Youth often face the challenge of standing up to peer pressure and deciding not to use alcohol. The following resources will help young people take a stand against underage alcohol use and discover fun, alcohol-free ways to spend their time.
A Guide to Safe & Sober Event Planning
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
A Guide to Safe and Sober Event Planning will help you show all of your friends that drinking alcohol isn’t necessary to have an amazing party. In addition to spreading the word against underage drinking and helping to save lives, you’ll be throwing great parties all year long. |
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The Cool Spot
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
The Cool Spot's content is drawn from research-based alcohol prevention curriculum for students in grades 6 - 8. The site includes the key elements of effective prevention programs: norms perception correction, facts about alcohol misuse, challenges to positive expectations, and information about peer pressure and resistance skills. The Cool Spot adapts this content in an engaging, interactive format featuring vivid graphics and characters drawn in the 'anime' style of Japanese comics. It focus tested very well in its intended audience of 11-13 year olds, who particularly appreciated the peer pressure and resistance skills sections. The site includes an interactive, 10-question assessment that educators can use to determine whether students have gleaned some of the site's key learning objectives.
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Too Smart To Start
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Too Smart To Start is a public education intitiative that consists of evidence-based materials to help professionals and volunteers conduct underage alcohol use prevention programs in their communities. The materials are designed to educate 9- to 13-year-olds about the harms of alcohol use and to support parents and caregivers as they participate in their children's activities. |
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Underage Drinking Prevention Poster
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
The selections in this colorful poster’s vending machine represent the many activities kids can choose to do instead of drinking. Aimed at middle-school underage drinking programs, the poster directs students to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism/Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s adolescent underage drinking prevention Web site at www.thecoolspot.gov. |
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Underage Drinking: Myths vs. Facts 
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
This brochure dispels common myths about underage alcohol use and helps 9- to 15-year-olds understand the dangers associated with using alcohol. |
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