Welcome to Red Ribbon Week 2022

 Question:

What does Kristin encourage you to do if a friend is pressuring you to do things you don't agree with or keeps you in a bad environment?

• Take a break from them
• There will always be someone else to hang out with

Activity:

What are some examples of positive peer pressure?

• Working hard in school
• Trying a new sport
• Volunteering in the community

Central Theme: Choose your friends wisely

Question:

Corbin's passion for animals and teaching others about them started early in life, how has following that passion benefited him?

• Provided something he loves to focus on
• Provided a career he loves

Activity:

Have students write down something they are passionate about , something they can do to follow that passion, and something that could get in the way.

• Ex: Soccer, make the school soccer team, smoking cigarettes.
• Have students share responses as a class

Central Theme: Drugs interfere with your passions

Question:

Nicole described some tools she uses to get out of "sticky situations" what were those tools?

• Visualizing the future
• Escape Plan

Activity:

Give students a few minutes to write where they see themselves in 6 months, 5 years, and 10 years. 

• Ex: Making the volleyball team, starting college, teaching at a Jr. High.  
• When students are done writing, share with class

Central Theme: Have a plan for saying no to drugs

 Question:

What does Vincent mean when he describes substance abuse as a “social buffalo”. 

• Not something to face alone, community challenge, scary to many.

Activity:

Have students brainstorm ideas for how them and their friends can help keep the "social buffalo" of substance abuse at bay.

• Fill time with positive activities, be kind to others, adding new friends to your group, encouraging friends to live drug free. 

Central Theme: Substance abuse impacts everyone