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Good Intentions, Bad Results: Preventing Teenage Peer Enabling and Chemical Use: A Guide for Educators, How Chemical Use Becomes Chemical Dependence
Good Intentions Bad Results Preventing Teenage Peer Enabling and Chemical Use A Guide for Educators How Chemical Use Becomes Chemical Dependence Author:Carole Remboldt, Francis Johnson Institute Knowing the fine line between "helping" and "enabling" can make all the difference between an effective peer-helper program and one that creates more problems. Yet most school programs today do little to teach teenagers about the pitfalls of peer enabling.
presents the story of a star athlete's excessive drinking... more » and its impact on himself and his school friends--dramatizes consequences and points to solutions
shows teenagers how peer enabling hurts them and their friends--and how to successfully disengage from enabling behavior in the future
the complete program reinforces the video's message with a teacher's guide and 10 each of the student workbooks: How Chemical use Becomes Chemical Dependence and Am I an Enabler?