I work for an organization that goes about substance abuse prevention education for students with a comprehensive, social-norms based, research-driven approach. This makes me laugh and cry for my own childhood, when I remember: 1) A School-wide D.A.R.E. assembly with police officers when I was in 2nd grade.
My take home from that assembly: - “Cool! There are cops at my school!” 2) An Essay contest about the danger of addictions that I took part in the 1st grade. My essay topic - a rabbit addicted to reading.
Hard to find the risk factors inherent in that situation, other than being an overly astute rabbit who may not fit in with her peer group… 3) A Kindergarten assembly with a roller skating, drug-dealing ostrich. The take home here – I am afraid of roller-skating, human-sized ostriches, but I would like some of the candy the hide in their coats!
Finally, in the 4th grade, the stars aligned, and I got third place in my county for another anti-drug essay submission on my reasons for preferring music over drugs. Thank goodness for music, huh?
My take home from that assembly: - “Cool! There are cops at my school!” 2) An Essay contest about the danger of addictions that I took part in the 1st grade. My essay topic - a rabbit addicted to reading. 
Hard to find the risk factors inherent in that situation, other than being an overly astute rabbit who may not fit in with her peer group… 3) A Kindergarten assembly with a roller skating, drug-dealing ostrich. The take home here – I am afraid of roller-skating, human-sized ostriches, but I would like some of the candy the hide in their coats! 
Finally, in the 4th grade, the stars aligned, and I got third place in my county for another anti-drug essay submission on my reasons for preferring music over drugs. Thank goodness for music, huh?
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