Lending Library > Decision-Making-Peer-Pressure
Status:Available Inhalant Prevention Resource Guide
Published: 2001
An inhalant abuse prevention cirriculum for grades K-12. Covers the scope of abuse, abusable products, chemical ingredients in inhalants, policy approaches to prevention, school drug policy, reasons for abuse, methods of abuse, effects, signs, symptoms, a.. Details >>
Status:Available Alternatives: Choice-making in Daily Life
Published: 1993
Addresses all aspects of addiction- intended for high school or college classes. Each chapter includes topics for discussion, for self-examination, reading and movie lists. Very usable and thought provoking... Details >>
Status:Available Intuitions: Seeing with the Heart
Published: 1988
Utilizing the latest scientific research on brain functioning, a psychologist has devised methods to use intuition to solve the common problems of everyday life... Details >>
Status:Available Wrongs of Passage: Fraternities, Sororities, Hazing, & Binge Drinking
Published: 1999
Nuwer examines hazing's fundamental legal & historical roots & describes many instances of abuse & criminal behavior. His overview of its history starts w/ Plato, and includes hazing rites of other cultures. Lists students who have died from 1838-2001, an.. Details >>
Status:Available A Parent's Guide to Sex, Drugs and Flunking Out
Published: 2001
Alcohol and drug use. Money matters. Academic pressure. Helping your college-bound child make healthy choices in the midst of newfound freedom presents an entirely new area of parenting challenges. Offers friendly and practical advice about assisting kids.. Details >>
Status:Available Helping Your Child Learn Right from Wrong
Published: 1976
A self-help manual for parents to aid in establishing moral values & emotional self-awareness in children. A series of game-like strategies is presented which help family members examine feelings about friendship, money, work, honesty, etc. Easy for the p.. Details >>
Status:Available What Teens Need to Succeed: Proven, Practical Ways To Shape Your Own Future
Published: 1998
Over 1,200 ideas for teens to build a strong foundation for their futures based on the 40 Developmental Assets. Includes checklists, quizzes and fun lists of things to do and try... Details >>
Status:Available Building Assets Together: Do Something Positive with Your Youth
Published: 1997
Interactive group activities for 6-12th graders and copiable worksheets that help youth understand their own assets and strengths. Covers community values, school, relationships, creativity, cultural competence, refusal skills, stress and hobbies... Details >>
Status:Available Pathways to Prevention: Guiding Youth to Wise Decisions
Published: 2003
A drug & alcohol prevention guide for youth leaders in faith communities. Curriculum addresses peer pressure, friendships, the media, personal beliefs and values, pros and cons of substance use, and intervening with loved ones. Reproducable worksheets inc.. Details >>
Status:Available Alcohol 101 Plus: Facilitator's Guide
Published: 2003
This CD-ROM & accompanying materials are designed to educate college students about making good decisions in regard to alcohol. Users are guided through a virtual campus learning about unwanted sexual activity, alcohol poisoning, effects on the brain, and.. Details >>
Status:Available The Social Norms Approach to Preventing School and College Age Substance Abuse
Published: 2003
Offers educators, counselors & clinicians insight into this alternative to conventional prevention. Social norming ID's teens' dramatic misperceptions about their peers' substance use, and shows that abstinence is actually "normal." Info on how to impleme.. Details >>
Status:Available 101 Ready-To-Use Drug Prevention Activities
Published: 1999
Curriculum-based & reproducible for grades 2-6, most of these activities can be done using materials usually found in classrooms. They range from those designed to help kids develop a firm decision-making process, to creative ways to make your Red Ribbon.. Details >>
Status:Available Teacher's Guidebook to Inhalant Abuse
Published: 1992
Cirriculum for inhalant abuse prevention for grades K-6; includes lesson plans and activities that focus on health, how our bodies work, life skills like decision-making, refusal, self-worth, personal strengths & weaknesses and self-concept, as well as th.. Details >>
Status:Available Comparative Study of Five Peer Support Group Programs
Published: 1993
Study of five different peer support programs, including Student Assistance Program (SAP)... Details >>
Status:Available @24/7.com: Teens Talk About Drugs
Published: 2001
Part of a series of education videos created from the television series. This video features real teens discussing the problem of drug use in a spontaneous unscripted style. It is designed for use with teens ages 14-17 in a facilitator-led group settin.. Details >>
Status:Available Having Fun with L.C. Bee
