NSES Content Standard F
Science in Personal and Social Perspectives: Personal health Grades K-4, page 140 Different substances can damage the body and how it functions. Such
substances include tobacco, alcohol, over-the-counter medicines, and illicit
drugs. Students should understand that some substances, such as prescription
drugs, can be beneficial, but that any substance can be harmful if used
inappropriately.
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Benchmark 6E The Human Organism: Physical
Health
Grades 3-5, page 144
Tobacco, alcohol, other drugs, and certain poisons in the environment
(pesticides, lead) can harm human beings and other living things.