Saying No to Alcohol & Tobacco

HEALTH EDUCATION - Lesson 5 - Week 5/8

Substance Abuse & Disease Prevention (4)

HPE Lesson Plans - Health - KHE, 1HE, 2HE, 3HE, 4HE, 5HE

Safety | Mental, Social & Emotional Health | Substance Abuse & Disease Prevention | Growing Up Healthy

4TH GRADE VIRTUAL HEALTH

L1: Medicines Affect the Body| L2: Common Substances That Can Be Harmful | L3: How Tobacco Harms Body Systems | L4: How Alcohol Harms Body Systems | L5: Saying No to Alcohol & Tobacco | L6: Why People Become Ill| L7: Infectious Diseases | L8: Fighting Infectious Diseases | L9: Noninfectious Diseases | L10: Staying Well

Substance ABUSE & Disease Prevention

Saying No to Alcohol and Tobacco

See below for the following:

Standard(s), Essential Question(s), Big Idea(s)


LEARNING TARGET / SUCCESS CRITERIA

I will describe laws regarding alcohol and tobacco purchase and use by minors.

I will demonstrate strategies for refusing the use of alcohol and tobacco.

I will recognize truths behind misleading tobacco and alcohol advertising.

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PRE-INSTRUCTIONAL ACTIVITY

Vocabulary

peer pressure - being influenced by friends to do something


OPENING (Engage)

Main Idea

Knowing the facts about alcohol and tobacco can help prepare you to refuse them.

Why Learn This?

Saying no to alcohol and tobacco can help keep you safe and healthy.


WORK PERIOD (Explore/Explain/Extend/Elaborate)

READ: Saying No to Alcohol and Tobacco

Some young people think using alcohol and tobacco shows that they are grown up. But most adults don't use tobacco. Many adults use alcohol rarely, if ever. You should know how to refuse to use these drugs because they can be harmful to your health and well-being.

How can you prepare to say no?

Someday, someone may offer you alcohol or tobacco. You learned earlier in this unit about the harmful effects of these products. For many people, knowing about these harmful effects is enough to help them say no.

But what if someone tells you that everyone else uses alcohol and tobacco? You might feel pressured to do something you don't want to do. Knowing several reasons why people don't use these drugs can help you prepare to say no.


Alcohol and Tobacco Use: Yes or No

If you say yes, you may develop lung or liver disease.

If you so no, your organs are more likely to be healthy.

If you say yes, your breath, clothing, and hair will smell bad.

If you so no, you are more likely to be alert and in control.

If you say yes, you are more likely to be in a car crash or fire.

If you so no, your body is more likely to be healthy, and you will have more energy.

If you say yes, you may have problems at home or at school.

If you so no, you will have a better chance to do your best.


Many people simply don't like the way alcohol or tobacco tastes or smells. Other people are allergic to alcohol or tobacco. Drinking or using tobacco makes them physically uncomfortable or ill. Still others find that alcohol makes them feel nervous, sad, or out of control. They have more fun and feel better without these drugs.

Some families have rules that don't allow family members to drink alcohol or use tobacco. Others may practice a religion that doesn't allow them to use these drugs. Still others want to spend their money wisely. They don't want to use it to buy things that ruin their health.

Finally, it's against the law for people under age twenty-one (21) to buy or use alcohol. Although local laws vary, in most places people under the age of eighteen (18) cannot buy tobacco/nicotine products. People who offer these drugs to you are breaking the law. They are inviting you to break the law, too.

How can you deal with peer pressure?

Think about ways to refuse alcohol and tobacco products. Practice saying no so that you will know what to do when someone offers you tobacco or alcohol.

The best way to say no to alcohol and tobacco is to avoid situations where there is peer pressure to use them. Peer pressure means being influenced by friends to do something. Young people often find it difficult no to give in to peer pressure.

You can avoid peer pressure by staying away from people who use alcohol and tobacco. Don't go to places where alcohol is being served to young people. Make friends with people who share your decision not to use these drugs. Most important, feel good about yourself. You have the right to do what you think is best for your health and safety.


Ways to Say No


What should you know about advertisements for alcohol and tobacco?

Companies that make alcoholic beverages and tobacco products use advertisements to send messages. They want you to think that people who use alcohol and tobacco have lots of fun. The people in the ads are young and beautiful. They wear stylish clothes and drive expensive cars. Advertisers want young people to think that using alcohol and tobacco is glamorous, fun, and healthful.

Beer makers use TV commercials to advertise their products during sporting events. They hope you will see their commercials and think that their beer is fun and exciting.

Cigarette companies are not allowed to advertise on television. But you can still see the names of their products on TV. They sponsor sporting and cultural events and use signs and billboards to advertise. Quite often you'll see the names or pictures of cigarette products in the background.

Look at ads for alcohol or tobacco on billboards, in magazines, or on television. Think about what really happens to people who use tobacco or who are problem drinkers -- they aren't healthy, they don't have much fun, and they smell bad. They may have a hard time keeping jobs or keeping their families together. They waste money on these drugs.

Ads for alcohol and tobacco never show how hard it is for a person to quit using these products. They never show how much money has been wasted or the ways in which people become ill or die from using these products.


"According to the National Cancer Institute, the average cost of a pack of cigarettes is $6.28, which means a pack-a-day habit sets you back roughly $188 per month or $2,292 per year."

 "Ten years of smoking comes with a $22,920 price tag."

-- National Cancer Institute. How much will you save?


Remember that knowing the facts about alcohol and tobacco can help prepare you to refuse them. Saying no to alcohol and tobacco can help keep you safe and healthy.


CLOSING (Evaluate)


Standard(s)

HE4.1a - recognize the relationship between healthy behavior and disease prevention

HE4.3a - identify the characteristics of valid health information, products, and services

HE4.3b - list resources from home, school, and community that provide valid health information

HE4.5b - describe the possible consequences of an unhealthy decision and healthy alternatives when making a health-related decision


Essential Question(s)


Big Idea(s)


RESOURCES / INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS


DCSD Board-Approved Instruction Materials


Technology