Substance abuse prevention for grades 7 & 8

Easy to Adopt and Proven to Work

The Project ALERT curriculum was created and tested by RAND, the nation’s leading think tank on drug policy. Developed over a ten-year period, Project ALERT addresses the pro-drug mindset of today’s teens and effectively increases their likelihood to remain drug-free.

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Introducing Project ALERT to your classroom is easy with our online training program. You control the pace of your training, and we’re always available to answer questions and offer support. The materials you’ll need to bring Project ALERT to life in your classroom – tools like lesson plans, videos, posters and teaching tips - are all here too. 

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Convenient Lesson Plans

Your curriculum materials consist of fourteen easy-to-follow lessons, all available in our convenient eReader or as a download. Each lesson includes implementation hints, reference materials and handouts that you can email directly to your students. 

To access all 14 Project ALERT Lesson Plans, click here

 

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12 Classroom Posters

When information is communicated visually, it’s easier for many students to absorb. That’s why your teaching materials include 12 posters to support the goals of the Project ALERT curriculum. To preview the posters, select an image thumbnail. 

Eight Classroom Videos

Most Project ALERT lesson plans are supported by a short video. Featuring candid interviews with older teens and fictional depictions of common situations, these videos amplify each lesson by providing helpful conversation starters or setting up role play activities. 

Full length videos can also be accessed from resources.

  • Clearing the air
  • Lindsay's choice
  • Paul's fix
  • Pot or not?
  • Pot: the party crasher
  • Resisting peer pressure
  • Saying "no" to drugs

Newsletters

The ALERT Educator is published three times a year and includes teaching tips, new trends in substance abuse, related research and other useful information.  You can view, share and save the current newsletter right here or you can join our mailing list.

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May is National Family Wellness Month

National Family Wellness Month is dedicated to spending more time with family and appreciating those closest to you.

Project ALERT's home learning opportunities, which are completed with a parent or trusted adult, make it easy for families to engage in conversations about drugs and reinforce the learning that has taken place in the classroom. Research has demonstrated that parents are important partners in prevention efforts.

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Congratulations!

Rebecca Berge-Buss from the Casselton Youth Task Force in North Dakota is the winner of the $50 Visa gift card for submitting her Project ALERT story for the drawing that took place on May 1st. Be sure to read her story, along with others that were sent in, on our website and facebook this summer!
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