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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal; text-align: center;">NIMCO, Inc. is proud to join forces with the </span><a href="http://nfp.org/" style="background-color: white; color: #ca9561; font-size: 16px; text-align: center; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">National Family Partnership</a> to announce the<span style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal; text-align: center;"> 2020 National Red Ribbon Week Theme </span><b style="color: red;">"Be Happy. Be Brave. Be Drug Free."</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: 20.79px;"><span style="font-size: 16px; line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><br /></span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: 20.79px;"><span style="font-size: 16px; line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red;"><i>Red Ribbon Week</i></span></b> is held every year in schools across America on Oct. 23-31st. </span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: 20.79px;"><span style="font-size: 16px; line-height: normal; text-align: center;">NIMCO carries a huge selection of <b><i><span style="color: red;">Red Ribbon Week</span></i></b> promotionals (including the theme) that can be purchased exclusively from our <a href="https://nimcoinc.com/product-category/drug-prevention-red-ribbon-week/red-ribbon-week-2020-red-ribbon-week-official-theme/" style="color: #ca9561; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">website</a>. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal; text-align: center;">NIMCO, Inc. would like to introduce the 2017 National Red Ribbon Week Theme </span><span style="color: red; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><b>"Your Future is Key, SO STAY DRUG FREE".</b></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: 20.79px;"><span style="font-size: 16px; line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><br /></span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: 20.79px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: 20.79px;"><span style="font-size: 16px; line-height: normal; text-align: center;">NIMCO, Inc. is proud to join forces with <a href="http://nfp.org/" style="color: #ca9561; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">National Family Partnership</a> in promoting National Red Ribbon Week Oct. 23-31. </span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: 20.79px;"><span style="font-size: 16px; line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><br /></span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: 20.79px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: 20.79px;"><span style="font-size: 16px; line-height: normal; text-align: center;">We have a full line of promotionals that can be purchased exclusively from our <a href="https://www.nimcoinc.com/" style="color: #ca9561; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">website</a> so you can start planning your Red Ribbon Week activities now! </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: 20.79px;"><span style="font-size: 16px; line-height: normal; text-align: center;">NIMCO, Inc. would like to introduce the 2016 National Red Ribbon Week Theme </span><span style="color: red; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal; text-align: center;">"YOLO. Be Drug Free."</span><span style="font-size: 16px; line-height: normal; text-align: center;"> </span></span><br style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: 20.79px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: 20.79px;"><span style="font-size: 16px; line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><br /></span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: 20.79px;"></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: 20.79px;"><span style="font-size: 16px; line-height: normal; text-align: center;">NIMCO, Inc. is proud to join forces with <a href="http://nfp.org/" style="color: #ca9561; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">National Family Partnership</a> in promoting National Red Ribbon Week Oct. 23-31. </span></span><br style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: 20.79px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: 20.79px;"><span style="font-size: 16px; line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><br /></span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: 20.79px;"></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: 20.79px;"><span style="font-size: 16px; line-height: normal; text-align: center;">We have a full line of promotionals that can be purchased exclusively from our <a href="http://www.nimcoinc.com/" style="color: #ca9561; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">website</a> so you can start planning your Red Ribbon Week activities now! </span></span><br style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: 20.79px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: 20.79px;"><span style="font-size: 16px; line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><br /></span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: 20.79px;"></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: 20.79px;"><span style="font-size: 16px; line-height: normal; text-align: center;">Visit us now at <a href="http://www.nimcoinc.com/" style="color: #ca9561; text-decoration: none;">www.nimcoinc.com</a> to purchase your Red Ribbon Week products today!</span></span><br style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: 20.79px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: 20.79px;"><span style="font-size: 16px; line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><br /></span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: 20.79px;"></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: 20.79px;"><span style="font-size: 16px; line-height: normal; text-align: center;">Or call us at 1.800.962.6662</span></span>nimcoarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15268018656451908791noreply@blogger.com0102 KY-81, Calhoun, KY 42327, USA37.5466558 -87.260279912.159492800000002 -128.5688739 62.933818800000005 -45.9516859tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-337784832533995531.post-32310319676509517662015-05-20T16:21:00.000-05:002015-05-20T16:21:12.975-05:002015 National Red Ribbon Week Theme is HERE!!! "Respect Yourself. Be Drug Free."<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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nimcoarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15268018656451908791noreply@blogger.com0102 Kentucky 81, Calhoun, KY 42327, USA37.5466558 -87.260279912.226911800000003 -128.5688734 62.8663998 -45.9516864tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-337784832533995531.post-18594819220651621942014-06-24T09:49:00.001-05:002014-06-24T09:52:45.303-05:00Red Ribbon Week Early Bird Coupon - Expires Midnight June 30thSave 10% on Red Ribbon Week products at <a href="http://www.nimcoinc.com/" target="_blank">NIMCO online</a>! Our website is your path to great savings and great Red Ribbon Week promotionals such as pencils, ribbons, t-shirts, and so much more. We are also the exclusive distributor of the 2014 Red Ribbon Week Theme "Love Yourself. Be Drug Free".<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18417845413696704998noreply@blogger.com0102 Kentucky 81, Calhoun, KY 42327, USA37.5466558 -87.260279912.226911300000005 -128.5688739 62.8664003 -45.9516859tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-337784832533995531.post-26743613250097819982014-04-18T17:42:00.001-05:002014-04-18T17:42:45.500-05:00Drug and Alcohol Attention Grabbers™ - Peer Pressure<h3 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; margin: 0px; position: relative;">
<i style="font-size: 15px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 20px;">Over the next few weeks, NIMCO will be sharing some "Attention Grabber™" ideas that you can use in class to help teach about the dangers of drugs and alcohol. The “Attention Grabbers<span class="s1">™</span>” are designed to assist with teaching and speaking about the adverse effects alcohol and drugs cause to all who are exposed to these addictive drugs. We live in a visual society, making visual aids a needed resource to assist with speaking or teaching thus enabling you to reach your entire audience. The suggestions are designed to assist your alcohol and drug education programs. You may expound upon each scenario as your presentation or speaking time allows. Each “Attention Grabber™” is very cost effective to present with the suggested visual aids to reiterate the information given during your presentation. These "Attention Grabber™" ideas are also great for Red Ribbon Week!</i></h3>
