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Student Workbook Tobacco/Nicotine on Trial Name Dear Parents and Families, Tobacco is a problem that needs to be addressed with young people. According to the 2006 National Household Survey on Drug Use and Health, nearly 80% of all adult smokers became regular smokers before the age of 18. The National Institute of Drug Abuse 2007 Monitoring the Future Survey finds that the peak years for first trying tobacco appears to be in the sixth or seventh grades with a considerable number starting even earlier. Smokeless tobacco is becoming more prevalent among young people and poses a tremendous health risk to our youth. As you know, smoking is a major risk factor in heart disease, emphysema, cancer, high blood pressure and immune system diseases. Did you also know that cigarette smoking is the single most preventable cause of death and disability among adults in the United States? It is important to understand that smoking by adolescents is related to the use of other drugs. Tobacco is considered a “gateway drug.” Very few adolescents have used marijuana, cocaine or even much alcohol without having had prior experience with tobacco. To prevent this sequence of unhealthy behaviors, it is important and necessary to target the early experimentation with tobacco. The intent of the Prevention Dimensions lessons and Tobacco on Trial is to educate youth about tobacco and help them develop the skills necessary to make the healthy choice not to use it. These lessons will teach skills like resisting peer pressure, smart decision-making, understanding techniques used by the tobacco industry to advertise tobacco and knowing the facts about the effects of tobacco on the body. We want the Tobacco on Trial lessons to be a positive learning experience for your student and invite your participation. Sincerely, Your School The Utah State Office of Education The Tobacco Prevention and Control Program Utah Department of Health

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Page 1: Tobacco/Nicotine - Utah Education Network€¦ · Tobacco/Nicotine on Trial Name Dear Parents and Families, Tobacco is a problem that needs to be addressed with young people. According

StudentW

orkbook

Tobacco/Nicotine

onTrial

Nam

eDear Parents and Fam

ilies,

Tobacco is a problem that needs to be addressed with young people. According to

the 2006 National Household Survey on Drug Use and Health, nearly 80% of all

adult smokers becam

e regular smokers before the age of 18. The National Institute

of Drug Abuse 2007 Monitoring the Future Survey finds that the peak years for first

trying tobacco appears to be in the sixth or seventh grades with a considerable num

ber starting even earlier. Smokeless tobacco is becom

ing more prevalent am

ong young people and poses a trem

endous health risk to our youth.

As you know, smoking is a m

ajor risk factor in heart disease, emphysem

a, cancer, high blood pressure and im

mune system

diseases. Did you also know that cigarette sm

oking is the single most preventable cause of death and disability am

ong adults in the United States?

It is important to understand that sm

oking by adolescents is related to the use of other drugs. Tobacco is considered a “gateway drug.” Very few adolescents have used m

arijuana, cocaine or even much alcohol without having had prior experience

with tobacco. To prevent this sequence of unhealthy behaviors, it is important and

necessary to target the early experimentation with tobacco.

The intent of the Prevention Dimensions lessons and Tobacco on Trial is to educate

youth about tobacco and help them develop the skills necessary to m

ake the healthy choice not to use it. These lessons will teach skills like resisting peer pressure, sm

art decision-m

aking, understanding techniques used by the tobacco industry to advertise tobacco and knowing the facts about the effects of tobacco on the body. W

e want the Tobacco on Trial lessons to be a positive learning experience for your student and invite your participation.

Sincerely,

Your SchoolThe Utah State O

ffice of Education

The Tobacco Prevention and Control ProgramUtah Departm

ent of Health

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Poisons and Your B

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oseS

kinM

outh E

yes

Mouth – SwallowNose – Breathe in

Why – Why –

Prevent – Prevent –

First Aid – First Aid –

Eyes – SplashSkin – Touch

Why – Why –

Prevent – Prevent –

First Aid – First Aid –

Discuss the assigned subject area.

Your small group is to w

ork on either mouth, nose, eyes or skin.

