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Understand how alcohol and illegal use of drugs affect a healthy lifestyle of the user and the family
Table of Contents
Click to visit the British website of Alcoholics Anonymous, a community which provides information, resources, and support to those who are recovering alcoholics.
Table of Contents
Tutorial Video
Reading Materials
‘Health effects of alcohol’ on the Drinkaware website.
‘Living with an alcoholic’ on the Alcohol Issues website
'Drugs and drug use’ from the NHS Inform
'How addiction affects the family’ from the Addiction Center website
Presentation
Good Practice Example
Watch ‘Cirrhosis: Phil’s story’, produced by NHS Choices, that looks at the potentially life changing impact of alcohol on the liver. Click on the right arrow to watch a series of videos on the potential side effects of some illegal drugs.
These drug videos from Talk To Frank cover the potential side effects of ecstasy, lsd, cannabis, and cocaine.
Interactive Quiz
Evidence Opportunities
Extended Learning
Click to read ‘Alcohol and illegal drugs’ on the Drinkaware website that explains how alcohol and drugs interact and the dangers.
The Joseph Rowntree Foundation has produced this report by Marina Barnard on ‘Drugs in the family: The impact on parents and siblings’.
Click to read this article from NSPCC on ‘Alcohol, drugs, and parenting’.
The website One You, from the NHS, has an article on how to ‘Drink less’.
Click to visit the British website of Alcoholics Anonymous, a community which provides information, resources, and support to those who are recovering alcoholics.
This website belongs to Narcotics Anonymous providing support to those who want to live without using drugs.
The Frank website gives information about the different drugs that are available and helpful articles.
Think And Challenge
