Outline of the state of Texas
State
Texas
Addressed

Category
Health Education K-12 Curriculum—Tobacco Use—HS

Category
Health Education K-12 Curriculum—Tobacco Use—HS

State law addresses tobacco use.

Texas Administrative Code. 115.32. Health 1 Grades 9-10 (One-Half Credit).

(b) Knowledge and skills.

  • (7) Health behaviors. The student analyzes the relationship between unsafe behaviors and personal health and develops strategies to promote resiliency throughout the life span. The student is expected to:
  • (A) identify and describe forms of prescription drug misuse such as combining drugs for another effect and administering a drug improperly and substance use disorders;
  • (B) analyze the harmful effects such as the physical, mental, social, and legal consequences of alcohol, tobacco, drugs, including prescription drugs, and other substances;
Policy Type
Regulation