Project ALERT Curriculum
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Lesson 8: Safe, Legal Use of Prescription Medications and Risks of Misuse
Explains the safe, legal use of prescription opioids, and other prescription drugs, and explains how misuse can become addictive or life-threatening; presents information on brain functioning and how to promote brain health; and provides students with resistance skills and self-efficacy to refuse and resist the misuse of prescription drugs.
Lesson Goals
- 1. Explain the safe, legal use of prescription opioids, and other prescription drugs, and explain how misuse can become addictive or life-threatening
- 2. Provide students with resistance skills and self-efficacy to refuse and resist the misuse of prescription drugs
Teacher Materials
Student Handouts
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