Resources for Community Educators & FE Providers

10 questions on alcohol – quiz

Overall aim: to explore truths and myths around cannabis and assess the knowledge levels of the participants.

This resource of games and activities using pictures and stories, emojis and colours is suitable for young people in class or informal settings, as well as for one to one discussions and for a range of abilities and needs. Age guide: 11 – 18.

This includes the introduction to the Games and Activities pack and some of the instructions for the activities. Please note on some of the cards based activities, there are further instructions on the cards themselves.

Fact sheet on how many alcohol units are in different drinks and the Chief Medical Officers’ guidance on low risk drinking

For use in the  Alcohol and cannabis pack,  and also in the Games and activities pack (‘Distancing techniques’ and ’emoji equation’ activities)

How many units are in a drink and MSASQ screening questions

To be used in conjunction with higher harms cards

How alcohol can affect different parts and functions of the body

Number of drinks sheet to be used with the consequences cards

What to do (and what to avoid) to stay safe on a night out

Laws relating to the sale of and consumption of alcohol for those under 18

Laws relating to Cannabis in the UK

The scenarios on these traffic light cards are designed to enable discussion and for young people to articulate what they think is happening.

Some of the potential consequences of alcohol consumption, plus times when alcohol should be avoided.

Providing a way of expressing feelings thinking about different scenarios relating to alcohol and other substances

For use in the emoji equations activity

These Higher Harm Discussion cards are designed for use with young people who you suspect/ know are drinking or are at risk of drinking at hazardous levels.

Used in in the games and activities pack for creating characters