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Plan a refusal or exit with transport

About 6 minutes · 2 reading + 4 practice and checks
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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

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  • 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 party: Ren does not want alcohol; planned driver reports drinking; trusted adult pickup can arrive at 9:30; venue has a supervised indoor waiting area. No real party attendance is required.

The idea

A refusal works better when the exit does not depend on an impaired driver.

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Plan a refusal or exit with transport — supplied practice

A refusal works better when the exit does not depend on an impaired driver.

Fictional party: Ren does not want alcohol; planned driver reports drinking; trusted adult pickup can arrive at 9:30; venue has a supervised indoor waiting area. No real party attendance is required.

  1. 1. Step 1

    Write a short refusal without needing a debate.

    You should see: No thanks; I am not drinking.

  2. 2. Step 2

    Reject the reported-drinking driver for the exit plan.

    You should see: A short journey does not remove impairment risk.

  3. 3. Step 3

    Choose the confirmed trusted pickup and supervised wait.

    You should see: Wait in the stated safer area for the agreed pickup.

  4. 4. Step 4

    Name a backup if the pickup cancels, without entering a stranger’s car.

    You should see: Contact another trusted safe route; retain a safe supervised waiting option.

Now change one thing

Pickup is delayed to 10:00. Enter wait or impaired ride.

Your work

What to finish

A refusal script, transport decision and backup route.

Common mistake

Watch for this

Do not require confrontation or leaving into another unsafe situation; seek trusted help.

How can I tell I understand it?

Support each lesson-specific criterion with your supplied-case artifact: I wrote a direct refusal.; I rejected the impaired-driver route.; I used confirmed transport and safer waiting.

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Answer all 3 questions. Get at least 2 right and the lesson completes automatically.

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1Which refusal is sufficient?
2The driver says the trip is short. What changes?
3What makes the alternative reviewable?
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NIAAA: Underage drinking facts
Source & access notes · checked 2026-10-01

Read risks, peer pressure and support approaches; no consumption thresholds are taught.

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.

NHTSA: Teen safe driving
Source & access notes · checked 2026-10-01

Read impaired-driving and teen-risk content; no driving or consumption experiment required.

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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