Table 1 Lesson content of the climate schools: ecstasy and emerging drugs module

1

• What are new and emerging drugs?

• What is ecstasy?

• Emerging drugs and legal issues

- ‘Legal Highs’: not necessarily legal

- Legal does not mean safe

• Impact of ecstasy on the body

• Consequences of emerging drug use

• Prevalence of ecstasy use among teenagers

• Acceptability of emerging drug use among peers

2

• Negative impacts of ecstasy and emerging drugs on relationships

• Risk taking behaviour and consequences

• Keeping safe

• Mixing ecstasy and emerging drugs with alcohol

• Acute/short term effects of ecstasy and emerging drugs

• The ‘come down’ from ecstasy and emerging drugs

• The unknown: What do emerging drugs contain and what will they do?

3

• Social implications of ecstasy and emerging drug use

• Health issues associated with ecstasy and emerging drug use

• Consequences of risk taking behaviour

• Financial implications of ecstasy and emerging drug use

• Unpleasant psychological effects of ecstasy and emerging drug use

• What do pills really contain?

• Poly drug use – dangers of mixing pills with alcohol and other drugs

• Saying no to drugs – effective communication skills

4

• Health and safety issues associated with ecstasy and emerging drug use

• Drug-related emergencies

• Harm minimisation strategies

• Poly drug use revisited

• Saying no to drugs - effective communication skills revisited

• Ecstasy, emerging drugs and the law