SUBSTANCE ABUSE SCENARIOS
Scenario #1 It’s the weekend and Sally's parents are out of town - guaranteed - and she's
having a party. When you get there everyone is dancing and playing drinking games. As
the night continues, one of the partygoers offers everyone ecstasy to keep the party going.
What do you do and say?
Scenario #2 It’s finally Friday and some friends have invited you to a bonfire. You tell
your parents you need a ride to your friend’s house to study. After they drop you off,
your friend’s brother picks you two up and you all head to the bonfire. He is drinking a
beer when you get in the car. Your friend grabs one and cracks it open, then offers one to
you. What do you do and say?
Scenario #3 Your best friend just started dating this new girl. You know this girl is into
drugs and alcohol and have even seen her passed out at parties before. You notice your
friend starting to drink more frequently and there is a definite distance in your friendship.
What do you do and say?
Scenario #4 It’s the dying days of summer and school starts in a week. You’ve gotten
permission from your parents to take their car to go to a concert in the city with a friend.
You arrive at the venue and find a parking spot a few blocks away. Your friend grabs
some weed out of a bag, rolls a blunt, and says how much fun the concert is going to be,
sparks up and passes it to you. What do you do and say?
Scenario #5 You do not do drugs, but it is well known that one of your best friends
smokes pot from time to time. Your friend has even been caught with pot before. Your
friend asks if he/she can stash their pot in your locker at school because nobody would
ever check your things. What do you do and say?
Scenario #6 You're a star on your school basketball team and you twisted your knee
during the last game. You haven’t told the coach yet, in hopes that you will play in the
upcoming tournament. Your teammate offers you a painkiller they were prescribed for an
injury earlier in the season. What do you do and say?
Scenario #7 During lunch, a kid at your table tries to give you a pill she took from her mom’s medicine cabinet. She tells you that it’s safe because a doctor prescribed it and that it will help you concentrate on a test you’re taking that afternoon. What you do and say?
Scenario #8 At a party, someone asks you if you want to smoke marijuana. When you hesitate, she says that it won’t hurt you and that you can’t get addicted. What do you do and say?
Scenario #9 After practice, some friends smoke marijuana before driving home. They ask you if you want a ride. What do you do and say?
Scenario #10 During a free period, a guy or girl you like suggests that you go off in the woods behind the school to get high. You really like this person and don’t want to embarrass yourself. But you also don’t want to get high. What would you say to this person?
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