Teacher-led module
Overview
Get the Facts provides students in grades 4 to 6 with important information about the impacts and risks associated with alcohol, cannabis, tobacco and vaping products. The program also provides strategies for handling peer pressure.
This free educational program comes with a teacher guide to make it easy for you to present the material. It also contains interactive elements to help keep your students engaged.
Program highlights
- Basic information about alcohol, cannabis, tobacco and vaping products
- Long-term and short-term risks of using substances, especially before the age of 25
- Physical, social and mental impacts of substance use
- Information on addiction and stigmatization
- Strategies for dealing with peer pressure
- Additional support resources for students who may know someone who is struggling with substances
Teacher’s Guide
See this guide for speaking notes, tips, considerations and resources.
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Glossary
Substance
When we talk about a substance today, we mean alcohol, cannabis, tobacco and nicotine.
Substance Use
When we talk about substance use today, we mean people using alcohol, cannabis, tobacco or nicotine. This also includes smoking, vaping, eating or drinking it.
Addiction
Addiction is when someone has a strong desire to do something again and again in a way that is hard to stop.
Alcohol
Alcohol is a drug, in the form of a liquid, that can be found in drinks like beer and wine. It can change the way a person thinks and feels and can lead to feeling drunk.
Intoxication
Another word for the effects someone feels from a substance. For example, when someone is drunk, they are intoxicated.
Tobacco
Tobacco is a leaf from a plant, that contains a drug called nicotine, along with many other harmful chemicals. Tobacco is often smoked, usually in a cigarette.
Nicotine
Nicotine is a drug found in tobacco, cigarettes and vaping products. It is very addictive, which makes cigarettes and vaping products highly addictive.
Cannabis (“pot”, “weed”, etc.)
A plant that is a drug and has chemicals in it that can change the way a person thinks and feels. Most people use cannabis by smoking or vaping it.
Edible cannabis (“edibles”)
Edible cannabis, or edibles, are food products that have cannabis in them, such as candy, or chocolate. They can sometimes look like common candies or snacks you might eat at home.
Mental Health
Your feelings, thoughts, and emotions (such as happy, sad or nervous). Your mental health can be impacted by many different things in your life.
Stress
A feeling we get when we feel under pressure or overwhelmed.
Peer Pressure
When someone is trying to get you to do something you wouldn't normally do.
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