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Substance Abuse and Guns (Instructor's Manual and Learner's Workbook)
Substance Abuse and Guns - Instructor's Manual and Learner's Workbook Author:Susan Benson, Edmund Research reveals that there is a link between substance use (and abuse) and gun violence. In a survey by the U.S. Department of Justice, more than half (52.4%) of state and federal prison inmates doing time for murder committed with guns reported they were under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs when they engaged in criminal behavior. ARISE ... more »SOS lessons are designed to change old attitudes using informal logic to critically examine negative tendencies. Misdirected concepts are analyzed, defined, and transformed into positive actions for dealing with previously acceptable (unacceptable!) norms. As in all ARISE SOS activities, participants themselves discover how their own self-destructive behaviors punish them and their families more severely than any judge or jury could. Substance Abuse and Guns is book two of four titles in Edmund and Susan Benson’s Work in Progress (WIP) series. This two-book set includes an instructor’s manual and a learner’s workbook. The m! anual provides easy-to-follow lesson plans for the interesting and attention-holding activities in the learner’s workbook. Used together, these two books give a wealth of information about substance abuse and guns. The Work in Progress series is part of the award winning, statistically proven cognitive life skills series, SOS (Secrets of Success).« less