Why and w

hen can ______________ (gasoline, for example) becom

e poisonous; how

can you prevent _____ poisoning; what kind of first aid w

ould a person render to a person w

ho has been poisoned with _____.

Fill in the graph with your answ

ers.

Page 1Page 24

Truth or Dare

Crossw

ord Puzzle Solution

123

4

56

78

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

Across

Nico

tine red

uces _

___ _

___ (4

,11)

1

Poiso

n u

sed to

kill m

ice and rats (7

)2

Lungs an

d h

eart work

____ w

ith to

bacco

(6

)6

Dirty

lungs co

ugh th

is (6)

9

We b

reathe th

is (6)

10

Addiv

itive su

bstan

ce in e-cig

s and to

bacco

(8

)11

Usin

g an

e-cig (6

)12

Need

s a substan

ce to feel n

orm

al (8)

13

A ty

pe o

f plan

t (7)

15

Down

Lung co

lor caused by tar and sm

oke (5)1

Can

cer causing (11)

3

Gooey

and black (3)

4

Desease o

f excessive smoking (10)

5

Can

cer of the tongue looks like (5,6)

6

Disease cau

ses difficult breathing (9)7

How

man

y cigarettes or e-cigs can cause

chan

ges (3

)8

Sw

eeps aw

ay harmful particles (5)

14*() after a clue is the num

ber of letters in the w

ord. If there are two num

bers, there are tw

o words.

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NADD

ICTED

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Across

Body T

emperature

Nicotine reduces ____ ____ (4,11)

1

Arsen

icP

oison used to kill mice and rats (7)

2

Hard

erL

ungs and heart work ____ w

ith tobacco (6)6

Phlegm

Dirty lungs cough this (6)

9

Oxygen

We breathe this (6)

10

Nico

tine

Addivitive substance in e-cigs and tobacco (8)

11

Vap

ing

Using an e-cig (6)

12

Ad

dicted

Needs a substance to feel norm

al (8)13

To

bacco

A type of plant (7)

15

Down

Black

Lung color caused by tar and sm

oke (5)1

Carcin

og

ienC

ancer causing (11)3

Tar

Gooey and black (3)

4

Bro

nch

itisD

esease of excessive smoking (10)

5

Hairy T

ongueC

ancer of the tongue looks like (5,6)6

Em

physema

Disease causes difficult breathing (9)

7

The solution to nicotine

addiction is never to start.

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Tobacco Knowledge Pre-Test

Please answer all of the questions below

by circling the answers that best fits your response.

If any question does not apply to you, or you are not sure what it m

eans, just leave it blank.

1. Are you a m

ale or a female?

M

ale

Female

2. H

ow old are you?

9

10

11

12

3. O

ut of every 10 students your age, how

many do you think sm

oke cigarettes or vape e-cigarettes?

N

one

1

2

3

4

5 or more

4. D

o you think that smokers or vapers have

a hard time breathing?

Yes

N

o

Don’t know

or not sure

5. D

o you think that smoke from

other people’s cigarettes is harm

ful to you?

Yes

No

D

on’t know or not sure

6. H

ow m

any times have you and your

parents talked about tobacco issues such as sm

oking/vaping/chewing or

secondhand smoke during the last

month?

N

ever

Once

M

ore than once

7. D

o you think that tobacco companies

are trying to get young people to start sm

oking or vaping?

Yes

No

D

on’t know or not sure

8. D

o you think that you will try cigarettes or

chewing tobacco next year?

Yes

N

o

Don’t know

or not sure

9. D

o you think it is okay to say “no” to a friend w

ho tries to offer you a cigarette or nicotine device?

Yes

N

o

Don’t know

or not sure

10. W

hat is the addictive substance in tobacco or e-cigs?

Tar

C

arbon monoxide gas

N

icotine

Arsenic

11. D

o you think that kids who start sm

oking or vaping can stop any tim

e they want?

Yes

N

o

Don’t know

or not sure

12. D

o you think that it is safe to smoke or

vape for only a year or two?

