Hazelden, MADD Collaborate on Child Alcohol Prevention Curriculum
From Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs News:
The Hazelden Foundation and Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) are joining forces to promote use of the Protecting You/Protecting Me child alcohol-prevention curriculum, the two groups announced this week.
The adult-led curriculum, aimed at teaching children in grades 1-5 about the impact of alcohol on the brain and the dangers of driving with someone who has used alcohol, consists of 40 lessons on topics like alcohol laws, dealing with peer pressure, and good decision-making.
"We know that students who've received the curriculum have increased knowledge of the effects of alcohol on the developing brain, increased perceptions of the potential harm of alcohol use, and increased intentions not to drink alcohol underage in the future," she said.
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