Health 6.7

Health behaviors. The student engages in behaviors that reduce health risks throughout the life span. The student is expected to:

(A) demonstrate an understanding of basic first-aid procedures;

(B) describe chemical dependency and addiction to tobacco, alcohol, drugs, including prescription drugs, and other substances;

(C) explain the relationship among tobacco, alcohol, drugs, and other substances and the role these items play in unsafe situations such as drinking and driving and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)/sexually transmitted disease (STD) transmission;

(D) identify ways such as alternative activities to prevent the use of tobacco, alcohol, drugs, and other substances;

(E) identify ways to prevent substance misuse, including the misuse of prescription and over-the-counter drugs, and substance use disorders;

(F) demonstrate strategies for the prevention of and response to deliberate and accidental injuries such as using conflict resolution skills instead of fighting and wearing a seat belt;

(G) identify and describe strategies for avoiding drugs, violence, gangs, weapons, and other harmful situations;

(H) explain the consequences of sexual activity and the benefits of abstinence; and

(I) identify signs and symptoms of prescription drug misuse such as using medicine prescribed for someone else or for reasons other than its intended use.