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Grades Influences on AODA Conceptualization Effects of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Rules About Alcohol and Other Drugs Keeping Safe From Alcohol & Other Drug Abuse
2-4 A. What new ideas am I learning about alcohol and other drug abuse?
B. Where and how has this new AODA information been learned?
C. What beliefs about alcohol and other drug abuse do I hold that might be biased or stereotyped?
D. How do my beliefs about AODA and my sources of AODA information compare to those I held in earlier grades?
E. What are my words and actions teaching others about alcohol and other drugs?
F. How do my words and actions concerning alcohol and other drug abuse compare with what others are teaching me?
G. What is peer pressure? What distinguishes good pressure from bad pressure?
H. Can peer pressure be both good and bad at the same time? Explain.
I. How do I use peer pressure to my advantage?
J. How does my use of peer pressure affect others?
K. How much of what I learned about alcohol and other drugs in earlier grades do I use in my everyday life?
A. How do alcohol and other drugs affect the mind and body?
B. How do I distinguish between positive, negative, or mixed effects of alcohol and other drugs?
C. When might the bad effects of alcohol and other drugs seem good to a person?
D. What are alternative ways to feel good without using alcohol and other drugs?
A. What are similarities and differences in rules set by me, my family, my school, and my community regarding alcohol and other drugs?
B. Do I keep these rules in all circumstances? Explain.
C. Why are some rules about alcohol and other drugs broken?
D. What are consequences of breaking rules related to alcohol and other drugs?
E. Is it ever right to break a rule? Why do rules exist if people can and do break them?
F. Why can I hold healthy beliefs and accurate knowledge about AODA and yet fail to follow rules?
A. What is a risk?
B. What criteria do I use to label the risks I take as positive or negative?
C. How do I keep myself safe and healthy and still take risks?
D. What personal skills do I have or need to develop to stay away from unsafe risks?
E. What are my personal traits that make it difficult for me to stay safe and healthy?
F. What people, programs, and organizations in my school and community help people who have AODA-related problems?
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