The Ten Top Reasons Not to Drink Alcohol 2016
Distributed by Human Relations Media, 41 Kensico Drive, Mt. Kisco, NY 10549; 800-431-2050
Produced by Scott Sniffen
Directed by Scott Sniffen
DVD, color, 16 min., Teacher Guide pdf
Middle School - General Adult
Alcohol Abuse, Addiction, Adolescence, Crime, Peer Pressure, Substance Abuse
Date Entered: 10/11/2017
Reviewed by Sandy Costanza D’Youville College, Buffalo, NYThis is an excellent, short, information packed film to educate teens and young adults about the dangers of alcohol. Set as a talk show with two high achieving teens as the guests, show host, Joe Candid, runs down the top ten reasons not to drink alcohol including: DUI, addiction, legal issues, binge drinking, no safe amount, long term brain damage, memory loss, vision impairment, poor decision making as well as concrete example of all the ensuing consequences.
Great emphasis is placed on “how little drinking gives you and how much you can loose” as one of the guests clearly learns from the interview. The dangers of vaping are also discussed where powdered alcohol is vaporized into a bottle and inhaled. One deep breath can contain up to eight shots of alcohol. Clearly the message of this film is stay sober and stay alive.