Introduction
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During adolescence, youth experience a variety of changes: physical, social, emotional, and mental. As youth navigate their day, they may experience stressors from school to peers to family. Some youth may turn to e-cigarettes and/or cannabis vapes to relieve stress and as a coping mechanism. This lesson will review stress, how to manage stress in a healthy way, and ways to support a friend who is dealing with stress, with the ultimate goal of helping you not turn to cannabis to reduce your stress.

Learning Objectives

By hearing and participating in this lesson, students will:

 

  • The difference between positive and negative stress.
  • How to identify healthy alternatives for coping.
  • What individual strategy to reduce stress works best for me.

Key Takeaways

  • Stress is a part of everyone's life.
  • Using cannabis products are unhealthy ways to cope with stress.
  • There are healthy ways to cope with stress.
  • Stigma of substance use may worsen mental health and underlying stressors.
View National and California Standards, including Health Education Standards, the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), and the Common Core Standards for Lesson 5
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Lesson 5 HS - Talking Points

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Lesson 5 HS - Discussion Guides

We suggest providing students with the Discussion Guide that they can take home and discuss with a trusted adult such as a parent/caregiver, coach, mentor, and/or a peer.

Lesson 5 HS - Kahoot!

We suggest you end with a Kahoot, which can be found and easily linked to in the last slide of this lesson OR using the link above.

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