Peer Pressure: Saying NO to Drugs

In the last activity, you identified some of the common things peers might say to get you to use drugs. Today you are going to practice saying NO to drug pressure in real ways. You are going to work with a partner to create a roleplay.

Roleplays are helpful in allowing you to practice different skills. Here are some hints to help you with your roleplay: 1.Don’t use your own name or your friends’ names so your audience understands this is a role play. 2.Practice what you are going to do before performing in front of the class. 3.Identify the characters and set the scene for your audience. 4.Face the class when you are talking so the audience can hear you.

Roleplay You will be in pairs. Turn to “Resisting Drug Pressure” on page 20. Use at least 3 of the lines from the completed “Read Between the Lines” worksheet to write a roleplay about resisting pressure to use drugs. At the end of each roleplay we will use the next slide to decide if the responses were good.

Are the words… Real for the situation? Believable? Ones that will work with the people you know?