A division of the Saginaw County Youth Protection Council

How To Say "NO!"

How to say no to drugs, alcohol and tobacco

Play it off and be funny, it won’t be what they expect you to say. Then walk away. Here are some ideas:

• “Man, you know how crazy I am normally, if I drank alcohol it could get really ugly.”

• “I have a hard time making good decisions without drinking, I start drinking and nothing good is going to come of that.”

• “I saw a show last week about this kid who got wasted and then passed out. He never woke back up, his friends just thought he was sleeping…Man he was dead!” No thanks. I got too much living to do. Too many good looking girls whose hearts would be broken if I wasn’t in this world…"

I think I might need help….

We can help!

Hey, first of all don’t feel uncomfortable about asking for help. That possibly may be the only way to make a positive change!

Here is some information for you….

• This website has a list of phone numbers and agencies that can help in our area!
  www.saginawlibrary.org/yellowpages.html
• National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
  www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org