ABSTRACT
You are an African-American teenager at an inner-city high school where drugs are a fact of life; you pass the pushers on Federal Street every afternoon; someone in your family has a problem with drugs or alcohol A brochure to help you (written by someone who has apparently not visited your neighborhood) suggests some “Snappy Answers” you
could make if someone offers you drugs. One is, “I’d rather not. I’m too special.” (This brings howls of incredulous laughter from your group.) Another is “No thanks, I’m all American. I’ll stick to milk.”
