Drugs: What Kids Need to Know

This program, complete with two engaging hosts, colorful graphics and realistic vignettes defines a drug as any substance that changes the way your brain and body work. Students learn the benefits of medicines when taken properly, the dangers of using tobacco, alcohol and marijuana, and easy ways to stand up for themselves in the face of peer pressure. After viewing this program, students will understand how drugs and alcohol can damage developing bodies, recognize what constitutes substance abuse, develop skills to resist peer pressure, and learn the serious consequences of taking illegal drugs. From taking a friend's cough medicine to secretly drinking beer, youngsters learn the way drugs and alcohol affects the way the act and feel.

DVD and Teacher’s Guide included