The The National Health Education Standards (NHES) 
are written expectations for what students should know and be able to do by grades 2, 5, 8, and 12 to promote personal, family, and community health. The standards provide a framework for curriculum development and selection, instruction, and student assessment in health education.
Instructional Objectives |
Health Content Standard |
Recognize that opiates generally are non-addictive when used for pain management. |
Standard 5: Students will demonstrate the ability to use decision-making skills to enhance health. |
Examine how the abusive use of an opiate can lead to negative consequences. |
Standard 5: Students will demonstrate the ability to use decision-making skills to enhance health. |
Observe that individuals differ as to when drug abuse becomes drug addiction. Recognize that opiates produce pleasure by affecting the brain's reward pathway. |
Standard 1: Students will comprehend concepts related to health promotion and disease prevention to enhance health. |
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