Too Good for Drugs™

Too Good for Drugs™ K–8 is a school-based prevention program designed to reduce risk factors and enhance protective factors related to alcohol, tobacco and other drug (ATOD) use among students. Too Good for Drugs™ K-8 has a separate, developmentally-appropriate curriculum for each grade level for Kindergarten through Eighth Grade. Each curriculum builds on earlier grade levels, an instructional design which enables students to learn important skills sequentially and retain them year after year.

Too Good for Drugs™ K-8 builds five essential life skills:

• Goal setting
• Decision making
• Bonding with pro-social others
• Identifying and managing emotions
• Communicating effectively

Each complete, easy-to-use Too Good for Drugs™ K-8 grade level kit includes:

• Teacher’s curriculum with ten 30- to 60-minute lessons
• 50 student workbooks
• Clear, measurable objectives
• Colorful, attractive materials
• Evaluation tools
• Teacher tips
• Parent components
• Lesson extenders

Too Good for Drugs™ has been designated a Model Program by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). To achieve this status, programs must:

• be implemented under scientifically rigorous conditions
• demonstrate consistently positive results
• be innovative and effective
• respond successfully to the needs of their target populations.

Too Good for Drugs™ has also been selected for prevention excellence by:

• The Florida Alcohol and Drug Abuse Association
• American Medical Association
• Department of Children and Families
• Southeastern Association of Safe and Drug-Free Schools

For More Information

Download Program Brochure

For copies of evaluation assessment tools and surveys, research studies and prior evaluations please contact info@mendezfoundation.org

Evaluation

Each of the Too Good Programs includes an evaluation instrument for you to gauge the implementation of the Too Good Programs in your classroom.

To view the evaluation results of all of the Too Good Programs including Too Good for Drugs K-8, go to the Evaluation Results page.

Training

While the Too Good Programs do not require training for effective implementation, we do recommend that you receive training prior to Implementing the Too Good Programs in your school or District. Our trainings are fun and interactive and will introduce you to what makes these programs so engaging and effective. To learn more about our trainings or to schedule one in your district, go to the Curriculum Training page.

Additional Information

Follow the following links for more information about the programs and building affective prevention strategies.

Building Community Involvement

Program Research

Sample Lessons

A Framework for Prevention

Frequently Asked Questions

Building Family & School Connectedness.