Yes

N

o

Don’t know

or not sure

13. D

o you think that using smokeless tobacco

can cause cancer?

Yes

No

D

on’t know or not sure

14. D

o you think tobacco or e-cig advertising tells the w

hole truth?

Yes

No

D

on’t know or not sure

15. In the last m

onth, have you seen advertisem

ents for smoking or e-cigs?

Yes, a lot

Yes, few

N

o

Notes and Thoughts

Page 23

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How

Many People U

se Tobacco or Electronic-C

igarettes(Electronic-C

igarettes, E-cigs or E-cigarettes are all the same

thing and may be referred to by any of those term

s.)

My estim

atesPercentage of people w

ho use tobacco/nicotine every week.

On the follow

ing graph, make a bar graph (darken in the

percentage) of Utahans you think are tobacco/nicotine users in each

of the three age groups.

0%

10% 20%

30% 40%

50% 60%

70% 80%

90%

0%

10% 20%

30% 40%

50% 60%

70% 80%

90%

Actual

Real percentage of U

tahans who use tobacco/nocotine every

week.

My Age

High School

Adults

My Age

High School

Adults

Adapted from

Page 22

Notes and Thoughts

Page 3

Page 6: Tobacco/Nicotine - Utah Education Network€¦ · Tobacco/Nicotine on Trial Name Dear Parents and Families, Tobacco is a problem that needs to be addressed with young people. According

Citations

Page 21

• According to the follow

ing website every day 3200 youth try tobacco

for the first time and 2,100 becom

e addicted. Roughly 66%

or 7 out of 10 people w

ho start will get addicted

http://betobaccofree.hhs.gov/about-tobacco/facts-figures/#who

According to the Surgeon General report, 3 out of 4 teenagers w

ho start sm

oking will continue sm

oking into adulthood. http://w

ww.surgeongeneral.gov/library/reports/preventing-youth-

tobacco-use/factsheet.html

• The follow

ing websites give current inform

ation on the morality rates

of tobacco/nicotine use.

http://ww

w.tobaccofreekids.org/research/factsheets/pdf/0072.pdf http://w

ww.cdc.gov/tobacco/data_statistics/sgr/2010/consum

er_booklet/chem

icals_smoke

Myths and Facts About Tobacco/N

icotine

MYTH

#1: If a person smokes or vapes just a few

cigarettes or e-cigarettes they w

on’t get addicted.FA

CT: N

icotine is addictive. Very few people can sm

oke just a few

and not get addicted. The body quickly gets used to the am

ount of nicotine put into it and requires more or the sam

e am

ount to feel “normal.” N

icotine is thought to be more addictive

than heroin. 3 out of 4 people who start sm

oking before the age of 18 w

ill continue smoking into adulthood even if they plan on

stopping in a few years.

MYTH

#2: Nicotine isn’t a drug.

FAC

T: Nicotine is a drug! It has addictive qualities just like heroin, cocaine,

or alcohol. People use it knowing it is harm

ful to them, and it changes how

their brain and body function. It alters m

ood, increases the heart rate, and drives the craving that sm

okers and vapers know too w

ell.

MYTH

#3: You look more grow

n-up and cool when you sm

oke or vape.FA

CT: Som

e people think they look cool when they put a stick betw

een their puckered up lips, suck in chem

ically, polluted air, make a strange

facial expression, and then blow out that chem

ically, polluted air. Actually, “coolness” is in the eye of the beholder and not everyone thinks this behavior is “cool.” M

ost youth and adults think it is dumb.

MYTH

#4: Chew

ing tobacco is safer than smoking.

FAC

T: Chew

ing tobacco is just as dangerous as smoking cigarettes.

Chew

ing tobacco causes just as many diseases, just different ones. Instead

of lung cancer and emphysem

a, a person who chew

s may get lip, m

outh, throat, or stom

ach cancer.

MYTH

#5: Smoking cigarettes doesn’t actually kill a person.

