Addiction Education Society Inc

ADDICTION EDUCATION SOCIETY PROVIDES PUBLIC INFORMATION, ACTIVITIES AND RESOURCES ON ISSUES RELATING TO SUBSTANCE ADDICTION AND ITS IMPACT ON INDIVIDUAL LIVES, FAMILIES, AND IN THE LIVES OF OUR COMMUNITIES TO ADVANCE THE KNOWLEDGE THAT ADDICTION IS A DISEASE.

PROGRAM 1: NEUROSCIENCE OF ADDICTION CURRICULUM: V.5 NEUROSCIENCE OF ADDICTION CURRICULUM IS DESIGNED TO HELP YOUTH TO UNDERSTAND THE FUNDAMENTALS OF HOW ALL ADDICTIVE DRUGS AFFECT THE PLEASURE CENTERS OF THE BRAIN, HOW THE DISEASE OF ADDICTION DEVELOPS, RISK FACTORS, WHO IS MOST LIKELY TO GET IT, AND WHY. THE CURRICULUM COVERS THE ENTIRE SPECTRUM OF THE DISEASE PROCESS. -STUDENTS RETURNED TO IN-PERSON CLASSROOM INSTRUCTIONS IN THE FALL 2021. AES STAFF MODIFIED THE SOFTWARE TO ENABLE TEACHER/STUDENT ENGAGEMENT IN THE CLASSROOM ASWELL AS INDEPENDENT WORK FROM HOME/ONLINE. TEACHERS SHARE THEIR PROGRAM VIDEO SEGMENTS WHILE THE STUDENTS ARE RESPONDING TO QUESTIONS WHICH ARE VALIDATED AND REQUIRE STUDENT INPUT. STUDENT DATA ENTERED INFORMATION IS SAVED AND DOWNLOADED AT END OF EACH SESSION TO THEIR DESKTOP FOR SUBMISSION TO FOR CLASS CREDIT TO THEIR TEACHER. INTERNET CONNECTION IS REQUIRED AT ALL TIMES. -TEACHER DASHBOARD CAPABILITIES DEVELOPED FUNCTIONALITIES INCLUDE STUDENT WAITING ROOM, LOCK AND UNLOCK STUDENT FEATURES. TEACHERS ARE ABLE TO GAUGE STUDENT PROGRESS THROUGHOUT THE PROGRAM BY VIEWING THEIR DASHBOARD AND CLASSROOM PERIOD TAUGHT. -STUDENT LANDING PAGE HIGHLIGHTS STATUS OF PROGRAM COMPLETION: IN PROGRESS AND/OR COMPLETION. -NEW STUDENT REGISTRATION PROCESS ENABLES STUDENTS TO ACCESS ALL NOA SESSION FROM ANY DEVICE USING A UNIQUE TEACHER AND STUDENT ID ASSIGNED BY TEACHERS. -TEACHER TRAINING VIDEO DEVELOPED AND DISTRIBUTED. -SOFTWARE CHANGES INCLUDE POWER POINT SLIDES, VOICE OVER INSTRUCTIONS, VIDEO SEGMENT CHANGES AND CAPTIONS. ASK DR. STALCUP STUDENT QUESTION ONLINE SEGMENT ADDED IN BOTH PROGRAMS. -NEW MODULE DEVELOPED CALLED VAPING WHICH ENGAGES STUDENTS WITH QUESTIONS RELATED TO CONTENT PRESENTED. -IMPLEMENTED TEACHER TOOLKIT RESOURCES WHICH INCLUDE: EDITABLE PDF FILES, CRAVING EXPERIMENT, ADDICTIONARY, TEACHER COPYRIGHT AGREEMENT, PARENT/ADULT PERSPECTIVE INTERVIEW, DR. STALCUP COLLECTION OF RESPONSES TO STUDENT QUESTIONS, DISTRICT HEALTH AND WELLNESS DIRECTORY, REFUSAL SKILLS AND ROLL PLAYING AND MORE.

