HE19.6.7.2
Describe practices to avoid to reduce health risks to self and others.
Describe practices to avoid to reduce health risks to self and others.
Each day, America’s teenagers are bombarded with misleading messages about drugs. Glamorized by media and endorsed by peers, the consequences of drug use and experimentation are dangerously disguised, and often hidden altogether. The reality is that drug use can alter a teen’s life forever. That’s why every student should be given the tools to make a decision against using drugs - and the best place to give them those tools is your classroom.
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Describe practices to avoid to reduce health risks to self and others.
Explain how societal perceptions influence healthy and unhealthy behaviors.
Give examples of how substance abuse can increase the likelihood of other health risk behaviors.
Analyze the role of individual responsibility for enhancing health.
Identify decision-making skills used in situations that put adolescents and teens at risk.