Transcript Chapter 17 - Issaquah Connect

Chapter 17
Preventing Drug Abuse
Advocacy
Intervening to Help a Friend
Intervening to help
a friend who abuses
drugs is difficult.
Here are some tips
for helping a friend.
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Preventing Drug Abuse
Advocacy
Intervening to Help a Friend
Talk to your friend.
• Express Your Concern
• Help Your Friend Face Facts
• Describe Your Feelings
• Don’t Criticize or Argue
• Offer Specific Help
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Preventing Drug Abuse
Advocacy
Intervening to Help a Friend
Ask another friend to help.
• The more people speaking the truth and offering
support, the better.
• Be sure to discuss your concerns and guidelines for
intervening with the second friend.
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Advocacy
Intervening to Help a Friend
Follow through.
• Do what you said you would do to help your friend.
• Be sure your friend knows that your offers of support
can be counted on.
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Advocacy
Intervening to Help a Friend
Seek adult or professional help.
If you think your friend is in a life-threatening or
similarly serious situation, find a more experienced
person to intervene directly.
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Advocacy
Intervening to Help a Friend
Recognize your limitations.
You cannot make another person get help or
change behavior.
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Advocacy
End of Chapter 17, Building Health Skills
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