1. W HAT W OULD Y OU D O ? You just finished 8 th grade and you are pumped about finally being a freshman! A lot of your friends are getting together to have an end of the year celebration. You just starting talking to someone new and can’t wait to see them there. Leading up to the party you have been texting your crush and you are both excited to see each other. You are hoping your relationship becomes official. The party is going great; there are people in the pool, by the fire, and playing basketball. Everyone ends up gathering by the fire and you see one of your friends light up a joint. Your friend passes it to what you considered your boyfriend/girlfriend and they take a hit! You are completely shocked and thoughts go through your head; am I supposed to take a hit too? Do I really want to date this person if they are doing drugs? Maybe I’ll just try it – everyone tries it at least once don’t they? What do you do?

2. W HAT W OULD Y OU D O ? You’re a freshman in high school and have made so many new friends. The first big party of the school year is coming up and you hope to get invited. It turns out your friend got invited and the person throwing the party said it’d be cool if your friend brought someone. Even though you didn’t personally get invited, you’re in! You get to the party and there are so many people, lots of food, and you’re favorite music playing. The more you roam around you notice that there aren’t any parents around. How awesome is that? After about an hour into the party, you notice a large group playing beer pong. One of your new friends invites you to play. You didn’t have any intentions of drinking, you don’t want to drink, but you want to be the one that is invited to the next party - not just your friend. What do you do?

3. W HAT W OULD Y OU D O ? Solon just beat Twinsburg in one of the first football games of the season. You and your friends are so pumped you want to celebrate with some of the players. A big group of you go to The Rusty Bucket and are having such a great time all of you decide to go to someone’s house. Once you get there, almost immediately people start drinking and there’s a few others having a “pharm party”. What do you do?

4. WHY PEOPLE USE TOBACCO, A LCOHOL, AND OTHER DRUGS

5. W HY PEOPLE USE DRUGS Self Poor social coping skills Rebel Boredom Curiosity Self medicate

6. W HY PEOPLE USE DRUGS Peers Influential peer group Peer pressure Try to fit in

7. W HY PEOPLE USE DRUGS Environment Chaotic home environment Ineffective parenting Lack of nurturing and parental attachment Availability

8. W HY PEOPLE USE DRUGS Other Some legal Prescribed Feels good Media/technology/ music/movies

9. E XIT S LIP … Marissa has a chaotic home life. Her mom works 2 jobs and her dad travels a lot for work. They aren’t available for her and her 2 younger sibling's. Marissa finds that she has to take care of her two siblings A LOT! Marissa also has two best friends. They have gone to school together since kindergarten and they all live in the same neighborhood. Both of her friends are starting to experiment with drugs. We just learned about reasons why people use drugs. Which two relate to Marissa and her situation described?