PROGRAM 3A: QUALTRICS: PROGRAM OUTCOME MEASUREMENT BEGIN DEVELOPMENT OF STUDENT PRE, POST AND RETENTION SURVEYS TO SUPPORT NEW PROGRAM DEVELOPED: "HOW DID THIS HAPPEN TO ME" USING QUALTRICS SOFTWARE. THE ONLINE SURVEY ALLOWS STUDENT TO INPUT THEIR SURVEYS VIA THEIR CELL PHONES AND OR CLASSROOM CHROMBOOKS. REPORTS ARE GENERATED AND GIVEN TO SCHOOLS TO MEASURE AND EVALUATE THE HOW PROGRAM AND STUDENT KNOWLEDGE ON CONTENT AND THEIR RETENTION.

PROGRAM 1: NEUROSCIENCE OF ADDICTION CURRICULUM: V.5 NEUROSCIENCE OF ADDICTION CURRICULUM IS DESIGNED TO HELP YOUTH TO UNDERSTAND THE FUNDAMENTALS OF HOW ALL ADDICTIVE DRUGS AFFECT THE PLEASURE CENTERS OF THE BRAIN, HOW THE DISEASE OF ADDICTION DEVELOPS, RISK FACTORS, WHO IS MOST LIKELY TO GET IT, AND WHY. THE CURRICULUM COVERS THE ENTIRE SPECTRUM OF THE DISEASE PROCESS. -STUDENTS RETURNED TO IN-PERSON CLASSROOM INSTRUCTIONS IN THE FALL 2021. AES STAFF MODIFIED THE SOFTWARE TO ENABLE TEACHER/STUDENT ENGAGEMENT IN THE CLASSROOM ASWELL AS INDEPENDENT WORK FROM HOME/ONLINE. TEACHERS SHARE THEIR PROGRAM VIDEO SEGMENTS WHILE THE STUDENTS ARE RESPONDING TO QUESTIONS WHICH ARE VALIDATED AND REQUIRE STUDENT INPUT. STUDENT DATA ENTERED INFORMATION IS SAVED AND DOWNLOADED AT END OF EACH SESSION TO THEIR DESKTOP FOR SUBMISSION TO FOR CLASS CREDIT TO THEIR TEACHER. INTERNET CONNECTION IS REQUIRED AT ALL TIMES. -TEACHER DASHBOARD CAPABILITIES DEVELOPED FUNCTIONALITIES INCLUDE STUDENT WAITING ROOM, LOCK AND UNLOCK STUDENT FEATURES. TEACHERS ARE ABLE TO GAUGE STUDENT PROGRESS THROUGHOUT THE PROGRAM BY VIEWING THEIR DASHBOARD AND CLASSROOM PERIOD TAUGHT. -STUDENT LANDING PAGE HIGHLIGHTS STATUS OF PROGRAM COMPLETION: IN PROGRESS AND/OR COMPLETION. -NEW STUDENT REGISTRATION PROCESS ENABLES STUDENTS TO ACCESS ALL NOA SESSION FROM ANY DEVICE USING A UNIQUE TEACHER AND STUDENT ID ASSIGNED BY TEACHERS. -TEACHER TRAINING VIDEO DEVELOPED AND DISTRIBUTED. -SOFTWARE CHANGES INCLUDE POWER POINT SLIDES, VOICE OVER INSTRUCTIONS, VIDEO SEGMENT CHANGES AND CAPTIONS. ASK DR. STALCUP STUDENT QUESTION ONLINE SEGMENT ADDED IN BOTH PROGRAMS. -NEW MODULE DEVELOPED CALLED VAPING WHICH ENGAGES STUDENTS WITH QUESTIONS RELATED TO CONTENT PRESENTED. -IMPLEMENTED TEACHER TOOLKIT RESOURCES WHICH INCLUDE: EDITABLE PDF FILES, CRAVING EXPERIMENT, ADDICTIONARY, TEACHER COPYRIGHT AGREEMENT, PARENT/ADULT PERSPECTIVE INTERVIEW, DR. STALCUP COLLECTION OF RESPONSES TO STUDENT QUESTIONS, DISTRICT HEALTH AND WELLNESS DIRECTORY, REFUSAL SKILLS AND ROLL PLAYING AND MORE.

