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SCRIPS
Increases students'
- Knowledge of the impact of alcohol, prescription and illegal drugs on individuals, families
and communities.
- Protective factors
- Knowledge and use of healthy living skills
SCRIPS is a multi-modal, highly interactive classroom curriculum,
addressing alcohol, prescription, and illegal drug abuse.
It consists of ten sessions of 50 minutes each. Session topics
include Addictive Substances in the Media; The Effects of Alcohol,
Prescription and Illegal Drugs; The Addiction Process;
The Impact of Alcohol, Prescription and Illegal Drugs on
Emotions (including anger); The Impact of Alcohol, Prescription,
and Illegal Drugs on Families; Their Impact on Friendships and Peers;
Student Decision Making, Choices, and Refusal Skills; and Resources.
SCRIPS contains additional recommended preparatory classes
on classroom atmosphere (trust and rules), communication skills,
and appropriate expression of feelings and defenses.
The curriculum teaches
The curriculum teaches
- Facts about the addicted brain, alcohol, prescription and illegal drugs
- The influence of media and advertising on consumption
- Assertive communication, including the use of "I" messages
- Refusal Skills
- Where to turn to for help.
Outside evaluation showed that at completion of the class students had increased their
- Knowledge of the impact of alcohol, prescription and illegal drugs
on individuals, families and community
- Resiliency Factors
- Knowledge and use of healthy living skills.
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"There is strong evidence that the course added to the information available for
students in making wise decisions about their own behavior."
Jane Delgado, Ph.D.
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