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 bodywork. 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 they act and feel.
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Run Time: 20 Copyright: 2006 Marc Record: Yes Studio: AIM Education Territory: Available in the U.S. Only
