This health curriculum is intended to help teachers deal with some of today's adolescent health issues: (1) alcoholism (issues surrounding family alcoholism); (2) relationships (stereotyping and teen friendships); (3) Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) (insight into what it is like to live with HIV); (4) date abuse (relationships and gender roles); (5) sexual orientation (promotes support for gay and lesbian youth, and heterosexual understanding of what it is like to be gay in U.S. society); and (6) teen pregnancy (teen sexuality and parenting responsibilities). Each of the six units in the guide uses a program from the "Degrassi" public television series as a springboard for an in-depth exploration of an adolescent health issue. Included in each unit is background information, three or four lessons supported by reproducible student handouts, and a list of readings and resources for both students and teachers. While the first lesson in each unit uses a "Degrassi" program as a starting point for discussion, other lessons approach the unit's topic from different perspectives and can be used with students who have not viewed the corresponding "Degrassi" video. (LL)