An upbeat, Romper Room-style kids' video on alcohol with L.C. Bee. Covers the affects alcohol has on your body and hobbies, and how to say no. Produced by the PA Liquor Control Board... Details >>
Status:Unavailable (Estimated Availability: 12/18/2009) The Great Drugosaur Expedition
Published: 2003
Teaches kids about the dangers of tobacco, alcohol, and illegal drugs using fun animations of dinosaurs. Kids learn to identify the behaviors and symptoms of each type of drug, and the illnesses they cause that made the drugosaurs extinct... Details >>
Status:Available Secondhand Smoke
Combines humor and serious fact as an evil wizard seeks a poison that will help him control the world. His discovery: second hand smoke. Discusses health effects of smoking in the workplace and the family... Details >>
Status:Available Bullying
Published: 1995
This video and teacher's guide put in place several strategies to reduce bullying in school. Students are presented with various bullying scenarios, at the end of which questions are asked to provoke thought and discussion about the characters and circums.. Details >>
Status:Available How Do You Tell?
Animated video offers children information on how to talk to their friends about making good choices when it comes to alcohol, tobacco and other drugs... Details >>
Status:Available Name That Trouble
Published: 1995
In this fictional game show, kids are quizzed on refusal skills in relation to tobacco, drugs, alcohol & stealing. They learn to identify trouble, ask questions, explore consequences, and promote alternative plans... Details >>
Status:Available Sooper Puppy: Self-Esteem
Published: 1995
Delightful puppets emphasize the importance of liking yourself, and being able to say "No" to things that don't feel right. Sooper Puppy is feeling sad when some bad news dogs approach him to 'have some fun.' He agrees, and suffers the consequences of not.. Details >>
Status:Available Drug Avengers
Published: 1988
Ten animated cartoons(4 designed for grades 1-3; 5 for grades 4-6;& one common "pilot episode"), tell about visitors from the future...the Drug Avengers. They've come back in time to help today's children by bringing healthy messages and ideas on ways t.. Details >>
Status:Available Decisions! Decisions!
Provides children with a sound and simple system for making decisions... Details >>
Status:Available The Dog Who Dared to Keep Kids Off Drugs & Alcohol
Published: 1992
Ralph the Dog is street-smart and dares to keep kids away from alcohol and other drugs... Details >>
Status:Available The Art of Setting Limits
How to defuse verbal exchanges before they become confrontations... Details >>
Status:Available Straight Up (Closed Captioned)
A television series of three 30-minute programs for high school students. Each 30 minute program is divided into two parts. The first program looks at knowledge and facts. Program two is about attitudes and perceptions. Program three covers self-image.. Details >>
Status:Available Drug Avengers
Ten animated cartoons, (four designed for grades 1-3; five designed for grades 4-6), tell about visitors from the future...the Drug Avengers. They've come back in time to help today's children by bringing healthy messages and ideas on ways to refuse or a.. Details >>
Status:Available Hard Facts - Speak Up, Speak Out/Dare to be Different
A series of three programs designed for middle school students. "Hard Facts" addresses the facts on alcohol, marijuana, and cocaine. "Speak Up, Speak Out" teaches kids how to say no to their friends. "Dare to be Different" looks at how you need to care.. Details >>
Status:Available Living Sober: Resisting Social Pressures to Use Alcohol
Published: 1994
Shows how recovering persons can resist pressure to drink, and helps them to make the connection between what they think, how they feel and how they act... Details >>
Status:Available The Performance Edge
Teaches young people about the dangers of drinking and smoking. It promotes a no-use message through athletics, classroom, or on the job activities... Details >>
Status:Available Kids at Risk: Blaming Kitty
Teaches children decision-making skills to cope with family members who have alcohol and other drug dependence... Details >>
Status:Available Staying Out of Trouble With Your Friends
Animal puppets teach children to STOP; THINK, about what might happen; LOOK around you for something to do instead; and GIVE yourself a pat on the back for staying out of trouble. This program encourages children to consider the consequences of their act.. Details >>
Status:Available Decide to Be Drug-Free
Takes children through a maze of decision-making skills about alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs... Details >>
Status:Available Having Fun With L. C. Bee
A kids' Romper Room-style video on alcohol with LC Bee. Upbeat and fun with information on how alcohol affects your body and hobbies, and how to say no... Details >>
Status:Available Don't Say Yes (When You Really Mean No!)
