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150 Ways to Show Kids You Care…
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Reasons people use alcohol
- Alcohol is sometimes used to make people feel happy, relaxed, sleepy
and even drunk.
Alternatives: exercise, get more sleep, eat properly, play
a team sport, read a really good book, learn something new, talk to a friend.
- Like smoking cigarettes, drinking alcohol is another way of trying to make
people think that you are mature or grownup.
Alternatives: invent your own image, take a personality quiz, start a new trend, be yourself,
not what some ad tells you you should be.
- Sometimes young people try alcohol to see what it
tastes like and feel its effects.
Alternatives: what are you curious about? (why do trees drop their
leaves in the fall, what makes Teflon stick to the pan, why bread always falls
peanut butter side down)
- People drink alcohol to change how they feel. To do this, they
will probably have to drink more than one drink.
Alternatives: learn how to manage problems by talking to a friend, a parent, a
counsellor.
 When
people are at social events where alcohol is served, they may end up feeling
pressure to drink.
Alternatives: find a club, a group of friends with similar interests, participate in a favorite
activity. If you're shy, talk to a counsellor about how to meet people.
- A person may feel the need to drink to show that they are a part of the group. Often
non-drinkers will be pressured to join in and drink with the rest of the group.
Alternatives: find a group of people who will support your desire not to drink.
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