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 year, NIDA-funded researchers at the University of Michigan survey students in 8th, 10th, and 12th grades on their behaviors and attitudes about substance use. The survey results are released the same year the data are collected. These are the results.
Describe practices to avoid to reduce health risks to self and others.
Predict the risk of injury or illness if engaging in unhealthy behaviors.
Discuss how risky choices influence the likelihood of unhealthy behaviors, including tobacco use increasing the risk of using other drugs and peer pressure to consume alcohol.
Analyze the influence of external factors on health beliefs and behaviors.
Develop a thoughtful decision-making process in health-related situations.
Analyze how health risk behaviors in the local school and community are influenced by family, peers and other factors.
Identify decision-making skills used in situations that put adolescents and teens at risk.