The story of 12 year old Jodie, who wrestles with her conscience over a party she wants to attend that she knows will involve alcohol and other drugs... Details >>
Status:Available Becoming a Brand New Moose
Puppet dramatization of problems children might face when alcohol or other drugs enter into their lives... Details >>
Status:Available Deciding
Students learn a technique for making good decisions that can be applied to a variety of situations. They find out that many different people influence their decisions and that any decisions that they make have consequences... Details >>
Status:Available Get the Message
Published: 1970
This video shows how certain messages from the advertising industry, sports stars, parents, rock stars, and other groups can give children mixed messages about alcohol and other drugs. Made in the 1970s... Details >>
Status:Available Stay Out of Trouble
This program incorporates scenes from Duffy's Story to demonstrate the steps of refusal. Two adults introduce the skill to two children and then coach them in how to stay out of trouble with their friends... Details >>
Status:Available Helping Your Children to Stay Out of Trouble
This program incorporates scenes from Duffy's Story to demonstrate the steps of refusal. Two adults introduce the skill to two children and then coach them in how to stay out of trouble with their friends... Details >>
Status:Available In Control
Shows teens how they can avoid trouble in many situations, especially those that put them at risk for unwanted pregnancy, AIDS, and other sexually transmitted diseases... Details >>
Status:Available I Think
A teacher sees her young self in her students as they struggle to balance their desire to conform w/ their peers with their real selves. From personality traits and appearance to behaviors & opinions, children face great pressure to be like their friends... Details >>
Status:Available Keeping Out of Trouble, Staying in Control
This program shows teens what can happen when they lose control and go along with something they know is wrong. Several teens talk about their experiences with getting into trouble, from shoplifting to an alcohol-related traffic accident... Details >>
Status:Available Keeping Out of Trouble, Staying in Control
This program shows teens what can happen when they lose control and go along with something they know is wrong. Several teens talk about their experiences with getting into trouble, from shoplifting to an alcohol-related traffic accident... Details >>
Status:Available Me and the Monsters
Animated cartoons about the 'monsters' of bullying, alcohol and other drugs, and tobacco. Teaches the child to deal with these everyday monsters... Details >>
Status:Available Monica and the Powerful Drug
Published: 1999
This animated, musical cartoon about alcohol and its effects contains messages about health, family, resisting peer pressure, and ways to have fun without using drugs or alcohol... Details >>
Status:Available Not Worth the Risk
Shows pre-teens and young teens how to be responsible, particularly when their friends ask them to do something that puts them at risk for contracting HIV... Details >>
Status:Available Stand Up!
