Comprehensive
Health and Physical Education Standards
Building
upon knowledge and sKills gained in preceding
grades,
by the end of Grade 2, students will:
Standard 2.3
(Drugs
and Medicines) All students will learn and apply
information about alcohol, tobacco, other drugs
and medicines to make decisions that support
a healthy, active lifestyle.
Standard 2.3.K.A
Medicines
Standard 2.3.K.A.1
Identify
different kinds of medicines.
Standard 2.3.K.A.2
Explain
that medicines can be helpful or harmful and that
when used correctly, medicines can help keep people
healthy.
Standard 2.3.K.A.3
Discuss basic rules when taking medicines.
Standard 2.3.K.B
Alcohol,
Tobacco and Other Drugs
Standard 2.3.K.B.1
Define
drug and give examples of harmful and/or illegal
drugs.
Standard 2.3.K.B.2
Explain that tobacco use contributes to lung diseases
and fires.
Standard 2.3.K.B.3
Discuss
how tobacco smoke impacts the environment and
the health of nonsmokers.
Standard 2.3.K.B.4
Discuss how alcohol use contributes to injuries
such as falls and motor vehicle crashes.
Standard 2.3.K.B.5
Identify substances that should never be consumed
or inhaled such as drug look-alikes, glue, poisons,
and cleaning fluids.
Standard 2.3.K.C
Dependency/Addiction
and Treatment
Standard 2.3.K.C.1
Explain
that some people cannot control their use of alcohol,
tobacco, and other drugs.
Standard 2.3.K.C.2
Explain
that people who abuse alcohol, tobacco, and other
drugs can get help.
