Building on the foundational ATOD competencies students practiced in prior grades, evidence- and theory-based instruction continues in hopes of preparing high school students with the knowledge, skills, attitudes, and behaviors to choose and maintain a drug-free life and to reduce drug-related harms. Other content areas should be integrated into instructional strategies when appropriate. Such content areas include physical activity as a healthy alternative to ATOD use; healthy coping behaviors in lieu of ATOD use (mental, emotional, and social health); or injury prevention and its connection to ATOD. In addition, students can research the costs to individuals of medical care, lost productivity, and legal consequences of ATOD use to analyze the benefits of an ATOD-free lifestyle.
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