Published: 1995
Explains skills used by people who want to express different types of limits to their friends. Two different scenarios are presented, in which the characters present their limits in a way that keeps their friends, and avoids hostility... Details >>
Status:Available Staying Out of Trouble With Your Friends
Animal puppets teach children to STOP, THINK, LOOK around for something to do instead, & GIVE yourself a pat on the back for staying out of trouble. Encourages children to consider the consequences of their actions, which facilitates the learning of soc.. Details >>
Status:Available Staying Out of Trouble With Your Friends
Animal puppets teach children to STOP; THINK; LOOK around for something to do instead; & GIVE yourself a pat on the back for staying out of trouble. Encourages children to consider the consequences of their actions, which facilitates the learning of soc.. Details >>
Status:Available Taking a Stand
Shows teens how to communicate sexual limits and deal with other relationship issues. The video shows viewers how to make a decision, explain the decision to others, give reasons for the decision, and solve any problems without changing their decision... Details >>
Status:Available The Wizard of No
Young viewers deal with conflicting messages from parents, peers, and advertising. This video speaks directly to kids with practical advice concerning self-esteen, tobacco, alcohol, and other drugs. The Wizard of No encourages them to discover the amazi.. Details >>
Status:Available You Can Refuse...Including Group Pressure
Realistic vignettes show teens how to stay out of trouble with friends. The video emphasizes that students can stay out of trouble without losing their friends... Details >>
Status:Available Say No and Mean It
This video is designed to assist teachers in teaching kids to withstand peer pressure. Learning to apply the simple concepts and techniques featured in this program will help students toward increased self-worth and self-respect... Details >>
Status:Available When Nobody's Looking
Published: 1998
A young man has to deal with peer pressure and make some tough decisions when nobody is looking... Details >>
Status:Available Right Turns Only
Published: 1992
A school project teaches kids about drugs by having them visit prisons & juvenile detention centers. They interview detainees about why they used and how drugs affected their lives. Broken down into 20 minute segments. .. Details >>
Status:Available Don't Even Try It
Published: 1997
Realistic vignettes illustrate self-control and refusal skills. A teen boy avoids chewing tobacco with his friends, a young adult tells his friend not to drink beer in his car, and a teen girl stops herself from smoking a cigarette. All manage to avoid.. Details >>
Status:Available The Teen Files: The Truth About Drugs
Published: 2000
Leeza Gibbons hosts this powerful program which graphically demonstrates to teens the effects of various types of drugs on their self, friends, babies, and family. It illustrates the dangers of drugs, such as rape, homelessness, suicide, jail time, and t.. Details >>
Status:Available The Power of No: The Wizard Returns
Published: 1995
The Wizard of No helps Alice understand that her father suffers from alcoholism, and that saying no to alcohol herself is not the same as rejecting her friends... Details >>
Status:Available The Teen Files Flipped: The Reality of Drug Use
Published: 2001
MTV "flips" 4 teens who use marijuana and other drugs regularly and don't want to stop. When set up, each teen must confront his/her drug use in a different way. The teens react strongly to the dramatized situations, vowing they want to avoid real-life co.. Details >>
Status:Available 99 Bottles of Beer
Published: 1972
Teenage addiction is described by recovering people. From the 70's- message is good... Details >>
Status:Available Bulking Up: The Dangers of Steroids
Professional athletes explain why they started using steriods and how they came to regret their decision. Risks, problems, and severe psychological effects are also described. Program emphasizes taht there are no short cuts to a well-developed body. Bruce.. Details >>
Status:Available Drug Avengers
Published: 1988
Ten animated cartoons,4 for grades 1-3; 5 for grades 4-6; and 1 common "pilot episode"), tell about visitors from the future...the Drug Avengers. They've come back in time to help today's children by bringing healthy messages and ideas on ways to refuse.. Details >>
Status:Available Epidemic! Kids, Drugs & Alcohol
Published: 1982
Addresses the issue of youthful drug abuse; the deadly combination of teenage drinking and driving; and the influence of music television, motion pictures and peer pressure in America's drug culture... Details >>
Status:Available It's Your Right to Say No!
