It’s Not Just About Telling Youth Not to Do Drugs
Channel: Botvin LifeSkills
Date: 2018-05-31

Empowering students to say no to drugs and alcohol requires more than telling them, “Just Say No!” Through the instruction of 15 sessions of the evidence-based Botvin LifeSkills Training, students gain knowledge on refusal skills, self-esteem and more. Paige Carroll, a member of the Prevention team at the Council on Chemical Abuse (COCA), talks with host, Jennifer Kaucher, about teaching LifeSkills to students in the Reading School District. The curriculum has been proved to reduce drug, alcohol, tobacco and opioid use among students who participate in these classes.