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This page is from The Truth About Drugs Educator's Guide, a resource designed to help educators teach young people about the dangers of substance abuse. It emphasizes the importance of fact-based education, arguing that informed individuals are far less likely to engage in drug use. The guide incorporates materials such as booklets, documentaries, and public service announcements to support teachers in their efforts to engage students effectively.
It highlights the global reach of the program, mentioning the distribution of millions of educational materials across numerous countries and languages. The goal is to equip educators with tools that capture students’ attention and encourage informed decision-making about drug use.
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-he Truth About Drugs Educator's Guide provides the practical tools to educate young people about substance abuse.
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No one questions the severity of the drug problem and its devastating impact on youth. Academic results suffer and, even worse, drugs undermine health and destroy young lives.
The best solution is to reach young people with effective, fact-based drug education-before they start on drugs. Tweens, teens and young adults who know the facts about drugs are much less likely to start using them.
Drawing on government reports and official studies, the Foundation for a Drug-Free World's research-based educational materials are specifically oriented to young people. The Foundation's program includes 13 booklets on the most widely abused substances. These publications have been augmented by The Truth About Drugs documentary and the They Said/They Lied public service announcements. All told, more than 70 million educational handouts have been distributed in over 125 countries and more than 20 languages.
This Educator's Guide fills the growing demand for a practical manual to help educators communicate the truth about drugs swiftly and effectively. It provides lessons, assignments and classroom activities that elicit student participation. The guide contains tools that capture and retain young people's attention. Students willingly read, view and, most importantly, use these tools to make right choices about drug use.
Hardly a teacher or parent exists who has not asked: What can I do to help keep kids off drugs? This guide and accompanying teaching aids help answer that question to the maximum benefit of students.
Overview
ncreasing numbers of people use drugs today with an estimated 246 million across the world consuming illicit drugs.
Nearly 200,000 in the world lose their lives to drugs every year, often as a result of overdose.
In the face of these statistics, drug education is clearly essential to keep schools and communities healthy and safe.
This Educator's Guide and its accompanying audiovisual aids and printed materials equip educators with effective teaching tools. Students gain a thorough understanding of the short-term and long-term health impact of the most commonly abused substances.
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KNOW YOUR TRUTH ABOUT DRUGS EDUCATION PACKAGE
The audiovisual and printed teaching aids that accompany this guide are intended to be used in conjunction with The Truth About Drugs Lesson Plans.
Before starting, familiarize yourself with these tools. This will help you decide how best to incorporate them into your drug education classes.
Recommended sequence:
- Watch each of the 17 They Said/They Lied public service announcements (PSAs).
- Watch The Truth About Drugs documentary.
- Read The Truth About Drugs booklet and the 13 booklets about specific drugs.
- Review each "Teacher's Guide" and "Lesson Plan" in this guide (starting on page 21).
- Note: If you have questions or need assistance before starting or at any time during your drug education classes, e-mail us at educatorshelp@drugfreeworld.org.
USE OF THE THEY SAID/THEY LIED PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS
The audiovisual teaching aids accompanying the Educator's Guide includes 17
They Said/They Lied public service announcements. Each of these emotional and action-packed PSAs portrays a real-life scenario.
Show the PSA for each drug at the start of the lesson on that drug. Students will ask to see them again and again, so be prepared to schedule other times when they may be viewed. Playing time: The PSAs are 30, 45 or 60 seconds in length; total running time of all 17 PSAs is 12 minutes.
USE OF THE TRUTH ABOUT DRUGS DOCUMENTARY DVD
Packed with interviews of former users who candidly talk about how their addiction destroyed their families, health and relationships, this documentary is an effective deterrent to drug experimentation. It is designed to counteract the peer pressure that is a critical factor in turning many kids on to drugs. Each chapter covers a commonly abused substance, explaining how the drug is made and used. The film details how young people are introduced to the drug and become addicted, with consequent damage to their health and negative effects on every aspect of their lives.
The Truth About Drugs documentary DVD included in your Educator's Package has a special educator's portal, with a menu feature allowing you to play the They Said/They Lied public service announcements and documentary chapters in the same sequence as the lessons.
Due to the mature content in some sections of this documentary it is not recommended for children under 10.
USE OF THE TRUTH ABOUT DRUGS BOOKLET SERIES
Students will read sections from the 14 booklets in The Truth About Drugs series in the lessons. Related vocabulary is defined as part of each lesson and a Glossary of Terms is provided at the back of this guide, which includes additional terms.
Each of the 13 booklets listed below focuses on one of the most commonly abused drugs-marijuana, alcohol, synthetic drugs, Ecstasy, cocaine, crack cocaine, crystal meth and methamphetamine, inhalants, heroin, LSD, prescription drug abuse, painkillers and Ritalin abuse. Included are compelling stories from former users.
Each student will receive a boxed set of all the booklets to use as they go through the lessons and is encouraged to read them as homework assignments.