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Big Changes, Big Choices: SAYING NO TO ALCOHOL & OTHER DRUGS
From: BIG CHANGES, BIG CHOICES Video Series
-For grades 5-9
-Video with Printable Teacher’s Guide
-Featuring Michael Pritchard
-Free online video streaming included!This program presents and reinforces anti-drug attitudes and teaches practical techniques for saying “no” to our friends without appearing to be uncool. In addition to the specific matter of drug use, we examine the issue of peer pressure – both positive and negative – and figure out how to tell the difference. We consider why it’s important to resist negative peer pressure, and what that has to do with taking charge of our lives.
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BROKEN LINES: A Story of Addiction
-For Grades 7 & Up
-DVD + Printable Teaching Guide
-Released in 2018Broken Lines is a true story of hope, transcendence, and ultimately victory over drug addiction. We are all familiar with tragic stories of those who have succumbed to drug overdose and abuse, but we are not so familiar with those who have survived and triumphed. Broken Lines shares…
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Buzz in a Bottle: The Dangers of Caffeine-Spiked Energy Drinks
-For Grades 7 & Up
-DVD + Printable Teaching GuideWith the lure of an over-the-counter jolt, kids are consuming more energy drinks than ever before and in many cases mixing them with alcohol. This program arms kids with the facts and gives a strong “no use” message with particular emphasis on the real health risks of too much caffeine and the grave danger of combining alcohol and caffeine-spiked drinks.
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CHEMICAL HIGHS: The Dangers of Synthetic Drugs
-For Grades 7 & Up
-DVD + Printable Teaching GuideThis program offers a sobering view of what happens when young people experiment with synthetic drugs like Flakka, K2, Molly, and bath salts. Substance abuse counselors, medical doctors, and former addicts all explain the dangers of synthetic drugs. Viewers learn that these synthetic drugs impact the brain, induce horrifying hallucinations and paranoia, and ultimately lead to addiction and even death. The video program and accompanying Teacher’s Resource Book deliver a powerful and clear “no use” message.
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EDIBLE MARIJUANA: Is It Safe?
-For Grades 7 & Up
-DVD + Printable Teaching GuideWhile many teens may think that eating marijuana is an okay way to get high, it is in fact dangerous, risky and still illegal for teens in every state, even those where marijuana use is legal. This program helps teens understand the science of why the THC in edible marijuana causes unpredictable and dangerous highs. Metabolizing edible marijuana produces a…
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FENTANYL: THE DEADLIEST OPIOID
-For Grades 7 & Up
-DVD + Printable Teaching Guide
-Released in 2018This program arms viewers with the most updated information on fentanyl, an opioid drug responsible for thousands of accidental overdose deaths. The program describes how fentanyl is made in dirty, illegal labs and that drug dealers often mix it with heroin and sell it to whoever is . . .
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Maple Ave: PROMISE ME – Parents With Addictions
From: Maple Ave – Teen Drama Video Series
-For Grades 7-12
-Video with Printable Teacher’s Guide
-Free online video streaming included!Ann is forced to face the grim reality that her parents’ addictions (alcoholism and problem gambling) are slowly destroying her family.
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Marijuana and CBD: The Inside Story
-For Grades 7 & Up
-DVD + Printable Teaching Guide
-Released in 2020Navigating the terrain of fast-changing marijuana laws and the explosion of unregulated products like CBD can be daunting—and downright dangerous—for young people. This groundbreaking program goes behind-the-scenes in America’s expanding legal cannabis…
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Meth, Sex, & STDs
-For Grades 7 & Up
-DVD + Printable Teaching Guide
-Free online video streaming included!This fascinating educational documentary concentrates on the integral and destructive relationship between meth, sex, and STDs. Meth users often become addicts within a week and quickly experience a profound energized sexual appetite, which becomes powerful word-of-mouth advertising among unsuspecting teens. Tragically, users start down a long road . . .
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MOLLY: Innocent Name, Deadly Drug
-For Grades 7 & Up
-DVD + Printable Teaching GuideMolly, a pure form of Ecstasy or MDMA, is the new, hot drug of choice for many young people who falsely believe the drug is safe. Often handed out at raves and cut with a variety of dangerous substances, Molly is exposed as the grave danger that it really is. Interviews with former Molly users and drug abuse experts drive home the message that taking Molly is playing Russian Roulette with your life.
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OPIOIDS: Addiction, Overdose and Death
-For Grades 7 & Up
-DVD + Printable Teaching Guide
-Released in 2018This program, designed for middle and high school students, clearly describes the dangers of prescription-based opioids abuse. Opioid abuse is epidemic with thousands of overdoses and many deaths. The NIH reports that among youth aged 12 to 17, 3.0% reported past-month nonmedical use of prescription medications. Four young users talk about how they first started on drugs like Oxycodone or Percocet, and then spiraled down into using heroin, morphine, fentanyl, and others.
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PeaceTalks: Drugs, Alcohol, and Guns: Triggers to Violence
From: PEACETALKS – Video Series
-For grades 6-12
-Featuring Michael Pritchard
-Includes Printable Teacher’s Guide
-Available on DVD or Online Digital Video Streaming
How behavior affected by alcohol or other drugs can become deadly when linked with weapons. The consequences of impaired judgment and how to say no to drugs, alcohol, and violence are emphasized.
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