This straightforward program, Refusal Skills For Healthy Living, teaches viewers how to identify potentially dangerous situations and avoid them by making healthy decisions. It explains how to use E.S.P. Examine your surroundings, Select the smart choice, Plan a creative response to deal with peer pressure to use drugs, commit crime or engage in sexual activity. The video speaks directly to young people so they are able to relate to the problems. A short story depicts an incident of succumbing to peer pressure by a young man. The boy learns from his teacher and friends ways to say no and stand up for what he believes is right. The video offers many clever ways to say no – turn the problem around, change the subject, suggest something else, complement the person, and much more. The video’s recap section allows for reinforcement of the ideas presented in the beginning of the film.