FAC

T: Smoking kills over 1,200 people a day. It contains over 7,000

chemicals, 70 of w

hich cause cancer. Tobacco is dangerous and deadly. Sm

oking kills more Am

ericans each year than alcohol, crack, cocaine, heroin, hom

icides, suicide, fires, car accidents, and AIDS com

bined.

MYTH

#6: Vaping is safer than smoking.

FAC

T: Vaping is untested, unproven and unregulated. It is using a product that is unknow

n and suspect.

Page 4

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Tobacco Knowledge Post-Test

Please answer all of the questions below

by circling the answers that best fits your response.

If any question does not apply to you, or you are not sure what it m

eans, just leave it blank.

1. Are you a m

ale or a female?

M

ale

Female

2. H

ow old are you?

9

10

11

12

3. O

ut of every 10 students your age, how

many do you think sm

oke cigarettes?

None

1

2

3

4

5 or m

ore

4. D

o you think that smokers have a hard

time breathing?

Yes

N

o

Don’t know

or not sure

5. D

o you think that smoke from

other people’s cigarettes is harm

ful to you?

Yes

No

D

on’t know or not sure

6. H

ow m

any times have you and your

parents talked about tobacco issues such as sm

oking/chewing or secondhand

smoke during the last m

onth?

Never

O

nce

More than once

7. D

o you think that tobacco companies

are trying to get young people to start sm

oking?

Yes

No

D

on’t know or not sure

8. D

o you think that you will try cigarettes or

chewing tobacco next year?

Yes

N

o

Don’t know

or not sure

9. D

o you think it is okay to say “no” to a friend w

ho tries to offer you a cigarette?

Yes

No

D

on’t know or not sure

10. W

hat is the addictive substance in tobacco?

Tar

C

arbon monoxide gas

N

icotine

Arsenic

11. D

o you think that kids who start sm

oking can stop any tim

e they want?

Yes

N

o

Don’t know

or not sure

12. D

o you think that it is safe to smoke for only

a year or two?

Yes

N

o

Don’t know

or not sure

13. D

o you think that using smokeless tobacco

can cause cancer?

Yes

No

D

on’t know or not sure

14. D

o you think tobacco companies’

advertisements tell the truth?

Yes

N

o

Don’t know

or not sure

15. In the last m

onth, have you seen advertisem

ents on TV against smoking?

Yes, a lot

Yes, few

N

o

I rarely watch TV

Page 20Page 5

Negative C

onsequences Of Sm

oking/Vaping

Negative C

onsequences Of U

sing C

hewing Tobacco

Short TermLong Term

Example: Bad Breath

Example: Leukoplakia

Short TermLong Term

Example: Sm

elly skin, hair and clothes Exam

ple: Lung Cancer

Page 8: Tobacco/Nicotine - Utah Education Network€¦ · Tobacco/Nicotine on Trial Name Dear Parents and Families, Tobacco is a problem that needs to be addressed with young people. According

Summ

ary: What Have

We Learned?

You have a lot of decisions to make in your life and whether or not to use tobacco, e-cigs

or other nicotine products is just one of them. Consider the following inform

ation to help you m

ake a smart decision about tobacco/nicotine use.

Gather information about cigarettes.

How m

uch does it cost to use?

Is it legal for me to buy or to use?

Can it hurt m

e?

What are the school rules about tobacco/nicotine?

W

hat would my parents think of it?

What are the consequences of using tobacco?

W

hat will happen to my body right away?

W

hat can happen if I smoke or use chewing tobacco for a long tim

e?

What will m

y friends think?

What could happen if a teacher or a principal finds out?

W

hat other consequences are there?

REMEM

BER. . . NICOTINE IS A VERY DANGEROUS DRUG! You have the knowledge needed to m

ake an informed decision about whether or not to use it. The wise choice is never to start.

NIC

OTIN

E-FREE C

ON

TRA

CT

I, , a student at

Elementary School,

hereby promise to rem

ain nicotine-free for life. I understand that there

are many other health benefits and cost savings to being nicotine-free.

