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FACING SUBSTANCE ABUSE
Discussion-Starting Skits for Teenagers
William Pike
Paper, $19.95
192 pages, 6” x 9”
ISBN 0-89390-374-4
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As someone who cares about young people, you can help them face
substance abuse in their lives — whether they, their friends or their
family members are the ones using or dealing. Using your
classroom as a safe place for students to talk about what they see and
hear, initiate discussion by inviting them to read aloud or act out the skits in
this book (no drama experience required). The topics and dialogue are real,
covering the many issues surrounding drug abuse.
A dramatic presentation will evoke more participation and response from
teens than a routine classroom lecture. Presented with these situations and
characters, your students can share “what’s really going
on” in the streets, in their homes and in the hallways. They can
explore reasons why people might use or deal drugs and the possible
consequences. The final section, “Solutions,” encourages
discussion about responsibility and accountability among students, teachers
and parents.
About the Author
R. William Pike teaches high-school English, drama and speech in
Riverhead, N.Y. He gives workshops on using drama in the classroom to
teach about sensitive issues; his message is supported in this and his three
previous books: Act for Health, Facing Violence, and Stop,
Look, Listen Up!
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