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Start by telling the audience that you realize everyone in the room including yourself is effected daily by peer pressure. Many times, people don’t realize the problems youth face daily concerning drugs and alcohol. Explain that every person has the personal power to say NO to drugs or alcohol. Let the group know that you realize how peer pressure can sometimes cause them to make poor choices. Negative peer pressure may cause you to loose sight of your goals and positive judgment and encourage you to make poor choices. Each one of us needs to realize that we have control over our lives until we give it away. Take charge of your destiny and don’t ever let anyone take away your control or force you to do something negative with your lifestyle.</div>
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I have a new discovery that will help you if you decide that you cannot resist negative peer pressure. Ask a volunteer to assist you in front of the group. Ask the volunteer to hold the doll and start wrapping the doll from head to toe. Make sure that you completely cover the doll with the plastic wrap. When you have finished the task hold up the plastic covered doll and tell the audience that if you wrap yourself completely no one can get to you and pressure you into a negative choice. Thank the volunteer and have he/she return to their seat. Ask the audience what they think about your new idea. The responses should be negative. Examples may be 1. You could not breathe 2. It’s not practical to do such a thing 3. You could not eat or drink etc. Agree with their comments and encourage positive suggestions and ways to avoid negative peer pressure.</div>
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Explain to the group that wrapping yourself in plastic wrap is not practical. In addition, you realize that there is no way to avoid the peer pressure you are exposed to everyday concerning drugs and alcohol. Explain that you have to make the choice and then stand firm. Many times that means leaving your group of friends and becoming involved with a positive peer group. Use this opportunity to explain the difference between positive and negative peer pressure.</div>
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End by telling the group that you realize the plastic wrap is impractical and there is no way you can live in a “glass bubble”. Even though there are times when it would be wonderful, it is not a practical decision. The whole object of the demonstration is to make students realize there is no way to avoid peer pressure, but they can make positive choices and control their lives.</div>
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<i style="font-size: 15px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 20px;">Over the next few weeks, NIMCO will be sharing some "Attention Grabber™" ideas that you can use in class to help teach about the dangers of drugs and alcohol. The “Attention Grabbers<span class="s1">™</span>” are designed to assist with teaching and speaking about the adverse effects alcohol and drugs cause to all who are exposed to these addictive drugs. We live in a visual society, making visual aids a needed resource to assist with speaking or teaching thus enabling you to reach your entire audience. The suggestions are designed to assist your alcohol and drug education programs. You may expound upon each scenario as your presentation or speaking time allows. Each “Attention Grabber™” is very cost effective to present with the suggested visual aids to reiterate the information given during your presentation. These "Attention Grabber™" ideas are also great for Red Ribbon Week!</i></h3>
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Bottle of Sun Screen with a high SPF</div>
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<b>Directions:</b></div>
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Hold the bottle of sunscreen up and read the information on the bottle about the effectiveness of the product. Explain in detail how to apply the sunscreen to get the best possible coverage. Tell why the sunscreen is so important to keep you from being sun burnt and causing damage to your skin. Ask students what would happen if they were in the hot sun all day without any kind of protection on their skin. Encourage their interaction, explain how you would burn, blister and peel and may even get sun</div>
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poisoning. </div>
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Explain to the students that many people feel that way about alcohol. It’s harmless and just one or two drinks won’t hurt. Remember every alcoholic started with just one drink. The following are some facts I feel everyone should know before they make a decision to use alcoholic products.</div>
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• Thirty percent of college failure is alcohol related</div>
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• Drinking and driving is the number one killer of Americans between the ages of 17-24</div>
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• One in every three suicides involves alcohol</div>
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• The average DUI (Driving Under the Influence) costs the charged person $3000.00</div>
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• 75% to 90% of campus rapes involve alcohol use</div>
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• 69% of all drownings are alcohol related</div>
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Remember one out of every three Americans DO NOT drink. Many times, we are under the assumption that everyone drinks. This is what the alcoholic companies want everyone to believe. They spend billions of dollars each year to sell their product, by making you and I believe everyone uses alcohol products.</div>
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The only 100% way to guarantee that you will never have be one of the above stated facts is to abstain and avoid all alcohol use. You have the personal power to be in control of your life and please do not let anyone take this away.</div>
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<i style="font-size: 15px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 20px;">Over the next few weeks, NIMCO will be sharing some "Attention Grabber™" ideas that you can use in class to help teach about the dangers of drugs and alcohol. The “Attention Grabbers<span class="s1">™</span>” are designed to assist with teaching and speaking about the adverse effects alcohol and drugs cause to all who are exposed to these addictive drugs. We live in a visual society, making visual aids a needed resource to assist with speaking or teaching thus enabling you to reach your entire audience. The suggestions are designed to assist your alcohol and drug education programs. You may expound upon each scenario as your presentation or speaking time allows. Each “Attention Grabber™” is very cost effective to present with the suggested visual aids to reiterate the information given during your presentation. These "Attention Grabber™" ideas are also great for Red Ribbon Week!</i></h3>
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• 3 Bananas (one green, one ripe and one really ripe even black)</div>
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<b>Directions:</b></div>
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Take the ripe banana and bump it several times on a table edge about one hour prior to the demonstration. Have a display area that is in plan view of the entire audience. Place the three bananas on the table so they can easily be seen by the group.</div>
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Hold the green banana up and explain to the group that the banana is green and needs to mature to be a desirable fruit to eat. Use this analogy to explain to the group that in some ways they are like this banana still maturing with many decisions and choices to make. </div>
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If you choose to use drugs or alcohol, maybe for a while, you can fool your family and friends because you show no visible signs. It won’t be long until you start changing. Put down the green banana and pick up the ripe banana. Hold the banana up and say you may start changing in attitude and appearance but the scary thing is what is going on inside your body. Examine the banana, say it has a few imperfections on the outside, and point those out to the group. Expand on the point that many times you fool yourself into thinking no one knows you are abusing drugs and alcohol because you think you can hide the effects. </div>
