Peer pressure can lead to dangerous activities for the eighth graders in your class. Prepare them for the tough conversations in the years ahead with a set of lessons about drugs and their consequences on users' lives.

Concepts

drugs, risks, substances, self esteem, self control, self-awareness, peer pressure

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Additional Tags

health

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Instructional Ideas

• Use in a health class when discussing illegal substances and self control
• Include the activities and lessons in a school presentation abut drug use

Classroom Considerations

• Be sure that your class is emotionally mature enough to have appropriate discussions without making a joke of a serious matter
• Some of the worksheets contain spelling and grammar mistakes, but these errors don't affect understanding
• The lessons cover the basics of drug use but do not stress the social consequences

Pros

• Comes with all necessary worksheets and materials, including a slideshow presentation
• Provides helpful and educational class demonstrations

Cons

• None