Substance Abuse Awareness
A Grade 6 worksheet to educate students on the dangers of substance abuse and promote healthy choices.
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. This worksheet will help you understand more about substance abuse and how to make healthy choices.
1. Which of the following is NOT a common reason why young people might try drugs or alcohol?
Peer pressure from friends
Curiosity about the effects
Wanting to achieve good grades
Stress or difficult feelings
2. What is a long-term health effect of smoking cigarettes?
Improved athletic performance
Increased lung capacity
Higher risk of cancer and heart disease
Stronger immune system
3. The act of giving in to pressure from friends to do something you don't want to do is called .
4. Alcohol is a that slows down the brain and body.
5. A healthy alternative to using substances when feeling stressed is to or talk to a trusted adult.
6. It is safe to try drugs just once to see what they are like.
True
False
7. Refusing drugs or alcohol politely but firmly is an example of good refusal skills.
True
False
8. List three negative consequences that can result from substance abuse.
9. Describe a healthy way to cope with peer pressure to try substances.
Use the words below to complete the sentences.
10. Learning to say 'no' to unhealthy behaviors is an important part of developing strong .
11. Making healthy choices shows that you are a person.
12. Substance abuse can lead to serious negative for your health and future.
13. A strong craving for a drug that makes it hard to stop using it is called .