Music video about not drinking with the opinion of teenagers about the subject... Details >>
Status:Available Go For It! Natural Highs
Shows students that one can say no to drugs and still experience transcendent feelings simply by going for natural highs. Interviews with young people make viewers aware of the different kinds of natural highs that are within their grasp. Motivational and.. Details >>
Status:Available Get the Message
Addresses and analyzes the mixed messages, particularly about drinking and drug use, that we can receive through television, recordings, and print media as well as from family and friends about alcohol/drug use and addiction. Stresses good decision making.. Details >>
Status:Available In the Public Interest
Video instructing kids to stay away from drugs... Details >>
Status:Available You Have A Choice, I &II
TV show format is used to communicate effects of alcohol on the brain to young people and adults. Topics of discussion include society's attitudes, drinking and driving, positive alternatives, and ways to say no. Communicates a no-use actor, Gordon Jump... Details >>
Status:Available The Wizard of No
Published: 1986
Humorous story that combines live action and animation. Focuses on saying 'NO' to smoking, skills for handling peer pressure, and effects of smoking. An imaginative take on these concepts... Details >>
Status:Available Avengers De la Droga
Published: 1988
**Drug Avengers** Ten animated cartoons, (4 for grades 1-3; 5 for grades 4-6; and one common "pilot episode"), tell about visitors from the future...the Drug Avengers. They've come back in time to help today's children by bringing healthy messages and ide.. Details >>
Status:Available The Power of Choice: Alcohol and Drugs
Published: 1980
Counselor/Comedian Mike Pritchard talks with teenagers about alcohol, drugs, decisions, consequences, and the power of choice. From the 1980's... Details >>
Status:Available Meth: What's Cooking in Your Neighborhood?
Published: 2002
Provides useful information on what methamphetamine is, what it does, and why it seems appealing and is dangerous. Covers how meth is made and how communities can prevent its use. Study guide included... Details >>
Status:Available Jam: The Performance Edge
Published: 2002
Part of a program that includes a 14 page magazine, this video asks teens to say 'Yes' to peak performance- in athletics, the classroom, or at a job- instead of the usual 'No' to drugs. Addresses peer pressure, second-hand smoke, and alcohol advertising... Details >>
Status:Available Ice Beyond Cool
Published: 2002
A very visual film taking us into the life & mind of Sara, who contemplates suicide because of complex social & personal pressures. Sara learns to share her troubles and begin to understand how talking can lead to solutions. An innovative and unusual film.. Details >>
Status:Available Soulforce: The Power of Non-Violence
Published: 1999
This historical look at non-violence empowers youth by focusing on positive strategies used by leaders of the nonviolence movement. Interspersed are stories of formerly at-risk teens who have used nonviolence to resist violence in their own schools and ne.. Details >>
Status:Available Making the Right Choices
Published: 2003
Michael Johnson addresses prison inmates concerning the struggles many offenders face when returning to their old neighborhoods. He discusses the immediate gratification inherent in addiction & criminal activity vs. the humility and accountability needed.. Details >>
Status:Available Women in Transition: The On-Going Challenge
Published: 1998
Four women who have been released from prison and are living successful, drug-free lives tell about their experiences. Viewers will learn practical ways to work toward a successful transition, the value of seeking help, and what it means to accept respons.. Details >>
Status:Available The Truth About Teen Alcohol Use 101: A Social Norms Approach (DVD)
Published: 2002
**DVD** The social norms approach of this groundbreaking video shows teens that- regardless of what they assumed- most of their peers do not drink. Interwoven with facts about alcohol poisoning, student interviews reveal surprise and relief that their abs.. Details >>
Status:Available Gangs: It's Your Life (Part A)
Published: 2002
*CONTAINS MATURE MATERIAL* Explores the reasons youth join gangs: the need for support & belonging, to feel protected & powerful, the desire for status or respect, peer pressure, the absence of supportive family, feelings of anger & alienation, & the prom.. Details >>
Status:Unavailable (Estimated Availability: 11/30/2009) Gangs: It's Your Life (Part B)
Published: 2002
Portrays the hidden consequences of gang involvement: fear, violence, trauma, abuse, manipulation, addiction, prison, death, and tragedy for loved ones. Former & current gang members take a no-holds barred approach in recounting the horrors they have witn.. Details >>
Status:Available Dying to Win
