"What's wrong with feeling good?" "How do you 'just say no'?" "How come celebrities use drugs if it's so bad?" These are a few of the questions addressed in this very basic anti-drug video, which features a pair of youngsters querying a counselor. The information provided recites a pretty familiar litany: drugs hurt young bodies, substance abuse will ruin your life, etc. While some predictably good answers are given and some important points made, it's a rather shallow treatment, which is further undermined by unnecessarily showing junior-high age kids smoking and drinking. The accompanying teacher's guide is unexceptional. Not recommended. Aud: I, J. (E. Gieschen)
Drugs: Tough Questions, Straight Answers
(1997) 19 min. $89 (teacher's guide included). Rainbow Educational Media. PPR. Vol. 13, Issue 2
Drugs: Tough Questions, Straight Answers
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