Indicate whether you agree or disagree with each statement.

  1. Since use of alcohol and tobacco is so prevalent in modern society, facts about the health risks associated with alcohol and tobacco use should be a required part of public school curricula.


    2. Agree Disagree

  2. Use of tobacco and alcohol are personal choice issues and should not be addressed in schools.


    3. Agree Disagree

  3. When people use alcohol or tobacco products, they endanger their own lives as well as the lives of others; therefore, everyone should understand the consequences of alcohol and tobacco use.


    4. Agree Disagree

  4. Use of alcohol or tobacco should not be considered for health insurance purposes any more than poor diet or heredity should be considered.


    5. Agree Disagree

  5. Employers should be allowed to exempt from medical coverage employees that engage in high-risk behaviors.


    6. Agree Disagree

  6. Since high-risk behaviors might include working in a particular factory or with a toxic substance, employers have no right to exclude tobacco or alcohol users from medical benefits.


    7. Agree Disagree

  7. Education about how to lead healthy lives, including the effects of alcohol and tobacco, should begin very early in life.


    8. Agree Disagree

  8. Most teenagers and young adults use alcohol or tobacco because of peer pressure, thus there is no point in making a special effort to educate students about the effects of these two substances.


    9. Agree Disagree

  9. Nicotine in tobacco and alcohol are both addicting substances; education about these two should be included in drug free programs.


    10. Agree Disagree

  10. Rather than educate people about the dangers of alcohol and tobacco, simply place high sales taxes on these products to both deter their use and to help pay the medical expenses of the users.


    11. Agree Disagree

     

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