Life Education #1

Life Education is here to educate us on drugs to give us a more informed decision so that once we encounter things like that in life we can know how to deal with it. Delay the decision is what they say.

So when we entered the large white Life Education van two by two we sat in rows and listened to Michael. We learnt about REACH WITS which are ways to get out of doing drugs and other helpful acronyms. Most of it was a revision of what we've already been told and more emphasis on how it affects us. 

You can use all of these to get away from tough situations where you're offered a drug.

R: (Give a) Reason

E: Excuse

A: Assertive

C:Change the subject

H: Humour

W: Walk away

I: Ignore

T: Toughen up/Tell someone

S: Say no

There was also a bit on peer pressure which is when people of your age grouping (or your average friends group) try to encourage you into doing something. Peer pressure is either good or bad depending on the situation e.g persuading one to take drugs or persuading one to do the dishes.