How do you teach young people to be critical thinkers about the media?

This pack considers how both legal and illegal substances are portrayed in the media. Students are asked to critically reflect whether this is helpful or not for young people. Issues such as advertising, TV dramas, movies and reality shows are discussed within the different activities as follows:

• Influential adverts
• Substances & advertising laws
• Wonderdrink
• Soap opera scene
• A new law?
• Attitudes, the media and substance use
• Social norms poster