Welcome to: DRUG IMPAIRMENT TRAINING for EDUCATION PROFESSIONALS (DITEP) Day One

Welcome to: DRUG IMPAIRMENT TRAINING for EDUCATION PROFESSIONALS (DITEP) Day One

DITEP Main Menu - Day I Session I: Introduction and Overview Session II: Drugs and Society Session III: Overview of Alcohol Session IV: Drug Identification, Categories and Their Observable Effects Session V: References Session VI: Contacting the Parent(s): Policies, Procedures, and Roles

Introduction and Overview Session I

Goal Of This Program To enable education professionals to identify chemically impaired individuals and types of drugs for the purpose of ensuring a safe learning environment.

What this training is NOT This is not intended to qualify participants as Drug Recognition Experts but is intended to aid in the evaluation and documentation of drug impairment. The information and procedures provided are for administrative purposes only and not designed as an enforcement tool.

What is a Drug? Any substance that alters perception or behavior, reducing that individual s ability to function appropriately in the academic environment

All terminology and information is based on medical and scientific fact and is field tested.

Signs and symptoms presented have been validated in both laboratory and field studies.

Instructors (instructor names & contact information)

Program Objectives Describe the involvement of drugs in schools and society. Name the seven drug categories and recognize their effects.

Program Objectives Describe drug impairment signs and symptoms. Properly interpret the results of your observations.

Systematic and Standardized DITEP is an educationally-oriented systematic and standardized approach The goal is to identify those who may be impaired by a drug or drugs: to improve the learning environment, provide early intervention and diversion, and assess the need for medical treatment. An assessment of impairment must be based on the Totality of Information.

Test Your Knowledge

Test Your Knowledge Cannabis is the most commonly abused drug in schools today? True / False FALSE People under the influence of Cocaine will exhibit constricted pupils and normal reaction to light? True / False FALSE

Test Your Knowledge Synesthesia is an indication of Hallucinogen drug use? True / False TRUE DXM is a street name for Dextromethorphan? True / False TRUE

Test Your Knowledge The citizens of the United States consume 40% of the world s drugs (licit/illicit)? True / False FALSE The addicted heroin user will usually inject heroin approximately 4-6 times each day? True / False TRUE

Test Your Knowledge The effects of drugs on the user are independent of the user s personality, the environment, or how the drug was introduced? True / False Cannabis causes an elevation in the pulse rate? FALSE True / False TRUE

Test Your Knowledge If a person s blood alcohol level is 0.08%, it will take from 2 to 4 hours of non-drinking to eliminate all alcohol and achieve a 0.00% blood alcohol level? True / False FALSE Alcohol lowers inhibitions, therefore it is best classified as a stimulant? True / False FALSE

Test Your Knowledge Most people abuse only one type of drug (their drug of choice) while usually not abusing other types of drugs? True / False FALSE A person intoxicated by Valium (diazepam) will appear similar to one intoxicated by alcohol? True / False TRUE

Test Your Knowledge Generally injection is the fastest way for a drug to reach the brain? True / False FALSE Cannabis impairs a person s attention span for normally not more than two hours after use? True / False FALSE

Test Your Knowledge Pupils of different size on the same person indicates probable PCP intoxication? True / False FALSE

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