PROGRAM 3A: QUALTRICS: PROGRAM OUTCOME MEASUREMENT BEGIN DEVELOPMENT OF STUDENT PRE, POST AND RETENTION SURVEYS TO SUPPORT NEW PROGRAM DEVELOPED: "HOW DID THIS HAPPEN TO ME" USING QUALTRICS SOFTWARE. THE ONLINE SURVEY ALLOWS STUDENT TO INPUT THEIR SURVEYS VIA THEIR CELL PHONES AND OR CLASSROOM CHROMBOOKS. REPORTS ARE GENERATED AND GIVEN TO SCHOOLS TO MEASURE AND EVALUATE THE HOW PROGRAM AND STUDENT KNOWLEDGE ON CONTENT AND THEIR RETENTION.

PROGRAM 2: NEW PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT: "HOW DID THIS HAPPEN TO ME": BACKGROUND: "HOW DID THIS HAPPEN TO ME" IS A CLASSROOM-BASED THREE-SESSION ALCOHOL, TOBACCO AND OTHER DRUG PREVENTION PROGRAM AIMED AT MIDDLE SCHOOLS, PRESENTED FROM THE PERSONAL PERSPECTIVE OF AN ADDICT. EACH SESSION HAS SHORT VIDEO SEGMENTS FOLLOWED BY CONTENT-RELATED, VALIDATED QUESTIONS. IT IS AVAILABLE AS AN ENTIRELY ONLINE-DRIVEN PLATFORM OR IN A CLASSROOM PRESENTATION SETTING WHICH ALLOWS THE TEACHER TO ENGAGE WITH STUDENTS. THIS PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO ADDRESS HOW EARLY USE OF MIND-ALTERING SUBSTANCES DRAMATICALLY AFFECTS THE DEVELOPING BRAIN OF AN ADOLESCENT AND WHY EARLY USE PLUS GENETIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL RISK FACTORS PLAY SUCH A VITAL ROLE IN DEVELOPING THE DISEASE OF ADDICTION. FOCUS: THE SPEAKER IS OUR AES FOUNDER CHUCK JOHNSON AND HIS SON DANE (SPEAKING AS HIMSELF, 43 YEARS IN THE PAST), AS HE TELLS HIS PERSONAL STORY AND EXPLAINS HOW HE BECAME AN ADDICT, WHAT SCIENCE HAS DISCOVERED ABOUT ADDICTION AND THE 18 TELL-TALE SIGNS OF ADDICTION. STUDENT'S LEARNING OBJECTIVES: -EXPLAIN WHY SOME PEOPLE GET ADDICTED AND OTHERS DON'T. -LEARN THE LATEST SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERIES ABOUT ADDICTION & BRAIN DEVELOPMENT. -LEARN ABOUT THE TWO MAJOR KINDS OF RISK FACTORS: GENETIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL. -EXPLAIN WHY THE EARLY USE OF SUBSTANCES IS SUCH A STRONG RISK FACTOR. -DESCRIBE WHY IT IS IMPORTANT TO PURSUE MEANINGFUL & HEALTHY ACTIVITIES. -REFLECT ON THEIR EXPERIENCE OF CRAVING DURING THEIR CRAVING EXPERIMENT SOFTWARE UNDER DEVELOPMENT WHICH WILL MIMIC THE SAME FUNCTIONS OF THE NEUROSCIENCE OF ADDICTION PROGRAM. THIS INCLUDES TEACHER DASHBOARD FUNCTIONALITIES AND STUDENT INDEPENDENT ENGAGEMENT IN THE CLASSROOM AND/OR OFFSITE LOCATION WITH INTERNET CONNECTION REQUIRED.

