Drugs and Peace Education

Question 1

is the overuse or
consumption of drugs other than for
medical reasons.

Answer 1

Drug abuse

Question 2

It characterized by a compulsion to use a drug
to experience psychological or physical effects
despite any deterioration in health, work or
social activities.

Answer 2

Drug Addiction

Question 3

SEVERAL FORMS OF DRUG
DEPENDENCY

Answer 3

TOLERANCE
HABITUATION
ADDICTION

Question 4

Drugs which may reduce anxiety and
excitement, lowered inhibitions, slow
pulse and beating, lowered blood
pressure, poor concentration, confusion,
impaired coordination.

Answer 4

Sedatives

Question 5

Drugs which affect sensation,
thinking, self-awareness and
emotion. Impaired balance and
coordination, increased heart rate,
panic attack, changes in time and
space perception, delusions.

Answer 5

Hallucinogens

Question 6

Drugs that relieve pain
and often induce sleep.

Answer 6

Narcotics

Question 7

-Drugs which increase alertness and physical
disposition
- Increased heart rate, blood pressure,
metabolism, feelings of exhilaration, energy,
increased mental alertness/rapid or irregular
heart beat, reduced appetite, weight loss, heart
failure, insomnia

Answer 7

Stimulants

Question 8

Chemical substances that causes
Central Nervous System
depression.

Answer 8

Volatile Substance

Question 9

TEN THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW
ABOUT DRUGS

Answer 9

1. ALL DRUGS ARE ESSENTIALLY POISONS
2. DRUGS AFFECT THE MIND
3. PEOPLE TAKE DRUGS TO GET RID OF UNWANTED FEELINGS
4. WHEN A DRUG WEARS OFF, THE PERSON WANTS MORE
5. MARIJUANA DAMAGES THE LUNGS NERVES AND BRAIN. IT IS THE MOST DANGEROUS DRUGS BECAUSE OF ITS HALLUCINOGENIC EFFECT.
6. SPEED CAN HOOK YOU EVEN AFTER ONLY ONE USE
7. ECSTASY IS ONE OF THE MOST DANGEROUS DRUGS
8. DRUGS RUIN CREATIVITY
9. DRUGS DULL ALL YOUR SENSES
10. DRUGS STAY IN THE BODY FOR YEARS AFTER YOU TAKE THEM

Question 10

WHAT CAN A PERSON DO TO
PREVENT DRUG ABUSE?

Answer 10

 Maintain good physical and mental health
 Use drugs properly. Most drugs are beneficial when used under
medical advice
 Understand your own self. Accept and respect yourself for what
you are.
 Develop your potentials. Engage in wholesome productive and
fulfilling activities
 Learn to relate effectively with others. Have somebody to
whom you can communicate your problems freely.
 Learn to cope with your problems and other stresses without
the use of drugs.
 Seek professional help if you feel you cannot cope up with your
problems.
 Develop strong moral and spiritual foundations.

Question 11

FORMULA TO WIN THE FIGHT AGAINST
DANGEROUS DRUGS

Answer 11

N – Nurture your dreams
O – Obey authorities
D - Don’t even think about it
R - Resist negative pressure
U - Use healthy alternatives
G - God is the answer
S - Say NO!!!!

Question 12

is the process of acquiring the
values, the knowledge and developing the
attitudes, skills, and behaviors to live in harmony
with oneself, with others, and with the natural
environment.

Answer 12

Peace Education

Question 13

Learning to manage anger, “fight fair” and improve
communication through skills such as listening, turn-taking,
identifying needs, and separating facts from emotions,
constitute the main elements of these programs. Participants
are also encouraged to take responsibility for their actions
and to brainstorm together on compromises.

Answer 13

Conflict Resolution Training

Question 14

mostly tries to
ignore or sidestep the conflict, hoping it will resolve itself or dissipate.

Answer 14

Avoiding

Question 15

to resolve conflict
essentially involves taking steps to satisfy the other party’s concerns or
demands at the expense of your own needs or desires.

Answer 15

Accommodating

Question 16

involves finding an
acceptable resolution that will partly, but not entirely, satisfy the concerns of
all parties involved

Answer 16

Compromising

Question 17

tries to satisfy their own desires at the expense of the other
parties involved

Answer 17

Competing

Question 18

involves finding a solution that entirely
satisfies the concerns of all involved parties

Answer 18

Collaborating

Question 19

typically focus on the political processes associated with
conflict, and postulate that with an increase in democratic
participation the likelihood of societies resolving conflict
through violence and war decreases

Answer 19

Democracy Education

Question 20

Education for justice teaches the next generation
about crime prevention, and to better understand and
address problems that can undermine the rule of law.
It promotes peace and encourages students to
actively engage in their communities and future
professions.

Answer 20

Justice Education

Question 21

The aim is to engender a commitment among participants
to a vision of structural peace in which all individual
members of the human race can exercise their personal
freedoms and be legally protected from violence,
oppression and indignity

Answer 21

Human Rights Education

Question 22

The ethical systems of the major world faith traditions,
humanitarian ethics and even primal and indigenous
spirituality have articulated principles that inspire the striving
for peace. These ethical principles include the unity and
value of life, not only of human life but also of other life forms
in nature; respect for human dignity; nonviolence; justice;
and love as a social ethic

Answer 22

Ethics

Question 23

Holistic Concept of Peace: It is important that students understand
that peace is not just the absence of direct/physical violence but also
the presence of conditions of wellbeing, cooperation and just
relationships in the human and ecological spheres.
* Conflict and Violence: Conflicts are a natural part of person’s social
life, but they become problems of violence depending on the
methods of conflict resolution used.
* Students can study the problems of violence in various levels from
the personal to the global and including direct, structural, socio-cultural and ecological violence. They can also examine the roots
and consequences of violence

Answer 23

Knowledge, Skills, and Value

Question 24

It is important that students understand
that peace is not just the absence of direct/physical violence but also
the presence of conditions of wellbeing, cooperation and just
relationships in the human and ecological spheres.

Answer 24

Holistic Concept of Peace

Question 25

Conflicts are a natural part of person’s social
life, but they become problems of violence depending on the
methods of conflict resolution used.

Answer 25

Conflict and Violence

Question 26

To be more effective in infusing peace ideas, perspectives and values
into the life of the whole school and even beyond, it is suggested that a
whole school approach be adopted. In a whole school approach, we try
to engage all the learning areas, all the members of the school
community (students, faculty, staff) and the wider community. The
approach also includes other aspects of school life such as teaching
practices and methods, student activities, administrative policies, school
structures and relationships, as well as social action for and with the
larger community

Answer 26

School Approach

Question 27

• We need more purposive focusing on the goals that count,
  and invest in these goals our renewed energy and
  commitment. We submit that building a culture of peace is
  among the essential goals for today and tomorrow.
• Let us meet the future with hope, imagination and the
  willingness to forego our old thinking and ways which hinder
  the blossoming of a new culture that is more peaceable. Let us
  educate and act for peace so that our future will hold the
  promises that we seek

Answer 27

A Vision for the Future