Drug Use
Risk Factors
Session Topics
Random Thoughts
100

When adolescents use drugs or alcohol, what are some negative consequences they might experience right away?

Get in trouble at home or school, feel sick, crash car...

100
Name 2 of the risk factor domains.

Family, Community, School, Peer/Individual

100

What is the topic of session 2?

Setting Guidelines

100

How can you help ensure that you and your co-facilitator get through the activities on time?

Assign activities to particular facilitator, assign timelines, cue each other

200

When adolescents use drugs or alcohol, what are some negative consequences they might experience over time?

Addiction, academic struggle or drop out, strained relationships, legal issues...

200

Which of the peer/individual risk factors has shown to have the biggest impact on drug use?

Friends who engage in the problem behavior

200

What is the topic of session 5?

Involving Everyone: How to strengthen family bonds

200

Should parents sit in rows so they can see you best?

No!  Parents should be in table groups so that they can talk and learn from each other

300

Which is the most commonly used drug by high school students?

Alcohol

300

Name 1 family risk factor

Family history of the problem behavior

Family management problems

Family conflict

Favorable attitudes and involvement in problem behavior

300

What is the topic of session 3? 

How to say no to drugs

300

Why do we ask participants about family meetings and then thank them for doing them?

It reinforces their participation, encourages them to hold the meetings

400

Adolescents have tripled their recent use of which drug?

Vaping nicotine
400

What can counteract a person's risk factors?

Protective factors

400

What is the topic of session 4? 

Managing conflict

400

What steps should you take before making any cultural enhancements to lesson activities?

Review core elements for that activity and complete the modification worksheet.