PROGRAM 2: NEW PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT: "HOW DID THIS HAPPEN TO ME": BACKGROUND: "HOW DID THIS HAPPEN TO ME" IS A CLASSROOM-BASED THREE-SESSION ALCOHOL, TOBACCO AND OTHER DRUG PREVENTION PROGRAM AIMED AT MIDDLE SCHOOLS, PRESENTED FROM THE PERSONAL PERSPECTIVE OF AN ADDICT. EACH SESSION HAS SHORT VIDEO SEGMENTS FOLLOWED BY CONTENT-RELATED, VALIDATED QUESTIONS. IT IS AVAILABLE AS AN ENTIRELY ONLINE-DRIVEN PLATFORM OR IN A CLASSROOM PRESENTATION SETTING WHICH ALLOWS THE TEACHER TO ENGAGE WITH STUDENTS. THIS PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO ADDRESS HOW EARLY USE OF MIND-ALTERING SUBSTANCES DRAMATICALLY AFFECTS THE DEVELOPING BRAIN OF AN ADOLESCENT AND WHY EARLY USE PLUS GENETIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL RISK FACTORS PLAY SUCH A VITAL ROLE IN DEVELOPING THE DISEASE OF ADDICTION. FOCUS: THE SPEAKER IS OUR AES FOUNDER CHUCK JOHNSON AND HIS SON DANE (SPEAKING AS HIMSELF, 43 YEARS IN THE PAST), AS HE TELLS HIS PERSONAL STORY AND EXPLAINS HOW HE BECAME AN ADDICT, WHAT SCIENCE HAS DISCOVERED ABOUT ADDICTION AND THE 18 TELL-TALE SIGNS OF ADDICTION. STUDENT'S LEARNING OBJECTIVES: -EXPLAIN WHY SOME PEOPLE GET ADDICTED AND OTHERS DON'T. -LEARN THE LATEST SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERIES ABOUT ADDICTION & BRAIN DEVELOPMENT. -LEARN ABOUT THE TWO MAJOR KINDS OF RISK FACTORS: GENETIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL. -EXPLAIN WHY THE EARLY USE OF SUBSTANCES IS SUCH A STRONG RISK FACTOR. -DESCRIBE WHY IT IS IMPORTANT TO PURSUE MEANINGFUL & HEALTHY ACTIVITIES. -REFLECT ON THEIR EXPERIENCE OF CRAVING DURING THEIR CRAVING EXPERIMENT SOFTWARE UNDER DEVELOPMENT WHICH WILL MIMIC THE SAME FUNCTIONS OF THE NEUROSCIENCE OF ADDICTION PROGRAM. THIS INCLUDES TEACHER DASHBOARD FUNCTIONALITIES AND STUDENT INDEPENDENT ENGAGEMENT IN THE CLASSROOM AND/OR OFFSITE LOCATION WITH INTERNET CONNECTION REQUIRED.

PROGRAM 3: PROGRAM OUTREACH ONGOING COLLABORATIONS AND IDENTIFICATION OF DISTRICTS AND PROGRAM DELIVERY OPPORTUNITIES: FOCUS RECRUITMENT ON THE FOLLOWING DISTRICTS/SCHOOLS: -SMFC SCHOOL DISTRICT -SAN BRUNO PARK, SAN CAROLOS -RAVENSWOOD -PESCADERO MS/HS -FUSION PRIVATE SCHOOL -NORTHSTAR/MIT -LIPMAN MS, BRISBANE

PROGRAM 3: PROGRAM OUTREACH ONGOING COLLABORATIONS AND IDENTIFICATION OF DISTRICTS AND PROGRAM DELIVERY OPPORTUNITIES: FOCUS RECRUITMENT ON THE FOLLOWING DISTRICTS/SCHOOLS: -SMFC SCHOOL DISTRICT -SAN BRUNO PARK, SAN CAROLOS -RAVENSWOOD -PESCADERO MS/HS -FUSION PRIVATE SCHOOL -NORTHSTAR/MIT -LIPMAN MS, BRISBANE