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Students read a comic about a teen drug overdose that leads to death. In this drug awareness instructional activity, students role play characters in the story that react to the death of their friend due to drug use in an online forum. Students evaluate the posted discussions of the characters as a class.

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drugs, peer pressure

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drug and alcohol awareness, drug prevention, health education, peer pressure, social studies
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Grade
6th - 12th
Subjects
Social Studies & History
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
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For Teacher Use
Duration
3 days
Instructional Strategy
Simulation
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