Published: 1998
Addresses steroids; part of the series Investigative Reports... Details >>
Status:Available No Kinda Life
Published: 2003
A stark documentary filmed inside a penitentiary; prisoners "tell it like it is" about losing their freedom while still in their teens due to drug-related crimes. Includes compelling advice to seek help before turning to drugs and crime, and to make right.. Details >>
Status:Available Sooper Puppy: That's Trouble
Published: 1995
Delightful puppets teach a valuable lesson about resisting peer pressure. Sooper Puppy learns how to say no to trouble by thinking ahead and imagining if what he's about to say or do will have consequences he can do without. He helps his friends avoid tro.. Details >>
Status:Unavailable (Estimated Availability: 12/18/2009) Sooper Puppy: Flying High
Published: 1995
Delightful puppets teach us the difference between "fake fun" & "real fun," as Sooper Puppy contemplates getting mixed up with some drug dealin' dogs! He learns that "real fun" is having a good time being who you are, as opposed to changing for others who.. Details >>
Status:Available Sooper Puppy: A Friend in Need
Published: 1995
Delightful puppets show that it's hard to tell friends that you think something they're doing is wrong or dangerous, but it's the right thing to do. Sooper Puppy debates whether to talk to his friend who has gotten involved with drug usin' dogs, and gets.. Details >>
Status:Available Sooper Puppy: Self-Esteem
Published: 1995
Delightful puppets emphasize the importance of liking yourself, and being able to say "No" to things that don't feel right. Sooper Puppy is feeling sad when some bad news dogs approach him to 'have some fun.' He agrees, and suffers the consequences of not.. Details >>
Status:Available Sooper Puppy: This, That or the Other
Published: 1995
Delightful puppets address choices; sometimes choices are opinions, such as choosing your favorite color, and sometimes they are important decisions, as when you go to one friend's house as opposed to another. Sooper Puppy is confused by his choices, but.. Details >>
Status:Available The Teen Files: The Truth About Hate
Published: 1999
Explores the origins of hate through the eyes of teens as they come face to face w/ their own racism, ethnic bigotry, religious hatred & religious discrimination. Through inter- action w/ others different from them, the students face the destructive reali.. Details >>
Status:Available The Teen Files: Surviving High School
Published: 2001
11 teens exemplify the problems of isolation, extreme dieting, steroid use, depression, & suicidal thoughts in high schools. Teens are motivated to face the gruth about modern-day pressures & make positive changes in how they perceive themselves & treat o.. Details >>
Status:Available The Teen Files: The Truth About Sex
Published: 1999
Forces teenagers to face the hard-hitting realities of having sex too young, including unwanted pregnancies and STDs. Viewers are introduced to several sexually active teenagers, many of whom are having unprotected sex. They learn from their peers how ris.. Details >>
Status:Available The Teen Files: The Truth About Violence
Published: 2000
Students' understanding of the correlation between risky behavior, violence and their personal well-being is reinforced when seen through the eyes of eight Los Angeles teens who become instrumental in pulling their shattered school back together... Details >>
Status:Available The Teen Files: The Truth About Body Image
Published: 2001
This program shows teens how popular ideas of beauty damage teens physically and psychologically. Teens comparing themselves to the proportions of Barbie and Ken dolls illustrate the connection between such idealized images and student consumption of ster.. Details >>
Status:Available Brandon Tells His Story
A true story, Brandon crashed into a tree while driving drunk, and keeps on paying a terrible price for a choice he made when 17. He tells us what it's like to fight every day to get his life back where it was, and to watch his friends get through college.. Details >>
Status:Available Sex, Teens, AIDS: Take 'Em Serious
Published: 2005
African-American teens grapple w/ safe sex, abstinence, HIV & STDs, pregnancy, and other common issues. Both good & poor decisions are depicted realistically, and conflict resolution is modeled... Details >>
Status:Available Way to No!
Published: 2003
Short vignettes depict situations where adolescents use refusal skills, with questions afterward for discussion. Primary message is: Most kids don't drink. Ethnically diverse cast... Details >>
Status:Available The Teen Files Flipped: Bullies, Loners and Violence
Published: 2001
Two real-life bullies are "flipped" into a situation where they themselves are the victims, and realize the devastating impact of bullying. Also shows an after-school vigil for students from Columbine & Santana High School. Powerful... Details >>