This curriculum guide, consisting of a student's booklet and a teacher's guide, is designed to increase the student's self-esteem by helping him recognize and develop his own talents, his ability to understand and communicate with others, and his ability to make use of his own decisions. The objective is to prevent any future tendency to turn to drugs to achieve feelings of companionship or worth. The booklet is a private journal in which the student writes responses to such phrases as "these are my good points" or "sometimes adults really bug me because...." The teacher's guide contains instructions on how to use the booklets as well as descriptions of classroom activities to be used along with the booklets. The program is divided into four units with the following objectives: (1) help students develop a positive self-image; (2) develop the ability to relate to and communicate with others and accomplish meaningful friendships; (3) develop decision making ability and a sense of responsibility; and (4) pull together ideas expressed in the previous units. The total program, which is designed for use in sixth-grade classes, is intended to cover a period of several months. (RWP)