Now in its 5th edition, this resource provides up-to-date facts on tobacco, alcohol, cannabis and other drugs and important discussion of substance abuse prevention. There are twelve sections, covering topics such as "If you suspect drug use." And "What can you do to help prevent drug problems?" New in this edition:
extended section: Facts about Cannabis
Women and Alcohol / Women and Smoking
Websites for more information
Now available in French.
§ Parent Action Pack
An information kit offered to parents to help them
understand and face the challenges of teenage use of alcohol and other
drugs. It includes:
"The Facts About Parent Action on Drugs" describing who we are and what we do.
"What Can I do? Parents Need to Know..." How to help our kids stay away from problems wiht tobacco, alcohol and other drugs.
"When You Have Concerns... About Your Child's Tobacco, Alcohol and Other Drug use": This informative pamphlet offers practical suggestions for parents who have concerns that their child may be using tobacco, alcohol or another drug.
"Info Topics" - Quick References for Parents on alcohol and marijuana.
"True or False" a quiz to help you learn the facts about tobacco, alcohol and other drugs.
§ An Early Start
This pamphlet was written for parents of children up to age 7. It is meant to give parents an early start in helping their children avoid problems with alcohol and other drugs. It is also available in French called Premiers Pas.
To order a complimentary copy of the PAD Handbook, Parent Action Pack and/or An Early Start by mail click here for a printable form or email us at pad@parentactionondrugs.org
WHAT'S WITH WEED
The What’s With Weed Kit was developed from a two-year project aimed at reducing problematic marijuana use among youth in Ontario.
The kit includes:
A Program Coordinator’s Guide: a manual which provides a step-by-step approach to recruiting and training senior students, and facilitating peer delivered workshops for junior groups. It includes activities, explanations, handouts and a CD of power point presentations for working with senior students in the recruitment process and peer leaders in the training and review process. It also introduces the Stages of Change model.
What’s with Weed DVD with a series of interviews between a Youth Counsellor and five marijuana users or former users.
Youth resource (matchbook) promoting the website www.whatswithweed.ca
Parent resource (the Facts postcard on problem marijuana use).
Marijuana Risks and Realities pamphlet with background information on marijuana and key education challenges for youth.
For an order form for the What's With Weed Guide and resources, click here, or click here to contact PAD for more information.
RISKY DRINKING
§ Now Available: The Summary Report And Resource Kit
This Package contains information pertaining to the conference organization, implementation and evaluation, including:
Flyers and conference applications
Information packages given to the youth participants
The detailed agenda and media release
Biographies about each of the guest speakers
Team work exercises
Slide show print outs
The Marketing to Youth survey and results
The ads and key concepts created and drawn out by the participants
The transcript for the play written to use theatre to deliver messages
The zine group’s magazine
The conference evaluation, results and lessons learned
A CD rom includes: the power point presentations given David Jernigan PhD, Nancy Miller, Mike Farrel and Tim Keenlyside
A DVD of the conference documenting the whole process including a showcase of the icebreakers, presentations from the guest speakers, and the creative process involved in developing the key messages. The DVD also features interviews with the youth delegates expressing their thoughts and opinions.
This supplemental resource package is designed to meet the grade 9/10 course expectations for HIF: Individual and Family Living. Six modules explore the challenges youth face within youth culture. The 170-page document includes innovative teaching/learning strategies, Social Science Research (SSR) opportunities, multiple blackline masters, rubrics, and multiple resource references all in a teacher friendly format. Available in either CD or print copy.
Family, Friends and Feelings video included.
§ Peers and Parties… plus Ontario Curriculum Support Resource For Grades 8 and 9 classrooms
FEATURING Skeletons in the Closet - a 25-minute video about the motives, risks and consequences of young teens and parties.
This teacher- friendly resource package explores the challenges that youth face related to their peers and parties, plus the many other influences and pressures they experience as they make the transition to high school. These challenges are explored in seven interactive and compelling activity-modules for a possible total of 360 minutes.
Each activity module includes:
Objective and overview
Teaching / learning strategies
Summative response journal
Assessment / evaluation
Accommodations
Planning notes
Appendices (black line masters) The package also contains extensive teacher, student and parent resources on Tobacco, Alcohol, Marijuana and other drugs.
The document is available in
CD-ROM with cross-reference links between table of contents, teaching strategies and appendices (all pages can be printed right from the file)
Hardcopy manual - 102 pages
in a bound format for easy access and photocopying
The Skeletons in the Closet video accompanies all orders.
Note: there is swearing in the video. Teacher may choose to prepare students for the incidences of swearing or use an edited (swearing removed) version.
§For
The Record:
The reality video of a grad party (PAD/ODAP)
Now Available on DVD!
In June 2000, a young filmmaker witnessed an incident
of alcohol poisoning at his "after-grad" party. The video replicates
the event as well as the confusion around how to respond appropriately.
The video and guide have been produced to help youth, and the people
who work with them, develop safety strategies to reduce their risks.
The guide will support the teacher/facilitator in examining some
key issues and lead youth in coming up with "safer partying" plans.
Cost: $25.00
(plus shipping and handling)
To download order form click Here
