TUPE Overview

TUPE stands for Tobacco Use Prevention Education.  Students in this program will learn about the dangers of using vaping and tobacco products.  This includes the dangers of cigarettes, vaping, e-cigs, hookah, and 2nd hand smoke. 

Students are required to:

• Complete Red Ribbon Week activities and create a school display
• Attend TUPE Meetings and TUPE Talks  
• Attend Field Trip or ZOOM Event in the fall to meet with Clark High School students
• Attend Spring Workshop during school hours to work on their public service announcements (PSA)
• Host 1TUPE Assembly Day during school hours to present their PSA projects.

Red Ribbon Week Overview

Red Ribbon Week is the last week of October.  During this time, schools across the United States raise awareness about the dangers of drug use. Red Ribbon Week website.

Positively Drug Free Overview

Postively Drug Free is a website and student activities created by Sofia, a Gold Award Girl Scout, while in the 11th grade.  She wanted to help other teens learn about the dangers of using drugs and to also make healthy choices to improve their lives.  During the time that she was creating these materials, there were several fentanyl overdoses in her local schools.  She included activities for fentanyl overdose awareness to hopefully prevent other overdoses from occurring.   

Her resources are posted here for all to view and use:

• Website: Positively Drug Free
• Student Activity in Google Docs: Make a copy
• Student Activity Printable: Printable
• Fentanyl Overdose Awareness Activity in Google Docs: Make a copy
• Postively Drug Free Flyer: Flyer

Additional Resources

• Educational Videos / Articles
• CNN Article: Ramped Up Nicotine
• Article: Vaping Erasing Gains
• You Tube: Anti Tobacco Ad