The Teen Files: The Truth About Drinking

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Alcohol kills more than five times the number of people killed by cocaine, heroin, and every other illegal drug combined. Yet for today�s teens, alcohol is the number one drug of choice. Many think it�s cool to drink as much as they can in social situations involving peers and few, if any, think about the consequences. Topics covered include: how drinking impairs a person�s coordination, vision, and reaction time; how the brain and other organs suffer lasting damage from alcohol use; how a drunk person really drives; and how drinking can lead to spending months in a rehabilitation center.The program culminates in a realistic simulation of the �deaths� of three participants who got into a car with a fourth who was driving drunk. The teens watch videotape of their parents� reaction to the news; the driver is �booked� and sent to prison; the three victims visit the coroner�s office to learn of the fatal injuries each suffered in the crash and listen as their parents read farewell tributes to their children. 30 minutes. Grades 6-12. Copyright 1999.