Job Corps Alcohol and Other Drugs of Abuse (AODA) Education Unit

Download or read book Job Corps Alcohol and Other Drugs of Abuse (AODA) Education Unit written by John Loving and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The National Office of Job Corps, in its continuing effort to provide education and training, set the development of a competency-based drug education curriculum as a goal for PY 1991. Alcohol and drug abuse is one of the most serious problems facing the United States. The Job Corps population is at risk because the students are at an age of experimentation, when negative peer pressure can be especially alluring and because many of them come from disadvantaged families susceptible to substance abuse. Students need to know the dangers associated with the use of alcohol and other drugs. They must develop personal and social skills that enable them to develop life-enhancing alternatives to drug use, and the self-esteem and ability to say no to enticement and pressure. The Alcohol and Other Drugs of Abuse (AODA) unit will help students understand why alcohol and other drugs are used and abused, the negative effects of a number of substances, and will teach them a decision-making model to help them make positive choices. The unit will be offered in the Health Education Program (HEP).