Being Outstanding Leaders Together (BOLT)

The materials below can be used in health and physical education classrooms to address the alcohol, tobacco and other drug use prevention standards of learning (SOLs).

PowerPoints

• Substance Use Prevention Jeopardy (PPTX)
• Substance Use Prevention Jeopardy Facilitator Guide (PDF)
• Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs 101 for Middle Schoolers (PPTX)
• Alcohol Tobacco and Other Drugs 101 Facilitator Guide (PDF)

Worksheets

• Alcohol’s Effect on the Body and Brain (PDF)
• Alcohol’s Effect on the Body and Brain Answer Key (PDF)
• Consequences of Substance Use (PDF)
• Consequences of Substance Use Answer Key (PDF)
• Goal Setting (PDF)
• Goal Setting Answer Key (PDF)
• Substance Use Safety (PDF)
• Substance Use Safety Answer Key (PDF)

Throughout the school year there are many awareness campaigns promoting healthy behaviors when it comes to substance use. The purpose of these campaigns is to bring awareness to problems among a population and how positive change can be made. School districts often participate in the following awareness campaigns:

• Red Ribbon Week
The last week in October
• National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week
The first week of April
• National Alcohol Awareness Month
The month of April
• National Prevention Week
The second week of May

Nationally recognized prevention campaigns often encompass alternate activities, which is a prevention strategy that should not be a standalone effort and should be paired with another strategy.

• Substance Use Awareness Campaigns Calendar (PDF)
• The Purpose of Awareness Campaigns (PDF)
• How to Promote Your Alcohol Education and Prevention project

• Alcohol Education and Prevention Grants: This program provides funding to organizations that are working to prevent underage and high-risk drinking.
• Publications: Our Middle School and Parent publications are free to order and download.
• Power of Parents: Power of Parents provides parents of middle and high schoolers the tools to help guide students in positive decision making.

• Ask. Listen. Learn. Provides free classroom resources and interactive activities for students.
• BrainPOP: A subscription based resource that provides video and activities for students as well as lesson plans for teachers on a variety of health related topics including addiction, alcohol and substance abuse.
• Health Smart Virginia: Provides curriculum resources for Virginia educators to use when teaching the Virginia Health and Physical Education Standards of Learning (SOLs).
• Kids Health in the Classroom: Offers age appropriate lesson plans and guides for health related topics such as: the human body, health problems (including substance use) and personal health.
• LifeSkills Training: This subscription based evidence-based program is a curriculum developed for middle school students with objectives of developing personal self-management, general social skills and drug resistance skills.
• National Institute on Drug Abuse for Teens: NIDA provides games that youth can explore what happens to the brain and body when drugs are used.
• Project Alert: This evidence-based program includes lesson plans, posters, videos and newsletters for middle schools to use with students to address alcohol and drug education objectives.
• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA): SAMHSA provides resources for strategic, evidence-based prevention planning and resources for communities to utilize in prevention efforts.