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Peel the banana (the one earlier bumped on the side of the table) point out the bruises that were not visible on the outside. Tell the assembled group that this is so scary because alcohol and illegal drugs destroy your body from the inside out. Pick up the very ripe banana that is black in appearance and hold it up in front of the group. Explain that if you continue to use drugs or alcohol you will be just like this banana bruised and abused on the outside and inside. Peel the banana, examine the inside, and point out the undesirable condition of the inside of the banana. Parallel the inside of the banana with the inside of your body if you abuse it with drugs and alcohol.</div>
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Every one of you are just like the first green banana (hold it up) growing daily with the choice to make positive decisions concerning your life. You have the personal power to say no to drugs and alcohol. Don’t end up like this (hold up the overripe banana) make the decision to be drug and alcohol free.</div>
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<i>* Practice this demonstration prior to the presentation and extend the information on each stage of deterioration as you feel is necessary.</i></div>
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<i style="font-size: 15px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 20px;">Over the next few weeks, NIMCO will be sharing some "Attention Grabber™" ideas that you can use in class to help teach about the dangers of drugs and alcohol. The “Attention Grabbers<span class="s1">™</span>” are designed to assist with teaching and speaking about the adverse effects alcohol and drugs cause to all who are exposed to these addictive drugs. We live in a visual society, making visual aids a needed resource to assist with speaking or teaching thus enabling you to reach your entire audience. The suggestions are designed to assist your alcohol and drug education programs. You may expound upon each scenario as your presentation or speaking time allows. Each “Attention Grabber™” is very cost effective to present with the suggested visual aids to reiterate the information given during your presentation. These "Attention Grabber™" ideas are also great for Red Ribbon Week!</i></h3>
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<b>Supplies:</b></div>
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• Blindfold</div>
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• Masking Tape (Blue found in most paint sections at stores)</div>
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Put down two straight lines of tape about eight feet long. Allow about 2 feet between the lines. Tell the assembled group that you want to talk with them about the negative effects of drugs and alcohol on your body. Explain to the group that one person is killed every 22 minutes daily in the U.S. in a drunken driving accident. Drinking and driving is the number one killer of Americans between the ages of 17-24. We all think this could never happen to me but I am sure everyone in this room is aware of someone who has been injured or killed in an accident that involved alcohol.</div>
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When I heard these facts, not only was I amazed, but I started thinking; “how could this be”. I decided to do some research on my own and you will be amazed at what I discovered. I will need two volunteers to assist me with the demonstration. Have the volunteers join you in front of the group and proceed as follows.</div>
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Stand each volunteer at the beginning of one of the lines. Blind fold one volunteer and not the other one. Start talking and as you explain start slowing turning the blind folded individual around and around in place. </div>
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Explain to the group that both of these young adults are at a party. Point to the volunteer that IS NOT blindfolded and explain that all night long he has resisted the offer of alcohol. Facts have proven that 1 out of every 3 Americans do not drink. Point to the volunteer that is not blind folded and tell him that he has just left the party and the only thing that he has drank is soft drinks. Ask him to walk the line from beginning to end. When he completes the task, ask him if it was difficult. The reply should be no. (This entire time continue slowly turning the blind folded volunteer) Ask the first volunteer to stand in the middle of their line. Now explain to the group that this individual has been drinking at the party and has had quite a bit to drink. Now take the blind fold off and ask the volunteer to walk the straight line. The individual will find it difficult and will probably bump into the first volunteer standing on their line. Have a chair available for the dizzy individual to sit in and do not make them finish walking the line if it is to difficult, be ready to assist the youth to avoid a fall.</div>
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This is an excellent example of how your judgment and motor skills are affected when you drink alcohol. Many illegal drugs have similar effects. Point out to the group that the drunk volunteer bumped into the volunteer that had not been drinking. Reiterate this is what happens many times to an innocent individual. They are injured or killed because of a drunk driver.</div>
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<i style="font-size: 15px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 20px;">Over the next few weeks, NIMCO will be sharing some "Attention Grabber™" ideas that you can use in class to help teach about the dangers of drugs and alcohol. The “Attention Grabbers<span class="s1">™</span>” are designed to assist with teaching and speaking about the adverse effects alcohol and drugs cause to all who are exposed to these addictive drugs. We live in a visual society, making visual aids a needed resource to assist with speaking or teaching thus enabling you to reach your entire audience. The suggestions are designed to assist your alcohol and drug education programs. You may expound upon each scenario as your presentation or speaking time allows. Each “Attention Grabber™” is very cost effective to present with the suggested visual aids to reiterate the information given during your presentation. These "Attention Grabber™" ideas are also great for Red Ribbon Week!</i></h3>
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• 2 Glass jars (a mayonnaise jar works great)</div>
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• 1 Ping Pong Ball</div>
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• Rice (uncooked)</div>
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Put the Ping Pong Ball in the bottom of the jar. Hold the jar up so the audience can see. </div>
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Tell the students that the ping-pong ball represents them as a person. You realize that their life is filled full of activities such as school, sports, academics, possibly a part time job, homework, etc. Then on the personal side, you have your friends, family, and a lot of peer pressure. As you are talking, pour rice in the jar using the rice to simulate how all of these factors surround their life. When the jar is full put the lid on and hold the jar up so everyone can see. </div>
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Ask the group if they ever feel surrounded just like this ping-pong ball? After the audience responds, tell the group that the most important thing is to be like the ping-pong ball and put their well being first in their life. The ball went in the jar first which means that even though they feel surrounded at times they are still in charge if they use good judgment and make sure that they do not make unhealthy choices like drugs and alcohol.</div>
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Pick up the second jar and start pouring the rice from the first jar into the empty jar. Start explaining</div>
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to the group that when they put everything first instead of their personal health and safety bad</div>
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things can happen. You soon lose sight of your goals and dreams and many times you're influenced</div>
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by negative peer pressure. After you have filled the jar with rice, take the ping-pong ball and</div>
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ask the group where they will be if they let drugs, alcohol and negative peer pressure control their</div>
