Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drug Prevention
Life Skills – Elementary Curriculum
This eight-session curriculum focuses on improving students’ communication and decision-making skills to reduce the likelihood they will use substances. The curriculum is targeted to youth in grades 3-5 and provides information on decision-making, smoking, advertising, dealing with stress, communication and social skills. Each session is 45 minutes to 1 hour long and includes numerous activities to maintain students’ interest and increase knowledge and skills.
Life Skills - Middle School Curriculum
This 13-session curriculum concentrates on improving participants’ social and decision-making skills to reduce the likelihood they will use substances. The curriculum is targeted to youth in 6th, 7th & 8th grades and provides information on alcohol, tobacco and other drugs; effective communication skills; decision-making; healthy relationships; goal setting and other topics. Each session is 1-1.5 hours in length and includes a number of activities and exercises to maintain participants’ interest and actively engage them in the presentation.
Towards No Tobacco
Project Towards No Tobacco (TNT) is a comprehensive ten-session curriculum designed to prevent or reduce tobacco use in youth 10-15 years old. Topics covered include: the course of tobacco addiction, consequences of using tobacco, prevalence of tobacco use among peers, effective communication and refusal skills, the influence of the media and tobacco advertising, methods for increasing self esteem and strategies for advocating no tobacco use.
