NCJ Number
189501
Editor(s)
Bette Nowacki
Date Published
2000
Length
37 pages
Annotation
This materials kit presents a videotape for youth and a manual for teachers; the materials focus on juvenile alcohol use, its effects, the potential for addiction, reasons youth drink alcohol, refusal skills, and how to stop drinking and provide guidelines for teachers on how to incorporate the video into drug prevention education.
Abstract
The videotape emphasizes that teenagers have to make their own decisions about alcohol use and presents the perspectives of two adolescents who made different decisions and what they learned from their experience. The discussion emphasizes the effects of alcohol on the body and mind, states that youth become addicted more quickly than adults, notes that 4 of 10 youth who start drinking under age 15 become addicted later in life, and notes the relationship between alcohol use and drowning or suicide. It also comments that youth try alcohol from curiosity or to fit in with their peers, suggests what to say when offered a drink, and sources of help to stop drinking. The teacher’s manual emphasizes that the video supports and enhances prevention education programs and is not a stand-alone package and that educational videos need thoughtful introduction and follow-up. The manual covers the learning objectives, the main concepts covered in the videotape, student projects, a student review worksheet, and a list of resources