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lives. Put the ball on top of the rice and try to put the lid on the jar. It will not fit... Explain that only</div>
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when you put yourself first and practice healthy choices will you be in control of your life. Otherwise, you are out of control.</div>
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<i style="font-size: 15px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 20px;">Over the next few weeks, NIMCO will be sharing some "Attention Grabber™" ideas that you can use in class to help teach about the dangers of drugs and alcohol. The “Attention Grabbers<span class="s1">™</span>” are designed to assist with teaching and speaking about the adverse effects alcohol and drugs cause to all who are exposed to these addictive drugs. We live in a visual society, making visual aids a needed resource to assist with speaking or teaching thus enabling you to reach your entire audience. The suggestions are designed to assist your alcohol and drug education programs. You may expound upon each scenario as your presentation or speaking time allows. Each “Attention Grabber™” is very cost effective to present with the suggested visual aids to reiterate the information given during your presentation. These "Attention Grabber™" ideas are also great for Red Ribbon Week!</i></h3>
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Adhesive backed name tags</div>
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<b>Directions:</b></div>
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Pass out the name tags to each student and have them put their name on the tag and stick it to their</div>
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shirt, blouse, or sweater. Explain that if they use drugs or alcohol products some may become addicted. Others may experiment with drugs or alcohol or have friends that use drugs or alcohol. Explain that if it is just one time or a lifetime you will be effected in some way. </div>
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Youth are the target of the alcoholic beverage company’s massive media campaigns. They want your money and do not care about the Consequences their products will cause in peoples lives.</div>
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Tell the group that each name tag is their first introduction to drugs or alcohol. Ask them to pull the tag off and look at the back (sticky side) of the name tag. Explain that some may have a lot of fuzz or lint if they were wearing a sweater or fleece type top, while others have very little particles on the back. Tell the group that when they experiment with drugs or alcohol there are no guarantees on how each individual will be affected. Ask the group if they are really prepared to take that risk.</div>
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<i style="font-size: 15px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 20px;">Over the next few weeks, NIMCO will be sharing some "Attention Grabber™" ideas that you can use in class to help teach about the dangers of drugs and alcohol. The “Attention Grabbers<span class="s1">™</span>” are designed to assist with teaching and speaking about the adverse effects alcohol and drugs cause to all who are exposed to these addictive drugs. We live in a visual society, making visual aids a needed resource to assist with speaking or teaching thus enabling you to reach your entire audience. The suggestions are designed to assist your alcohol and drug education programs. You may expound upon each scenario as your presentation or speaking time allows. Each “Attention Grabber™” is very cost effective to present with the suggested visual aids to reiterate the information given during your presentation. These "Attention Grabber™" ideas are also great for Red Ribbon Week!</i></h3>
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<b>Supplies:</b></div>
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Bag of Chocolate candy (if possible pick a new type that has just been introduced to the market)</div>
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<b>Directions:</b></div>
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Hold up the bag of chocolates and ask how many in the group have tried this candy? Explain that you</div>
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have been told this candy is great and you just bought this bag because you wanted to try it. While holding the bag speak as if you are thinking aloud. Say something like this: I know that if I try this and like it, I will probably want the whole bag and that is a lot of calories. If I like this candy, I will want to eat more and before long, I will have to deal with the consequences that eating a lot of candy will cause. My clothes will become too tight (chocolate and pounds are best friends). My complexion will be affected, and I will have to spend extra money on acne treatment. My teeth will be more prone to cavities from all the sugar. Maybe I shouldn’t try this candy and then I wouldn’t have to worry about all of these things. Ask the group what they think?</div>
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Allow time for the group to respond. Some will say that you should not try the candy and others may say just try one or two. Parallel this analogy with trying drugs or alcohol. Even though you are aware of all the problems and health hazards that are involved with drugs and alcohol some people still try them. Before you know what happens, you are addicted.</div>
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There are absolutely NO guarantees that when you try drugs or alcohol just one time you will not become addicted, or suffer effects for the rest of your life. Just like the chocolate candy, that I really love there is no way I could eat just one piece and quit. Take the bag of chocolate and put it in the trash can.</div>
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Tell the group to never let anyone tell you “just try it one time”, it won’t hurt you. Every alcoholic started with just one drink and every drug addict started with just one pill, snort, injection, smoke, etc. Is it really worth the risk.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18417845413696704998noreply@blogger.com0102 Kentucky 81, Calhoun, KY 42327, USA37.5466558 -87.260279912.024621300000003 -128.5688739 63.0686903 -45.9516859tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-337784832533995531.post-37792659018954509432014-01-28T15:43:00.001-06:002014-01-28T15:43:43.919-06:00Drug and Alcohol Attention Grabbers™ - Create Your Own Card<h3 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; margin: 0px; position: relative;">
<i style="font-size: 15px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 20px;">Over the next few weeks, NIMCO will be sharing some "Attention Grabber™" ideas that you can use in class to help teach about the dangers of drugs and alcohol. The “Attention Grabbers<span class="s1">™</span>” are designed to assist with teaching and speaking about the adverse effects alcohol and drugs cause to all who are exposed to these addictive drugs. We live in a visual society, making visual aids a needed resource to assist with speaking or teaching thus enabling you to reach your entire audience. The suggestions are designed to assist your alcohol and drug education programs. You may expound upon each scenario as your presentation or speaking time allows. Each “Attention Grabber™” is very cost effective to present with the suggested visual aids to reiterate the information given during your presentation. These "Attention Grabber™" ideas are also great for Red Ribbon Week!</i></h3>
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<b>Supplies:</b></div>
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• Construction Paper or copy Paper---color is optional</div>
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• Markers or crayons</div>
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<b>Directions:</b></div>
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Start by explaining that in today’s society we have greeting cards for just about everything, and you are giving each one of them the opportunity to design a new and unique style card. </div>
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Pass out the paper and markers or crayons and divide the class in groups. Have the first group design a</div>
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card for someone with blurred vision. Have the second group design a card that would be appropriate for a person who has slurred speech. Have the third group design a card for someone in prison. Have the fourth group design a card for someone who has major mood swings. The fifth group to design a card for a family who has lost a loved one in a drunk driving accident.</div>
