Risky Driving: Effects of Drugs
Pretend that your school counselor is holding a competition during a drug awareness week at your school. He is looking for poster designs that address basic information about drugs and communicate the harmful effects of drug use. Your poster design should include the following:
- Two reasons that people start using drugs
- Profiles of at least three different illegal drugs
- Information about the harmful effects of drug use
- The names of two organizations or groups that can help with drug addiction
Your poster design should be visually appealing and should include at least two images related to drug awareness. Before you begin, access the Drug Awareness Poster Design Checklist to make sure that you include all of the items required for full credit.
You may need to use resources outside of this course to complete this assignment. If so, please submit a Works Cited document. If you need assistance, visit the Developmental Module for information on citing any resources that you used.
Options to create your poster design include the following:
- Hand-draw the poster design and then take a picture of it for submission to the assignment’s dropbox.
- Hand-draw the poster design and then scan it for submission to the assignment’s dropbox.
- Utilize a paint, presentation, graphics, or word processing program to create the poster design. You can then submit your work to the assignment’s dropbox.
Once you have completed your poster design, please submit your work to the dropbox.