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This 26-word substance misuse word search supports high school health and social-emotional learning units on decision-making and social pressures. Hidden words include peer pressure, coping mechanisms, support networks, and stigma, covering risk factors, personal resilience, and community resources. Use it as a vocabulary warm-up for discussions on substance abuse, a sub-plan activity, or a follow-up to a health-class lesson on substance education and prevention.

Subject:
Social Emotional Learning
Topic:
Responsible Decision Making
Grade Level:
9th – 12th Grades
Updated June 2024

Word List

  • SELFAWARENESS
  • EMOTIONS
  • PEERPRESSURE
  • COPINGMECHANISMS
  • HABITS
  • GOALS
  • CONSEQUENCES
  • MINDFULNESS
  • SOCIETALNORMS
  • ACCEPTANCE
  • SOCIALCIRCLES
  • MEDIA
  • ADVERTISING
  • SOCIALEXPECTATIONS
  • ROLEMODELS
  • CULTURALBELIEFS
  • SOCIOECONOMICFACTORS
  • AVAILABILITY
  • ACCESSIBILITY
  • SUBSTANCEEDUCATION
  • SUPPORTNETWORKS
  • SOCIALJUSTICE
  • COMMUNITYRESOURCES
  • COMMUNICATION
  • SAFETY
  • STIGMA

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