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After the groups have finished have someone from each group read their card. You may ask as many students as time allows to read their cards. Be sure that at least one person from each group reads their card aloud. When they have finished presenting their cards, explain the following. “If you make the decision to use drugs or alcohol any of these cards may be sent to you.” Explain these are just a few of the possible side effects you will experience if you make the decision to use drugs or alcohol.</div>
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Tell the group that each person has a personal power to say NO to drugs and alcohol. Don’t let the</div>
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addiction of drugs or alcohol take your power away.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18417845413696704998noreply@blogger.com0102 Kentucky 81, Calhoun, KY 42327, USA37.5466558 -87.260279912.024621300000003 -128.5688739 63.0686903 -45.9516859tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-337784832533995531.post-85805057621813466172014-01-20T16:18:00.000-06:002014-01-20T16:18:58.274-06:00Drug and Alcohol Attention Grabbers™ - A Picture is worth a Thousand Words<h3 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; margin: 0px; position: relative;">
<i style="font-size: 15px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 20px;">Over the next few weeks, NIMCO will be sharing some "Attention Grabber™" ideas that you can use in class to help teach about the dangers of drugs and alcohol. The “Attention Grabbers<span class="s1">™</span>” are designed to assist with teaching and speaking about the adverse effects alcohol and drugs cause to all who are exposed to these addictive drugs. We live in a visual society, making visual aids a needed resource to assist with speaking or teaching thus enabling you to reach your entire audience. The suggestions are designed to assist your alcohol and drug education programs. You may expound upon each scenario as your presentation or speaking time allows. Each “Attention Grabber™” is very cost effective to present with the suggested visual aids to reiterate the information given during your presentation. These "Attention Grabber™" ideas are also great for Red Ribbon Week!</i></h3>
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• Poster concerning the hazards of drug or alcohol use</div>
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• Black Bows</div>
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• Pictures of caskets or funerals</div>
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• A tombstone made out of wood or cardboard with RIP inscribed on it</div>
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• Any other visual aid about drug or alcohol abuse</div>
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Place these items around the room where you will be speaking. Proceed with your speaking session without mentioning the items on display. The ideal is to create a visual setting, which mimics your lecture content. Some research material about the visual items will be helpful to reiterate the subliminal message. Allow the student’s time to review the visual aids and ask questions concerning your displays. This gives you an opportunity to explain the meanings of your visual aids. </div>
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This sets the stage for speaking about the fatal consequences alcohol or drugs may have on your life. As a speaker you may choose this as a visual aid to a prepared speech. This is also a stand alone presentation that will arouse interest in the assembled group. Be prepared to answer questions about the visual aids.</div>
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<i style="font-size: 15px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 20px;">Over the next few weeks, NIMCO will be sharing some "Attention Grabber™" ideas that you can use in class to help teach about the dangers of drugs and alcohol. The “Attention Grabbers<span class="s1">™</span>” are designed to assist with teaching and speaking about the adverse effects alcohol and drugs cause to all who are exposed to these addictive drugs. We live in a visual society, making visual aids a needed resource to assist with speaking or teaching thus enabling you to reach your entire audience. The suggestions are designed to assist your alcohol and drug education programs. You may expound upon each scenario as your presentation or speaking time allows. Each “Attention Grabber™” is very cost effective to present with the suggested visual aids to reiterate the information given during your presentation. These "Attention Grabber™" ideas are also great for Red Ribbon Week!</i></h3>
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Turn the funnel upside down and tell the students the funnel represents their choices in life. The narrow end represents when they were young and their parents made the majority of decisions concerning their daily activities. Point out that as you grow you have more opportunity to make your own choices. Explain that even while we do not have a choice about some things in life, there are just as many times we do have a choice. As we grow older, we have more opportunities to make choices. Use the funnel to show how it grows wider just as we grow older. Explain if you; choose to make poor choices; it will affect the rest of your life. Examples of poor choices would be to use drugs or alcohol. If you choose to use drugs or alcohol, the effects will be with you the rest of your life. </div>
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Turn the funnel upside down and point out the fact that poor choices can shorten our lives as well as cause many health problems. Instead of growing outside the funnel where we have wide-open opportunities, we put ourselves back in the funnel with a limited lifestyle and limit our opportunities. You can incorporate many points into this lesson and you can make it as extensive as you desire. This is an excellent opportunity to talk about character building and future dreams and goals.</div>
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<i style="font-size: 15px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 20px;">Over the next few weeks, NIMCO will be sharing some "Attention Grabber™" ideas that you can use in class to help teach about the dangers of drugs and alcohol. The “Attention Grabbers<span class="s1">™</span>” are designed to assist with teaching and speaking about the adverse effects alcohol and drugs cause to all who are exposed to these addictive drugs. We live in a visual society, making visual aids a needed resource to assist with speaking or teaching thus enabling you to reach your entire audience. The suggestions are designed to assist your alcohol and drug education programs. You may expound upon each scenario as your presentation or speaking time allows. Each “Attention Grabber™” is very cost effective to present with the suggested visual aids to reiterate the information given during your presentation. These "Attention Grabber™" ideas are also great for Red Ribbon Week!</i></h3>
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Write on separate pieces of construction paper the following--Cirrhosis of the Liver, Drunk Driving, Binge Drinking, Traffic Fatalities, Fatal Alcohol Syndrome. Tape each piece of paper on a different box.</div>
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Have a hole punched in each box and connect the boxes with the string or ribbon leaving about a four foot excess string on the last box. Ask for two volunteers (male and female) to join you in front of the group. Tell everyone that this couple is getting ready to go out to eat and then see a movie. Explain to the audience that this would be wonderful except for one small problem. Point to the young man and say he has some excess baggage; he will be taking on the date. Tie the ribbon or string around his wrist and position the boxes so you can read aloud the problem listed on each box.</div>
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that drinking creates problems. These problems and health issues are “attached” to the person who chooses to use alcohol and also all those around them.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18417845413696704998noreply@blogger.com0102 Kentucky 81, Calhoun, KY 42327, USA37.5466558 -87.260279912.226911300000005 -128.5688739 62.8664003 -45.9516859tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-337784832533995531.post-39855813061561163222013-12-20T12:52:00.002-06:002013-12-20T12:52:44.147-06:00Drug and Alcohol Attention Grabbers™ - Icebreaker<h3 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; margin: 0px; position: relative;">
