📚 Topic Summary
Goal setting is super important, especially when it comes to making healthy choices about things like alcohol, tobacco, and other substances. Thinking about your future and setting goals can help you stay focused on what you want to achieve and avoid things that could get in your way. This worksheet will help you explore those goals and build a plan for a substance-free life.
Imagine your future self – what do you want them to be like? Strong? Healthy? Successful? Making choices to stay substance-free is a big step towards making that vision a reality. Let's get started!
🧠 Part A: Vocabulary
Match the term with its definition:
| Term |
Definition |
| 1. Addiction |
A. A plan or aim that you want to achieve. |
| 2. Goal |
B. The state of being physically and mentally healthy. |
| 3. Wellness |
C. A strong and harmful need to do something, like taking drugs. |
| 4. Peer Pressure |
D. Drugs, alcohol, or tobacco. |
| 5. Substances |
E. The feeling that you must do the same things as other people of your age and social group. |
✍️ Part B: Fill in the Blanks
Complete the paragraph with the correct words:
It's important to set ______ goals to help you avoid ______ use. Having a strong ______ system and practicing ______ skills can help you resist ______ pressure and make healthy choices for your future.
Word Bank: refusal, substance, support, realistic, peer
🤔 Part C: Critical Thinking
Think about your future. What are three specific goals you have for yourself that would be easier to achieve if you stay substance-free? How will staying substance-free help you reach those goals?