After taking Other Drugs, the individual will be able to:

• Understand the mental, physical, and emotional effects associated with the four main categories of psychoactive drugs
• Recognize symptoms of addiction, tolerance, and dependence for each drug category
• Recognize the signs and stages of an overdose for each drug category
• Take appropriate action in an overdose situation
• Understand the similarities and effects abused prescription medications have with psychoactive drugs
• Recognize proper uses of medications and scenarios in which they are necessary
• Identify the dangers of prescription drug use as well as the potential and risk factors for misuse
• Understand the addictiveness of legal and illegal opioids
• Identify personal strategies for avoiding prescription drug misuse
• Understand the effects depressants have and what that means for tolerance build-up and addiction
• Debunk myths regarding effects of stimulants and better learning
• Recognize that peer use is less common than typically perceived
• Understand the dangers of sharing prescription medication
• Analyze both classic and dissociative hallucinogens and their differing effects on both brain and body
• Understand the dangers of mixing psychoactive drugs
• Identify possible gateway drugs and the correlation between early use and higher addiction rates
• Identify personal reasons for drug use
• Recognize the importance of making a change to lessen or end personal drug use
• Identify personal triggers for use
• Develop a personalized strategy for making a change in drug use
• Develop an action plan to deal with triggers and cravings