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<i>Over the next few weeks, NIMCO will be sharing some "Attention Grabber™" ideas that you can use in class to help teach about the dangers of drugs and alcohol. The “Attention Grabbers<span class="s1">™</span>” are designed to assist with teaching and speaking about the adverse effects alcohol and drugs cause to all who are exposed to these addictive drugs. We live in a visual society, making visual aids a needed resource to assist with speaking or teaching thus enabling you to reach your entire audience. The suggestions are designed to assist your alcohol and drug education programs. You may expound upon each scenario as your presentation or speaking time allows. Each “Attention Grabber™” is very cost effective to present with the suggested visual aids to reiterate the information given during your presentation. These "Attention Grabber™" ideas are also great for Red Ribbon Week!</i></div>
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Suckers or candy of your choice with a drug or prevention message taped to each piece.</div>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">Place a bowl at the doorway where students enter the room or stand by the entryway and encourage all students to take one. (Make sure the adults supervising the students approve this). After the students have taken their seats, ask students to read the prevention slogans on their candy. Ask volunteers to stand and explain the slogan on their treat. Example: </span><span style="color: red;">Be Drug Free</span><span style="font-weight: normal;">—the student may respond that using drugs is dangerous. Always give positive reinforcement to the students and if you need expand on their statements.</span></div>
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<i>Over the next few weeks, NIMCO will be sharing some "Attention Grabber™" ideas that you can use in class to help teach about the dangers of drugs and alcohol. The “Attention Grabbers<span class="s1">™</span>” are designed to assist with teaching and speaking about the adverse effects alcohol and drugs cause to all who are exposed to these addictive drugs. We live in a visual society, making visual aids a needed resource to assist with speaking or teaching thus enabling you to reach your entire audience. The suggestions are designed to assist your alcohol and drug education programs. You may expound upon each scenario as your presentation or speaking time allows. Each “Attention Grabber™” is very cost effective to present with the suggested visual aids to reiterate the information given during your presentation. These "Attention Grabber™" ideas are also great for Red Ribbon Week!</i></div>
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Explain that when you use drugs or alcohol they do the same thing to your body. They strip you of all your vital healthy parts and leave you with a disease-wrecked body. We can’t put the petals back on the rose and you can’t undo damage done to your body by drugs or alcohol.</div>
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Drug and Alcohol Attention Grabbers™ - Affairs Of The Heart</h3>
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<i>Over the next few weeks, NIMCO will be sharing some "Attention Grabber™" ideas that you can use in class to help teach about the dangers of drugs and alcohol. The “Attention Grabbers<span class="s1">™</span>” are designed to assist with teaching and speaking about the adverse effects alcohol and drugs cause to all who are exposed to these addictive drugs. We live in a visual society, making visual aids a needed resource to assist with speaking or teaching thus enabling you to reach your entire audience. The suggestions are designed to assist your alcohol and drug education programs. You may expound upon each scenario as your presentation or speaking time allows. Each “Attention Grabber™” is very cost effective to present with the suggested visual aids to reiterate the information given during your presentation. These "Attention Grabber™" ideas are also great for Red Ribbon Week!</i></div>
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• Three Construction Paper Shaped Hearts (red)</div>
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Glue two construction paper hearts together prior to the lecture. Cut one single heart to use at the beginning of the presentation. Hold up the single heart and explain that the heart is vital to maintain life and it must function properly in order that we may have a healthy and safe life. Your heart beats an average of 72 beats a minute, and pumps 1.3 gallons (5 liters) of blood per minute which is 1,900 gallons (7,200 liters) per day. Explain to the group that your heart is very a synchronized organ and when you drink alcohol, consume, or inject drugs you immediately affect your heart. </div>
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Alcohol is a depressant. This means it slows your central nervous system down. When you consume alcohol in mass quantities, you may even cease to breath. Thus causing your heart rate to decrease to the point of death. The reason many people say that alcohol relaxes them is because it literally slows down your heart rate. Most illegal drugs speed up your heart rate. </div>
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Hold up the two hearts glued together and demonstrate that one heart is slowed down by alcohol (which is a drug) and illegal drugs increase the heart rate on the other. Demonstrate that when your heart or body is pulled in two different directions at the same time this can happen. Tear the two hearts apart. Hold up the damaged hearts and say that we can glue these back together, but ask the group this question. Will the heart ever look the same? Of course the answer is NO. Use this demonstration to make the audience aware that experimenting with drugs, alcohol or both will cause damage that can never be repaired. Refer back to the earlier statement about the function of the heart on a daily basis. Use this opportunity to reiterate the fact that drugs and alcohol are dangerous and many times fatal.</div>
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Drug and Alcohol Attention Grabbers™ - Just Say NO</h3>
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<i>Over the next few weeks, NIMCO will be sharing some "Attention Grabber™" ideas that you can use in class to help teach about the dangers of drugs and alcohol. The “Attention Grabbers<span class="s1">™</span>” are designed to assist with teaching and speaking about the adverse effects alcohol and drugs cause to all who are exposed to these addictive drugs. We live in a visual society, making visual aids a needed resource to assist with speaking or teaching thus enabling you to reach your entire audience. The suggestions are designed to assist your alcohol and drug education programs. You may expound upon each scenario as your presentation or speaking time allows. Each “Attention Grabber™” is very cost effective to present with the suggested visual aids to reiterate the information given during your presentation. These "Attention Grabber™" ideas are also great for Red Ribbon Week!</i></div>
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• Packages of gum</div>
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Instruct two volunteers to stand facing each other in front of the audience. Give a package of gum to one of the volunteers. Instruct the other volunteer not to accept the gum no matter how hard he/she tries to get you to accept it. Instruct the individual with the gum to be creative in the ways he/she tries to entice the other volunteer to accept the gum. Tell the individual to be as pushy or funny as they want to. Try to the best of their ability to get the other person to take their gum. The individual who is not accepting the gum needs to be firm, stand their ground, and not accept the gum no matter how persuasive the other individual is. After both individuals have exhausted their efforts thank them and they may return to the audience or if they are part of your pre-planned script, they may exit the stage/front of the room. </div>
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Look at the audience and compare the scene to the way many times they are badgered into trying drugs or alcohol. It seems that many times friends or peers will not accept NO for an answer. They just keep on and on as we just witnessed. Many times, they wear you down and you agree just because you ran out of reasons to deny their request. It is a proven fact the best way to avoid alcohol or drug addiction is never try them.</div>
