Drug Resistance and Information Skills
255 Minutes |
Unit
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Purpose
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Objectives
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1.
Drug Information
(30 min.)
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Introduce youth to drug concepts and
to the negative experiences of drug use.
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State the reasons why some youth begin using
drugs
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State the negative consequences of using drugs
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2.
The Real Deal About Tobacco and Alcohol
(30 min.)
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Introduce youth to the health hazards
of tobacco and alcohol.
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Identify tobacco and alcohol as drugs that
are legal and dangerous
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Identify how using tobacco and alcohol are
harmful to your health
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3.
The Lowdown on Marijuana and Inhalants
(30 min.)
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Provide youth with basic facts about
the dangers of marijuana and inhalant use.
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Identify the short-term and long-term effects
of marijuana and inhalant use
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4.
Peer Pressure:
Maggie’s Story
(30 min.)
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Provide youth with the opportunity to
rehearse saying “no” when they find themselves being pressured
to use drugs.
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Recognize peer pressure that encourages alcohol,
tobacco, and other drug use
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Use a variety of methods to resist peer pressure
to use alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs
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5. Saying No
(30 min.)
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Provide youth with strategies to use
to say no when they find themselves in situations where
they are being pressured to do something they do not want
to do.
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Use the 6 steps to take when saying “no”
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6. We Have Better Things To Do
(30 min.)
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Encourage youth to identify activities
that they currently enjoy doing, as well as those activities
that they would like to try in the future.
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Identify three positive activities that they
currently enjoy doing
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Identify three positive activities that they
would like to try
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7. A 'Natural High'
(45 min.)
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Present positive images of living drug
free and to begin to identify activities that provide a
sense of accomplishment and achievement.
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Identify those activities in which they want
to succeed
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Identify those activities that they find enjoyable
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8.
The DEFY Game
(30 min.)
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Review and reinforce the drug resistance
information and skills that were presented in the preceding
units.
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Identify factual information about alcohol,
tobacco, marijuana, and inhalants
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Identify negative effects of drug use
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Identify drug refusal skills
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