Information covering important topics for today's educators and parents. This book presents four dramatic scenes intended to show students how to make decisions about tobacco, alcohol, and other drugs. It provides them with the opportunity to practice different ways of saying no and to learn what to do when someone is in trouble with alcohol or other drugs. The smokers try to convince her to smoke, while the nonsmoker urges her to resist them. Two endings are provided, and the students can choose which one to enact.
Additional plays cover alcohol, marijuana, and cocaine and crack.
Each play is preceded by background information about the drug and is followed by activities that review comprehension and prompt discussion. A final activity has students design a poster with a Down with Drugs message. A teachers guide and answer key are also available. ENC does NOT distribute this resource.