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Tell the audience that you want each one to write down at least five reasons and techniques of refusing alcohol or drugs. Collect all the ideas and consolidate the list deleting the duplicate ideals. Copy the list of refusal ideas and pass them out to the students later in the day. This instills a sense of self-power and pride in refusing drugs or alcohol.</div>
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<i>Over the next few weeks, NIMCO will be sharing some "Attention Grabber™" ideas that you can use in class to help teach about the dangers of drugs and alcohol. The “Attention Grabbers<span class="s1">™</span>” are designed to assist with teaching and speaking about the adverse effects alcohol and drugs cause to all who are exposed to these addictive drugs. We live in a visual society, making visual aids a needed resource to assist with speaking or teaching thus enabling you to reach your entire audience. The suggestions are designed to assist your alcohol and drug education programs. You may expound upon each scenario as your presentation or speaking time allows. Each “Attention Grabber™” is very cost effective to present with the suggested visual aids to reiterate the information given during your presentation. These "Attention Grabber™" ideas are also great for Red Ribbon Week!</i></div>
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• Set of car keys</div>
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• Inexpensive toy car or truck</div>
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Hold up the keys and tell the group that this is the set of keys to your brand-new (car or truck). Ask a volunteer to come up front. Hand the keys to your volunteer and tell him or her you are giving them your new (car or truck). </div>
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Explain in detail about the vehicle (color, interior, sound system etc.). Describe a vehicle that is very appealing to the group you are speaking too.</div>
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Ask the volunteer if they are excited about their new vehicle? Ask if they will let someone drinking alcohol or taking illegal drugs drive their new vehicle? Their response should be no and ask the reason they said no.</div>
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When you use drugs or alcohol, you lose your control.</div>
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Use this opportunity to point out they should not take the chance of wrecking their body or life.</div>
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Add more reasons as your time and group discussion will allow. Explain to the group that when someone uses drugs or alcohol and gets behind the wheel not only does it affect them but also</div>
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whoever is with them and anyone they meet on the highway. Take this opportunity to explain that drugs and alcohol are always a dangerous and sometimes deadly combination, especially if you are behind the wheel.</div>
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Thank the volunteer for his or her participation and tell them you are sorry but you really don’t have a new vehicle for them, but you have this. Hand them the toy (car or truck) and ask everyone to give</div>
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Drug and Alcohol Attention Grabbers™ - False Advertising</h3>
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<i>Over the next few weeks, NIMCO will be sharing some "Attention Grabber™" ideas that you can use in class to help teach about the dangers of drugs and alcohol. The “Attention Grabbers<span class="s1">™</span>” are designed to assist with teaching and speaking about the adverse effects alcohol and drugs cause to all who are exposed to these addictive drugs. We live in a visual society, making visual aids a needed resource to assist with speaking or teaching thus enabling you to reach your entire audience. The suggestions are designed to assist your alcohol and drug education programs. You may expound upon each scenario as your presentation or speaking time allows. Each “Attention Grabber™” is very cost effective to present with the suggested visual aids to reiterate the information given during your presentation. These "Attention Grabber™" ideas are also great for Red Ribbon Week!</i></div>
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• Assorted magazines that appeal to youth</div>
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• Shopping bag or trash bag with handles</div>
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Divide the students in groups and give each group magazines, scissors, and a trash bag. The task is for the students to remove any item or picture that involves liquor, beer, or wine. As the students busy themselves with this task, encourage discussion about how alcohol companies target youth and try to make their ads so appealing it seems like everyone drinks. Point out to students that a recent survey across America showed a decline in alcohol consumption among youth. </div>
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As the students edit the magazine for alcohol ads, ask each group to select the most sizzling and appealing ad they find and discard the rest in their trash bag. You may award the group with the most trash and the group with the alcohol ad that appeals most to the students. Use this opportunity to point out that alcohol companies target youth. Remind the students that the alcohol companies only want their money and are not concerned about addiction or other side effects caused by alcohol use.</div>
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Drug and Alcohol Attention Grabbers™ - Personal Testimony</h3>
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<i>Over the next few weeks, NIMCO will be sharing some "Attention Grabber™" ideas that you can use in class to help teach about the dangers of drugs and alcohol. The “Attention Grabbers<span class="s1">™</span>” are designed to assist with teaching and speaking about the adverse effects alcohol and drugs cause to all who are exposed to these addictive drugs. We live in a visual society, making visual aids a needed resource to assist with speaking or teaching thus enabling you to reach your entire audience. The suggestions are designed to assist your alcohol and drug education programs. You may expound upon each scenario as your presentation or speaking time allows. Each “Attention Grabber™” is very cost effective to present with the suggested visual aids to reiterate the information given during your presentation. These "Attention Grabber™" ideas are also great for Red Ribbon Week!</i></div>
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Take your cardboard and make a tombstone inscribed with a fictitious name and date. Be sure that the date makes the deceased 15 years old. Have all the lights out except a spotlight on the tombstone and sit down on the bench that should be placed beside the make-believe grave. Look out at the audience and start talking as if you are alone and thinking aloud. </div>
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<span style="color: red;">“You know it seems like only yesterday that Ashley and I (use whatever name you have put on the tombstone) went to that party. We were so excited it was our first “real party”. All the popular crowd was there and we couldn’t wait to finally be part of the group. We knew there would be drinking, gee that’s just part of being a teenager. The drugs were different. We had no ideal that drugs would be involved. They started taunting us to have a beer, and we both agreed that one beer was okay, but we pledged we would never use drugs. We really didn’t like the taste, but everyone was drinking and by the time we finished the first one, the second didn’t taste so bad. I really can’t remember what happened for sure after the second beer. It all seems just like a bad dream. I remember that every time we finished one drink someone was handing us another one. Things really get fuzzy after that- until I woke up at the hospital. </span></div>