I also understand that being nicotine-free for a lifetime is one of the

best promises I can m

ake to myself.

Signed

D

ate

Truth or Dare

Crossw

ord Puzzle

Page 6Page 19

123

4

56

78

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

Across

Nicotine reduces ____ ____ (4,11)

1

Poison used to kill m

ice and rats (7)2

Lungs and heart w

ork ____ with tobacco

(6)6

Dirty lungs cough this (6)

9

We breathe this (6)

10

Addivitive substance in e-cigs and tobacco

(8)11

Using an e-cig (6)

12

Needs a substance to feel norm

al (8)13

A type of plant (7)

15

Down

Lung color caused by tar and sm

oke (5)1

Cancer causing (11)

3

Gooey and black (3)

4

Desease of excessive sm

oking (10)5

Cancer of the tongue looks like (5,6)

6

Disease causes difficult breathing (9)

7

How

many cigarettes or e-cigs can cause

changes (3)8

Sw

eeps away harm

ful particles (5)14

123

4

56

78

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

Across

Nico

tine red

uces _

__

_ _

__

_ (4

,11

)1

Po

ison

used

to k

ill mice an

d rats (7

)2

Lu

ng

s and

heart w

ork

__

__

with

tob

acco

(6)

6

Dirty

lun

gs co

ug

h th

is (6)

9

We b

reathe th

is (6)

10

Ad

div

itive su

bstan

ce in e-cig

s and

tob

acco

(8)

11

Usin

g an

e-cig (6

)12

Need

s a sub

stance to

feel no

rmal (8

)13

A ty

pe o

f plan

t (7)

15

Down

Lu

ng

color caused by tar and smoke (5)

1

Can

cer causing (11)3

Go

oey and black (3)

4

Desease of excessive sm

oking (10)5

Can

cer of the tongue looks like (5,6)6

Disease causes difficult breathing (9)

7

Ho

w m

any cigarettes or e-cigs can cause ch

anges (3)

8

Sw

eeps away harm

ful particles (5)14

*() after a clue is the number of letters

in the word. If there are tw

o numbers,

there are two w

ords.

*

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The Power O

f TV

Advertising SloganProduct

1. Can you hear m

e now?

2. I’m

Lovin’ it!

3. M

’m! M

’m! G

ood!

4. Got _____.

5. Taste the rainbow.

6. Just do it!

7. I’m

coo coo for _____.

8. It keeps going, and going, and going

9. They’re grrrrrreat!

10. Eat fresh

11. Gim

me a break, gim

me a break,

break me off a piece of that

12. Melts in your m

outh, not in your hand

13. Obey your thirst.

14.

15.

Com

plete the advertising slogans on the leftand identify the product on the right.

In numbers 14 and 15, w

rite an advertising slogan you know and the product it

represents.

Secondhand Smoke

or Environmental Tobacco Sm

oke

Consists of m

ainstream sm

oke and sidestream sm

oke.

Contains the same chem

icals and cancer-causing compounds.

Causes over 53,000 deaths each year.

Contributes to increased incidence of pneum

onia, bronchitis, allergies, asthm

a, colds, chronic ear infections, and impaired lung

functioning.

An e-cig creats its own second hand vapors.

WHAT CAN YOU DO IF YOU ARE EXPOSED TO SECONDHAND

SMOKE?

If possible, leave the room

.

If possible, roll down the window in the car.

If possible, nicely ask the person not to smoke around you.

If som

eone asks you if the smoke bothers you, don’t be afraid to tell

the truth.

Aunt Em

ily is your favorite aunt and wants you to

come over to her house for the day. You love her

a lot and always have fun w

ith her, but the smoke

from her cigarettes bothers) H

ow can you tell her

without hurting her feelings?

Page 7

Page 18

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Magazine and Social M

edia AdsAre They Truthful?

