11. Promoting a Substance Free Lifestyle PDF

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Facts ● Begins in early adolescence (by 16 yrs old) ● 1st drug used= tobacco ● Advertising tobacco influences young people to think it’s cool & has benefits Provide Appropriate Programs ● 1. develop/enforce school policy on tobacco use ● 2. Provide instruction ab short/long term effects ● 3. Refusal skills & social pressure ● 4. Provide tobacco use prevention K-12 ● 5. Provide program-specific training for teachers & faculty ● 6. Involve parent, families, & communities in support of prevention to tobacco use Media ● Beer & tobacco companies need young people so they don’t have huge financial loss ● Ads ab tobacco & alcohol have risen ● ½ of teens own something that contains tobacco & alcohol Alcohol ● CNS depressant ● Hinder coordination ● Slow reaction time ● Dull senses ● Block memory functions Alcohol Youth in Class ● Lying to teachers & parents ● Declining grades ● Absences & tardies in school ● Decreased attention span ● Change from one peer group to another Youth Alcoholism Drinking Problems ● Easy availability ● Media ● Exposure to parental drinking problems ● Culturally acceptable ● Few strict controls for social use...