addictions

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• mavo, havo
• Leerjaar 2,3

Drugs and addictions 

Trust

As a group, agree to a set of rules to ensure everybody will feel comfortable and the process will proceed smoothly.

Example: We are respectful of other people's opinions.

Do you know any other rules?

What are some examples of addictions?

Drugs and addictions 

Are you addicted to anything?
(e.g. social media, your phone, gaming)

Bespreek als docent of deze verslaving gevaarlijk is. 

Do you know anyone who is addicted to something?

1. Yes, I know a few people.
2. Yes, I know one person.
3. No, I don't.

statement:

Alcohol and drugs should be forbidden

Alcohol is no. 1 drug

“Alcohol use starts at between 11 and 14 years, and between the ages of 13 and 16 pupils start to drink on a weekly basis,” says Roel Kerssemakers, senior prevention worker at the Jellinek, an institute for the treatment of alcohol, drug and

 gambling problems, 

 77% used alcohol last month,  

cannabis

Cannabis

Cannabis is second most popular drug followed by XTC

Cannabis is still the number one drug of choice in the Netherlands, followed by XTC.

Although the age when school-goers start using cannabis was between 14 and 16, Kerssemakers says that the

 “General opinion about cannabis and the risks involved are more realistic now. Cannabis has risks: there is a risk of

 addiction and smoking is bad for your lungs. 

Is cannabis legal in the Netherlands?

The sale of cannabis in the Netherlands is illegal, yet the Dutch turn a blind eye to coffee shops selling cannabis, if they adhere to certain criteria: no advertising, no sale of hard drugs, no sales to persons under 18, no causing of public

 nuisance and no sales of quantities of more than five grams

 per transaction. 

Cannabis should (not) be legalized 

Think of arguments in favour 

and against.

XTC

Ecstasy is a ‘hard’ drug in the Netherlands and so it is illegal. For some reason, people seem to think that every drug is legal in the Netherlands or as people say ‘in Amsterdam.’ 

What would you do if you think you or someone you know gets addicted?