ACTIVITY

• Look at the ad your group w

as assigned.•

Answer the follow

ing questions. •

Some m

ay have more than one answ

er.

QU

ESTION

S:1.

What type of advertising technique does this ad use to try to fool you? M

ark all that apply.

Macho ImageGood looks/glamour

Rebellion/Thrill SeekingRomance

Social SuccessesLow tar/Good taste

Friends/Fun/Join the crowd

2. What does this tobacco or e-cig ad want you to believe?

3. Does this ad tell the entire truth about using tobacco/nicotine?

Yes

No

4. What else is misleading?

Below are some suggestions. Write your own observations and ideas.

Items in AdWhat You Might Really See

Lit cigarette$2,500/year spent on tobacco and e-cigs

Skinny, athletic bodyUnhealthy lung, breathing problems

Surrounded by friendsFew-friends – most people do not use tobacco

Extra money to spendYellow teeth, bad breath, black hairy tongue

Good looking, white teethDirty ashtrays, ashes on clothes

You Can D

o It!Short-Term

Goal Setting

Set a realistic short-term goal for yourself. W

hat do you want to achieve?

List three specific things you must do to achieve this goal.

1.

2.

3.

What could keep you from

reaching this goal?

Who can help you reach this goal?

Set a date for yourself to achieve your goal.

Page 17Page 8

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Airline Decision-M

aking Experience

You work for a national airline com

pany at the check-in counter. An airplane is taking off in

15 minutes and has only one seat available. The follow

ing five people are desperate for theseat: teenager, a brain surgeon, law

yer, a religious leader, a movie star and an environm

entalist.

You must choose . . . W

HO

GETS TH

E SEAT?

IND

IVID

UA

L DE

CISIO

N:

Who: _____________________________________________________________________

Why: _____________________________________________________________________

GR

OU

P DE

CISIO

N:

Adapted from

p

Teenager p

Religious Leader

p

Lawyer

p

Brain Surgeon

p

Environmentalist

p

Movie Star

Why? __________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________

Page 16

Use I STOP’D

to help solve this problem

Page 9

Daniel’s Dilemma:Is Smoking Financially

Wise?

One pack of cigarettes costs

One pack of cigarettes every day for a week costs

One pack of cigarettes every day for a m

onth costs

One pack of cigarettes every day for a year costs

One pack of cigarettes every day for 5 years costs

$ 7.00 .

$ .

$ .

$ .

$ .

REMEMBER:Sm

oking is not only EXPENSIVE,it is BAD for your health!

Don’t go up in smoke!

Choose not to smoke cigarettes!

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Page 15

Using I STOP’D to Solve a ProblemThis exercise will help you to practice I STOP’D and see the consequences of your choices.

1. I have the power to choose. I can make a decision.

2. Stop and Chill. Don’t just go ahead without thinking.

3. Think of what needs to be decided and brainstorm ideas.

PROSCONS

LIST 10 ideas that could be used to solve this problem.

1.6.

2.7.

3.8.

4.9.

5.10.

4. Options need to be gathered and discussed.

a. W

ho can help me?

b.

What are the alternatives?

c.

What are the pros (good consequences) and cons (poor consequences?

5. Pick a plan.

6. Decide and Do it.

Adapted from

Page 10

Answer this question and decide: Should I use tobacco?

Ways of Saying “No!”

Peer pressure can be a barrier to staying out of trouble or not using tobacco or alcohol.Use the following prom

pts and fill in the blanks to practice how to say “No” in a variety of ways.

“No, Thanks” techniqueSim

ply say, “No.” (Write the words you would use to sim

ply say, “No.”

Broken RecordRepeat the sam

e phrase over and over again.(W

rite the words you would use in the “broken record” technique.)

Giving a Reason or Excuse“No, I want to keep m

y brain cell.”(W

rite your own words you would use in the “giving a reason or excuse” technique

Changing the Subject“Ya, right. Let’s get started with a ball practice.”(W

rite your own words you would use in the “changing the subject” technique.)

