Introduction: Substance misuse in school settings

Welcome to the Introduction: Substance misuse in school settings training.

This training is to educate teachers and educators on the prevalence and trends of drug and alcohol abuse in Nigerian schools and to provide them with relevant information, assistance and preventative strategies.

In this module, you will learn how to identify different types of drugs that can be abused.

In this module, you will learn about some of the risk factors that can predispose students to alcohol and drug misuse.

In this module, you will learn about some common signs and symptoms and behavioural indicators of substance misuse in students.

In this module, you will learn about some of the effects of alcohol and drug misuse on students' health and learning. 

In this section of this module, you will learn about the role of teachers in the early detection of alcohol and drug misuse among students. You will learn how this can be achieved through observation and behaviour monitoring as well as building a trusting relationship. 

In this section of this module, you will learn about how teachers can collaboratively work with other professionals and parents to prevent and help students struggling with substance misuse.

In this section of this module, you will learn about how teachers can help prevent and provide ongoing support for students struggling with alcohol and substance misuse. 

Here in this section of the module, you will learn about how school management can help provide an enabling environment to prevent and support students struggling with alcohol and drug misuse in their schools. 

You have now come to the end of this training.

This section highlights the points discussed in this training and the objectives that were met.