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ACTIVITY 8: Decisions, Decisions!

ACTIVITY 8: Decisions, Decisions!

There is a new student at school no one seems to like very much. The attitude among your friends is, "The guy’s a loser, and anyone who hangs out with him is, too," but you’re not so sure. A little while back you happened to be sitting with him on the bus, and you found him to have a good sense of humor. Do you try to befriend him?

Decision-Making Steps

 

Goals:

Choices:

Consequences:

Decision:

ACTIVITY 3: Tobacco & Nicotine Addiction

ACTIVITY 3: Tobacco & Nicotine Addiction

Most smokers use tobacco regularly because they are addicted to nicotine. Addiction is characterized by compulsive drug seeking and use, even in the face of negative health consequences. It is well documented that most smokers identify tobacco use as harmful and express a desire to reduce or stop using it, and nearly 35 million of them want to quit each year. Unfortunately, more than 85 percent of those who try to quit on their own relapse, most within a week.27

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National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA). Research Report Series—Tobacco/Nicotine. NIH Publication Number 16-4342. Referenced 2017.

https://d14rmgtrwzf5a.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/tobaccorrs_1_2016.pdf

ACTIVITY 10: It’s Decision Time!

ACTIVITY 10: It’s Decision Time!

Situation 2

You and some friends are walking to a friend's home after school. You are in a hurry because you want to get to the house to play your favorite video game. You come upon a wallet with $100 inside. There's also a driver's license. None of you recognize the person the license belongs to. What do you do? Make a choice and see where it takes you.

ACTIVITY 9: Conflict – Learning to Deal with It

ACTIVITY 9: Conflict – Learning to Deal with It

Which things on the previous pages do you already do well when facing a conflict?

Which do you struggle with or need to work on when facing a conflict?

What tips do you have for others facing a conflict?

ACTIVITY 6: Thinking Your Way to Good Decisions

ACTIVITY 6: Thinking Your Way to Good Decisions

YOU DECIDE!

Sometimes we think the outcome of doing something difficult, like saying "no" to our friends, is going to be worse than it is. Chances are that your friends will respect you more for standing up for what you believe in and doing what’s right for you than for just going along with them for the sake of wanting to be the same. It might just be a matter of how you look at the situation and how you approach it.

 

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ACTIVITY 4: Peer Pressure and Influence—Do Your Friends Affect Your Decisions?

ACTIVITY 4: Peer Pressure and Influence—Do Your Friends Affect Your Decisions?

Situation 3

This is the same situation. Reread it if you need to refresh your memory before answering the question below.

Morgan is at a party at an older student's home. The girl's parents are home for a while, but they then go out for the evening. Shortly after, a few students take out a beer from the refrigerator and begin to drink. Soon, several people are drinking. Morgan doesn't want to drink and would like to go home. But she lives too far away from where the party is being held to walk and may have to wait for a ride home.

What might Morgan be feeling?

ACTIVITY 4: Peer Pressure and Influence—Do Your Friends Affect Your Decisions?

ACTIVITY 4: Peer Pressure and Influence—Do Your Friends Affect Your Decisions?

Situation 3

Morgan is at a party at an older student's home. The girl's parents are home for a while, but they then go out for the evening. Shortly after, a few students take out a beer from the refrigerator and begin to drink. Soon, several people are drinking. Morgan doesn't want to drink and would like to go home. But she lives too far away from where the party is being held to walk and may have to wait for a ride home.

This situation is an example of: __________. 

ACTIVITY 3: Tobacco & Nicotine Use - The Health Consequences

ACTIVITY 3: Tobacco & Nicotine Use - The Health Consequences

Young people who smoke cigarettes are likely to be less physically fit and have more respiratory (breathing) problems than people their age who don't smoke.19 Coughing, wheezing, shortness of breath, and phlegm production are symptoms that young people who use tobacco report they are more likely to experience than non-smoking peers.19

And then there's the issue of addiction, making it difficult to stop doing something.

TRUE OR FALSE?

The younger a person is when he or she starts smoking cigarettes, the more likely he or she is to become addicted to nicotine.19

Most young people who smoke regularly are addicted to nicotine, making it hard for them to quit.19

This statement is TRUE

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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Preventing Tobacco Use Among Young People: A Report Of the Surgeon General. Atlanta, Georgia: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Office on Smoking and Health, 1994. Referenced 2012.

https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/spotlight/nn/catalog/nlm:nlmuid-101584932X619-doc

ACTIVITY 2: Tobacco & Nicotine Use–The Health Consequences

ACTIVITY 2: Tobacco & Nicotine Use–The Health Consequences

CHEMICAL REACTION: COUNT TO 10

After smoke is inhaled, it only takes 10 seconds for nicotine, an addictive chemical found in tobacco, to reach the brain.21 Cigarettes, vapes and smokeless tobacco both contain nicotine.21 Over time, the nicotine in tobacco can change the way your brain works.21 Nicotine can also narrow a person's blood vessels, making it tougher for the heart to work.20

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CDC. Smoking & Tobacco Use. Information Sheets. You(th) and Tobacco —What Youth Should Know About Tobacco. Referenced 2017.

https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/basic_information/youth/information-sheet/index.htm

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CDC. Smoking & Tobacco Use. Information Sheets. You(th) and Tobacco — What Youth Should Know About Tobacco. Referenced 2017.

www.cdc.gov/tobacco/basic_information/youth/information-sheet/index.htm