Minnesota Smoking Prevention Program Complete Revised Curriculum : For Grades 4-8

Now with a ""booster session"" for high school students, a community action manual, and a new Talking about Tobacco parent booklet, Minnesota Smoking Prevention Program is more effective than ever in helping young people turn the pressure to use tobacco into peer support for not using. Smoking is the leading cause of preventable death in the United States, and each year thousands more preteens and teens become addicted to nicotine.

MSPP, which targets students aged 9-13, is designed to:help youth identify reasons kids smoke (peer pressure, advertising, lack of self-confidenceintroduce resistance skills that young people can really useemphasize peer leadership in facilitating classroom activities so students experience social support for resistanceIn addition to six core components for students in grades 4-8, the expanded and updated MSPP includes:a peer leadership guidea booster session for high school studentsa community action guidereproducible student handouts, Ids, and certificatesone set of 30 parent bookletsone facilitator's guide with a set of game posters