By the end of this unit, students will be able to:

• • Identify gateway drugs

  • Identify the effects of gateway drugs on the human body, including both short and long-term consequences

  • Identify approaches to prevent middle school students from experimenting with gateway drugs

• • Health: Evaluate influences that contribute to personal decision making

  • Health: Create goals and strategies to solve or prevent problems

  • Health: Demonstrate the process of inquiry; Create plausible solutions through the inquiry process.