Standards. Our programs add to, and reinforce, your lesson plans. Schedule 4 programs in one day and receive the 5th free!

Contact:
Twila Smith
schedule@mcmillenhealth.org
8882407268

Program Details

Format

1. This program begins with an introductory video.
2. We then discuss different forms of opioids including prescription and non-prescription forms, with an emphasis on LEAN and Fentanyl.
3. We view a video of Big Pharma’s impact on the opioid crisis and discuss how the crisis developed over the years.
4. Participants engage in an activity to understand how opioid addiction works in the brain and how the effects can be long-lasting.
5. We discuss the long-term effects of opioid abuse and participates watch a demonstration done by the McMillen Educator.
6. Students will briefly examine medically assisted treatment options available and overdose medication.

Objectives

1.Define opioid as any drug derived from opium whether it is natural, synthetic, or a combination.
2.Explain that opioids were created for pain relief and come in many forms (pill, powder, liquid, tar like substance).
3.List at least three statistics for how opioids affect the community.
4.Describe how opioid addiction works in the brain and list possible opioid withdrawal symptoms.
5.Explain the difference between dependence and addiction.
6. Describe Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) as one possible path to recovery.
7.Confirm that opioid overdose/poisoning may be reversed, but that the body and the person are never the same.
8.Define prescription drug abuse as using another person’s prescription or using a prescription drug in a manner not prescribed.
9 Identify a minimum of three ways that we can stop the opioid crisis.
10..Describe the type of person who can become addicted to opioids.

Standards Alignment

National Standards

National Health Education Standards: 1,2,3,4,5
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State Standards

Visit mcmillenhealth.org for the alignment to Indiana Academic Standards for Health and Wellness.
8.1.1, 8.1.4, 8.1.5, 8.1.6, 8.1.7, 8.1.8, 8.2.1, 8.2.2, 8.2.3, 8.2.4, 8.2.5, 8.2.8, 8.2.9, 8.3.4, 8.4.6, 8.5.3, 8.5.5