Separate a claim from a substance effect
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A fictional risk-decision card separating marketing claims, impairment, dependence, peer pressure and trusted support with a rehearsed safe exit.
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What to include
- Marketing claim/evidence screen.
- Immediate impairment and support distinction.
- Relative-risk correction.
- Refusal with confirmed safe transport.
- Urgent-help card and nonjudgmental support routes.
Review and revise
Use these criteria to check your work and choose what to improve.
- Claim screen distinguishes relative-risk claims from unsupported zero-risk advertising.
- Case analysis separates impairment, dependence concerns and urgent warning signs.
- Refusal/transport plan names a confirmed non-impaired option and safe waiting arrangement.
- Support record distinguishes qualified routine help from emergency action without diagnosing or stigmatizing.
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The idea in everyday life
Fictional ads: A says fruit flavor means harmless vaping; B says everyone drinks so it is safe; C says unknown pills are natural. Supplied facts: nicotine can be addictive; alcohol can impair judgment; unknown ingredients are not established by an ad.
A product claim needs evidence; familiar or natural does not mean harmless.
Separate a claim from a substance effect — supplied practice
A product claim needs evidence; familiar or natural does not mean harmless.
Fictional ads: A says fruit flavor means harmless vaping; B says everyone drinks so it is safe; C says unknown pills are natural. Supplied facts: nicotine can be addictive; alcohol can impair judgment; unknown ingredients are not established by an ad.
1. Step 1
Underline the claim in each ad.
You should see: Flavor, popularity and naturalness are used as safety claims.
2. Step 2
Compare A with the supplied nicotine fact.
You should see: A flavor does not remove addiction or aerosol risks.
3. Step 3
Compare B with impairment and C with missing ingredient information.
You should see: Popularity does not remove impairment; unknown contents remain unknown.
4. Step 4
Write one evidence-seeking question for each claim.
You should see: What official information supports the actual substance and risks, rather than the advertising word?
What to finish
A three-ad claim/evidence screen.
Watch for this
Do not handle, taste or test substances to verify a marketing claim.
How can I tell I understand it?
Support each lesson-specific criterion with your supplied-case artifact: I identified the safety claims.; I compared them with the supplied facts.; I left unknown contents unknown.
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Source & access notes · checked 2026-10-01
Read risks, peer pressure and support approaches; no consumption thresholds are taught.
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Reuse: Original fictional cases and assessments with linked factual references. Source exercises, photographs and diagrams are not copied.
Source & access notes · checked 2026-10-01
Read nicotine addiction, youth risks and adult-context limitations.
Access: Official page content was retrieved with the web reader on 2026-10-01. Video playback, outside forms and personal services were not tested.
Reuse: Original fictional cases and assessments with linked factual references. Source exercises, photographs and diagrams are not copied.
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