Vaping and Tobacco
Name two ways that vape companies' advertisements were designed to get the attention of children?
Colorful ads, fruity flavors, fun names
Colorful ads, fruity flavors, fun names
Colorful ads, fruity flavors, fun names
What is the name of the chemical found in marijuana that produces the effect of being "high?"
THC Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) is the psychoactive substance that produces the “high” associated with smoking marijuana.
What is B.A.C.?
Blood Alcohol Concentration, used to measure how intoxicated someone may be specifically from alcohol.
Adolescents are more likely to _____ to nicotine and have a harder time quitting using e-cigarettes than adults are because their brains are not yet fully developed.
TRUE OR FALSE
Vaping is a safe alternative to cigarettes.
If you already smoke cigarettes, it can be a less harmful option than a traditional cigarette. But for non-smokers, vaping is NOT safe!!
To buy marijuana at a dispensary in Massachusetts, you must be ____ years old.
21.
Recreational marijuana sales or use are for adults at least 21 years old in Massachusetts. Medical marijuana patients can be under 21 years old if overseen and prescribed by a qualified physician.
In order to legally operate a vehicle, a person’s BAC must be below ____.
.08
When a person is dependent upon nicotine and stops using it, they may experience symptoms of _____.
Withdrawal
Rather than vapor, e-cigarettes produce an ____ by heating a liquid that usually contains nicotine, flavorings and other chemicals.
Aerosol
The concentration of THC found in marijuana impacts it’s strength or ______.
Potency.
Name three signs or symptoms that someone may be drunk.
Slurred speech, loss of balance, poor concentration, loss of inhibitions or concern of what others may think of their behavior, vomiting. Etc.
The most common reason U.S. middle and high school students give for trying an e-cigarette is _____.
“A friend used them.”
Adolescents are more likely to become addicted to nicotine and have a harder time quitting using e-cigarettes than adults are because ______.
Adolescent brains are not fully developed (which happens around age 25).
How long does it take for someone to start feeling the intoxicating effects of a marijuana edible?
With edible cannabis, the intoxicating effects or “high” do not kick in for about 30 minutes to two hours and peak at about four hours. The effects can last up to 12 hours after use and residual effects can last up to 24 hours, so you could be affected into the next day.
What is the name of the tool that is used to determine someone’s BAC?
Breathalyzer. Although BAC can also be tested via a blood draw.
The most common reason youth give for continuing to use e-cigarettes is ____.
Feeling anxious, stressed or depressed.
Using nicotine products before your brain is fully developed (which happens in your mid 20's) can impact an adolsecent's ability to _______. (Give 1 possible answer).
Concentrate, learn, or remember information.
Adolescent nicotine use can also lead to challenges managing one's impulses and mood as an adult.
Name 2 reasons why vaping marijuana is NOT safer than smoking marijuana the "traditional" way (smoking a joint or blunt using the dried marijuana plant).
Chemicals: Vaporizers can release dangerous chemicals. For example, toxic amounts of ammonia residue in marijuana vaporizers may negatively affect your health. The ammonia can cause irritated lungs, central nervous system effects, and asthma attacks.
Breathing Issues: Vaping marijuana can aggravate asthma conditions. It can also cause spasms of bronchial tubes.
Cancer Risk: Though not as much as when nicotine is inhaled, cancer-causing substances like tars may be released when vaping marijuana. The vaporizers do not completely protect users from the unhealthy effects of tar and smoke being taken into the users system.
Intoxication: The marijuana oils that are sometimes used for vaping can be highly concentrated with up to 90% of the drug’s active ingredient, THC. This super-concentration of THC can lead to intoxication without realizing it.
Why is it critical that someone who is highly intoxicated be placed on their side when laying down or sleeping?
To avoid aspiration, or the person choking on their own vomit and not waking up due to intoxication that can result in death.
Irrititability, restlessness, anxiety, trouble sleeping and poor concentration are signs of _____.
Nicotine withdrawal