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<span style="color: red;">My parents were beside my bed, and I could not remember how I got there. My head hurt so badly, and I was sick at my stomach. I looked around the room and saw monitors, and I had IV’s in my arm. Everything seemed to either spin or move in slow motion. I think I kept asking what happened but when my parents would answer me, I couldn’t understand what they were saying. After about 48 hours, I woke up and feeling better and asked what had happened. My mother told me that Ashley and I had been admitted to the hospital for alcohol and drug overdose. I said that was crazy; I would never use drugs, and neither would Ashley. All we did was drink a few beers and then …..well…I really don’t remember what happened. My parents said apparently we were drunk and experimented with drugs. I just couldn’t believe it, and then I ask about Ashley. My parents became very silent and then told me that Ashley did not survive; the combination of alcohol and drugs that almost killed me …had killed Ashley. </span></div>
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<span style="color: red;">My life changed forever that night. I will always regret our decision to drink, which altered our minds and our judgment not to use drugs. I come here often because I never want to forget the terrible tragedy that happened to my best friend: who says one drink or just try drugs –just one time–won’t hurt anyone."</span></div>
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Talking to Your Kids About Drugs</h3>
Talking to your kids about drugs can be difficult. Many parents find the thought of approaching the subject difficult. However with the right motivation and direction you can help your child understand the dangers of drugs so they can avoid the temptation throughout their lives.<br />
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Our view is that one of the most important roadblocks of drug use among young people is a parent who wants to spend time with their child - someone who wants to communicate with them about their friends, school, and interests. Popular opinions say that the more you are involved with your children's lives, the more positive they will feel about themselves and your views on the dangers of drugs.<br />
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Red Ribbon Week is still 11 months away so here are our Top 10 suggestions on creating a lasting relationship with your children so that you can better communicate the dangers of drugs and alcohol to them.<br />
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<b>1. Play an active role in their life</b><br />
Life can be pretty hectic for adults but you have to set aside to time to spend with your children. Establish routines for spending time with them and learn to take an interest in their activities and hobbies. This quality time together is very important in building a lasting foundation of truthful communication.<br />
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<b>2. Listen to your children's views</b><br />
Allowing your child a chance to express their views is a great way to gain trust. If you show you are willing to listen then it will help them feel more comfortable when talking to you. Let them speak and don't interrupt. Children must feel comfortable in communicating openly with you which also shows you are willing to value their opinion.<br />
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<b>3. Be a role model </b><br />
One of the most important steps in building trust and communication is that you are also doing what you are saying. If you do drugs how can you expect your children to listen to your concerns? You are your child's first role-model in this world. Don't underestimate how much you influence your children with your actions. If you misuse drugs, alcohol, tobacco, or medications...then most likely they will too.<br />
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<b>4. Always be honest with them </b><br />
Sometimes you won't have every answer to every question about drugs. It's important in these moments to be honest and let your child know that you are willing to find the answers. This honesty can go a long way in establishing trust. Research the answers together...you might be surprised how close of a bond this will create between each other.<br />
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<b>5. Pick the right time to talk</b><br />
Try to make sure that you find the right times to discuss drugs with your kids. Natural opportunities such as watching TV, or throwing the football in the backyard are great for opening a dialogue of discussion with your child. Look for natural openings such as your child talking about their friends or someone at school.<br />
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<b>6. Always stay calm</b><br />
Calm, cool, and collected is the best policy when it comes to talking about drugs. If you overreact and don't stay calm, this could hinder future discussions between yourself and your child concerning drugs. If your kids think you will overreact about drugs they will resist talking about them to you at all.<br />
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<b>7. Avoid conflict </b><br />
If there is conflict between you and your child, it's going to be difficult to discuss or solve a problem concerning drugs. Do your best to resolve the conflict so that everyone can focus on the task at hand. Conflict can drive a wedge between you and your child. Try to understand your child's point of view while encouraging them to understand yours.<br />
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<b>8. Keep talking</b><br />
Once you open a dialogue with your child it's important to keep this dialogue going. Start talking about the dangers of drugs early and always be willing to talk to your kids about the issue in a moment's notice.<br />
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<b>9. Set precise boundaries and rules</b><br />
Don't be afraid to set ground rules. In most cases kids expect and appreciate having some ground rules. One of the best ways to establish these rules is to actively involve your kids in discussing and setting the rules. This can be a great way to encourage them to take more responsibility by sticking to the rules they helped create. Find ways to discuss how your child will use these rules to stay out of compromising situations involving drug use. By setting these rules you are helping your kids avoid being exposed to drugs in the first place.<br />
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<b>10. Focus and encourage the positives</b><br />
By focusing and encouraging the positives in your child's good behavior you are helping them feel good about themselves and helping them develop a healthy respect about being drug free. Your support and encouragement as well as a healthy attitude toward communication will be the key in preventing your child from ever wanting to use drugs.<br />
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We hope you find these steps helpful and encouraging when talking to your child about the dangers of drugs. Remember that being involved with your child is the best way to stay informed and the best way to prevent drug abuse. These steps are also great for teachers and faculty in preparation for Red Ribbon Week. Check back with us on our blog for more tips and ideas or visit us at <a href="http://www.nimcoinc.com/">www.nimcoinc.com</a> for teaching materials and Red Ribbon Week supplies.<br />
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spending a lot of money on these stuffed animals. Many adults as children were hooked on the “Beanie Baby Craze”. The funny thing is, now you can find them everywhere, even at garage sales. For the most part they are very inexpensive. Now these cute little bears are just a trinket that some people still collect but the majority of people have moved on to the newest craze. Ask the group to give an example of something that is the latest fad. </div>
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Ask the students to think about alcohol advertising and the way it targets youth across America. Many ads and commercials are focused on appealing to youth and focus on the latest trends. They know exactly the clothes, hair, cars, and even music to make the products appealing to young people. Think of all the alcoholic products that are centered on sporting events. The alcohol companies are smart. They want to “hook you” when you are young because they know the younger you start using alcoholic products, the harder it is to quit. The sad part is the “Alcohol Companies” don’t care about you as a person. They just want your money. Your habit makes the alcoholic beverage companies a lot of money. They don’t care about your health or the number of traffic accidents caused by drunk drivers each year.</div>
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Alcohol is a high-risk “fad” that can very easily turn into a life long addiction. Don’t support the alcoholic beverage companies with your money. Enjoy life and don’t be fooled by gimmicks designed to be costly and ruin your life.</div>
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