Reversing the Pressure “No, I thought you were m

y friend.”

(Write your own words you would use in the “reversing the pressure” technique.)

Other cool ways to say, “No.”

Ideas from Eggert, Leona L., and Liela J. Nicholas. Reconnecting Youth: a Peer G

roup Approach to Building Life Skills. Bloomington, IN: National Educational Service, 2004

Walk Away

Cold ShoulderAvoiding the SituationStrength in Num

bers

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Nam

ing The TroubleTrouble

Legal Nam

ePossible

Consequences

Smoking or chew

ing tobacco on the playground

Minor in possession

A minim

um fine or penalty of

$60 and participation in a court approved tobacco education program

, which m

ay include a participation fee.

Chew

ing, smoking, vaping

tobacco/nicotine on the playground

Safe and Drug-Free Law

Schools violation

Law enforcem

ent referral, possible fine and school adm

inistration action.Buying a six-pack of beer

Possession of alcoholC

ould be a Class B

misdem

eanor. Up to judge:

possible fine, comm

unity service, and/or detention.

Buying marijuana

Possession of a controlled substance

Could be a C

lass B m

isdemeanor. U

p to judge: possible fine, com

munity

service, and/or detention.D

rinking and drivingSm

oking marijuana and driving

Driving under the influence

$740 minim

um fine, car

impounded, m

andatory drug/alcohol counseling, drivers license suspended, and detention. (If som

eone is killed in an alcohol-related accident, the driver is charged w

ith vehicular hom

icide.)Stealing candy, clothing, etc. from

a storeC

lass B misdem

eanor, shoplifting, theft

Up to judge: com

munity service

or probation. On third arrest, it’s

a felony.Purposefully breaking a w

indowVandalism

Up to judge: restitution (pay

for what w

as damaged); fine,

(comm

unity service and/or detention).

Going into a neighbor’s garage

without perm

issionTrespassing

Class B or C

misdem

eanor. Up

to judge: possible fine and/or detention.

Slashing car tiresProperty dam

ageU

p to judge: restitution (pay for dam

age), fine.H

itting a schoolmate

Class B m

isdemeanor, assault

Up to judge: possible detention,

fine, or comm

unity serviceSetting a fire behind a garage

Arson, 2nd degree felonyAggravated arson—

1st degree felony. Juvenile prison until 21.

(Legal terms m

ay vary from com

munity to com

munity.)

Adapted from

If Someone Keeps

Pressuring YouKeep calm

.

Say the person’s name and pause.

Say “Listen to me,” and pause again.

Say “NO!”If the person continues to pressure you, thenwalk away.

If a stranger tries to get you in trouble, say “NO!” GET AW

AY, and TELL SOMEONE.

The Refusal Skills® trademark is owned by, and the 5-step model is copyrighted by, Comprehensive HealthEducation Foundation (C.H.E.F.®), Seattle, W

ashington. Reproduction is prohibited without express writtenpermission from C.H.E.F.® All rights reserved.

Adapted from

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Bee Smart – M

ake Sm

art Choices

How

to Say, “No”

andKeep Your Friends

1. Ask __________________________________

“What are w

e going to do?”

2. Nam

e the _____________________________ “That’s . . .”

3. State the _____________________________“If w

e get caught . . .”

4. ________________________an alternative.“So w

hy don’t we . . .”

5. _________________________it, _________________________it, _________________________the door open.

The Refusal Skills®

trademark is ow

ned by, and the 5-step model is copyrighted by, C

omprehensive H

ealthEducation Foundation (C

.H.E.F.®

), Seattle, Washington. R

eproduction is prohibited without express w

rittenperm

ission from C

.H.E.F.®

All rights reserved.

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Alternatives to TroubleW

rite twelve sm

art choices that would be a good alternative

to a behavior that could bring trouble.

1.Play a com

puter game.

2.Skateboarding

3.4.5.6.7.8.9.

10.

11.

12

Adapted from

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