Your Friend Marcus Has Just Started Working for a Local

question 8

Multiple Choice

Your friend Marcus has just started working for a local government agency and is responsible for designing effective disease prevention programs for grade schools.Based on the information you have read in your text,what should you tell Marcus to focus on in the programs he designs?

• A)Focus on making kids "scared straight" so they will not try drugs and alcohol.
• B)Focus on coping skills and managing stress so they can deal with their lives more efficiently.
• C)Focus on boosting self-esteem while emphasizing the negative consequences of drinking and substance abuse.
• D)Focus on exposing people to negative examples of "drug abusers" and the negative consequences of these "bad" behaviours.

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