The video program is designed to present the serious, harmful effects of smoking and nicotine to elementary-aged children. The program provides students with a realistic picture of how cigarettes and the harmful substances found in tobacco can damage their bodies. After viewing this program, children will come to understand that nicotine is an addictive drug and recognize the many ways in which smoking damages different organs and leads to life-threatening illnesses.
Subjects: Guidance
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Alcohol
This program presents information about the use and abuse of alcohol and how it affects a person’s body and brain. Designed specifically for young learners, the program provides students with simple illustrations of how alcohol can negatively affect normal body functions. After viewing this program, children will come to understand that alcohol is a drug that can be very addictive. They will also come to understand that even though alcohol is legal for adults, it is not legal for younger people because of its harmful effects on a developing body and brain.
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Marijuana
Some people use marijuana for medical reasons. Many more use it for recreational purposes. It’s legal in some states and illegal in others. This program is designed for young learners and presents information about what marijuana is and how it effects the normal functioning of your body, especially your heart, lungs and brain. Students will come to understand that people who use marijuana have difficulty with their memory, find it hard to concentrate, and have problems learning.
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Talk It Out: Teens, Substance Abuse and Addiction Series
Through vintage footage, animation, graphics, and scientific demonstrations, this series explores the various types of substance abuse and addiction and their impact on individuals, families, and society as a whole. Inlucdes the following programs: Effects of Weed on Your Body and Brain How Addiction Enslaves Your Brain Underage Drinking, Dangers and Consequences Tobacco, Vaping and Nicotine Heroin, Abuse and Addiction
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How Addiction Enslaves Your Brain
In many surveys, the vast majority of teenagers report that when they do something their parents wouldn’t approve of, they’re just pursuing their freedom. This program begins the discussion of addiction and dependency from the point of view of surrendering your freedom. Students will learn that there are different types of addiction and that addiction is a persistent and compulsive dependence on an unhealthy behavior. In the program, students will come to understand the difference between psychological and physical dependence. Viewers will be introduced to a scientific theory called the cycle of addiction and learn that scientific research has shown that addiction is a disease that harms the brain and effects behavior.
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Underage Drinking, Dangers and Consequences
The program starts off with an explanation of what alcohol is, how it’s produced, and its role as a celebratory beverage in our society. Students will come to understand the reasons alcohol is illegal to consume for persons under the age of twenty-one. The video delves into the immediate effects of alcohol consumption on blood circulation and breathing. Viewers will learn alcohol sedates the central nervous system and how it impacts parts of the brain responsible for emotion and behavior. The program explores the negative effects of alcohol abuse and addiction on a person, family and the community. In the end, students will come to understand that the decisions they make about alcohol will influence their health, grades, relationships, career and their freedom.
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Tobacco, Vaping and Nicotine
Using vintage footage, this program shows viewers how the social attitudes about smoking have changed dramatically over the past several decades. The program then focuses on the short term and long-term, negative effects of smoking tobacco and vaping. It explains the addictive power of nicotine, a substance found in tobacco. Students will see real, vivid scientific demonstrations of the damaging effect of smoking on the respiratory system and circulatory system. Animation and graphics help to present how smoking negatively affects every part of the human body and discusses the health and financial costs to individuals and the society.
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Breaking Poverty: Billionaire PA’s Story
Poverty, drugs, violence, abuse, family deaths… Demitrius experienced all of it as a child and young teenager. He became a great salesman. The only problem is he sold drugs on the street, landing him in jail. What else you can you do when you live in such poverty? His grandmother planted a thought in his head, “If you could use the focused energy you have in selling drugs and channel it into something good, you will be unstoppable.” Taking her advice, he not only turned his life around but is now saving so many others from the hardships that he endured as a teenager. He is a true inspiration to so many and his goal is to reach a billion people.
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Alcohol Addiction
With a culture of drinking for a good time ingrained in British culture, is it time to question this established habit and recognise the damaging effect boozing can actually have on teenagers? Binge drinking is a relatively new cultural practise that is seen as the norm to many of Britain’s young people. But what is the point where boozing a lot becomes boozing too much?
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Gaming Addiction
Nintendo. X-Box. Playstation. Apps. Online Reality. Video gaming has exploded over the past 15 years, and the realism and escapism that is now on offer to teenagers can be a source of relaxation and pleasure. But this same realism and escapism can become a trap that turns carefree gamers to serious addicts.