Unit Warm-Up
Have you ever been in a situation where people around you are drinking, smoking or using drugs? Have you been pressured to join in? Consider the following scenario that was previously described on the opening page of this unit:
You are at a party and everyone’s drinking beer and smoking pot. You look around, and many people are smoking cigarettes. They look confident and happy. They look like they belong. You know that smoking causes cancer and emphysema, and that drugs are illegal and potentially dangerous. You know you are too young to drink legally. You’ve heard stories of what people do when under the influence of drugs and alcohol. You want to be cool, so you have to make a decision: do you stick with your values of safety and health, or do you choose to fit in and use drugs?
As a warm-up for this unit, complete a DECIDE Model for this party scenario to determine how you would deal with this situation. What will you decide is the best course of action for you?
