Drug & Alcohol Facts
This slows the activity in the brain and nervous system. It also can affect judgement, coordination and reaction.
What is alcohol.
Nicotine is the most commonly addictive substance found in what?
Vape products
Students can bring alcohol or illegal drugs to school just as long as they are not using them in class or the bathrooms.
No, school rules and applicable laws still apply to possession, distribution, and use.
What is one clear way to say no when friends offer you drugs or alcohol.
Say "No Thanks," Not interested, walk away
This department in Chester County provides services and referrals for assistance.
The Chester County Department of Drug & Alcohol Services.
This pattern of drinking causes the blood alcohol concentration to rise to 0.08% or higher.
What is binge drinking.
Prescription medication is completely safe for anyone to use despite who it is prescribed for.
No, a medication is prescribed for a particular person and situation, taking someone else's prescribed medication can be dangerous.
The age when it is legal in PA to drink.
21 years, with limited legal exceptions that do not make underage drinking safe or permitted in school.
Calling a trusted adult, arranging a safe ride, leaving with a trusted person, or being in a safe supervised place are all examples of what.
A safe way to leave a situation where people are pressuring you to drink or use drugs.
SAP stands for what.
This can affect learning, memory and decision-making differently in teenagers than in adults?
What is alcohol.
Impaired attention, judgment, coordination, and reaction time are all risk factors when using this before driving?
Drinking Alcohol or Cannabis.
What is the Pennsylvania Student Assistance Program (SAP) do.
It is a support process that can assist students and families when substance use may be affecting learning.
Do not leave with person, arrange alternative transportation, contact an adult/trusted person are all examples of what you should do when.
A friend has been drinking and wants to drive.
What does PAYS stand for.
Pennsylvania Youth Survey
This dependence involves the body adapting to a substance while this involves compulsive use despite harmful consequences. Although they can overlap, they are not identical.
What is the difference between physical dependence and addiction.
These can contain unexpected ingredients or potent substances, including illicitly manufactured fentanyl.
What are pills.
These two things can both result from a drug or alcohol related incident in school.
School discipline and legal processes are separate and can depend on the circumstances and applicable rules.
Letting someone sleep, calling 9-1-1 and following their directions, do not leave person are examples of what you should do when.
Someone has had too much to drink is unconscious and cannot be woken up.
This gathers information about student behaviors, attitudes, and knowledge related to alcohol, tobacco, other drugs, and violence to help guide prevention planning.
What is the Pennsylvania Youth Survey (PAYS).
This can intensify reactions, side-effects to your body as well as reduce a person's breathing, potentially causing a overdose or death.
What is mixing alcohol with opioids or sedatives?
What do you do if you are offered or find an unknown pill at school?
Do not taste it, take it to an adult, or walk away and say no thank you.
What should students check instead of relying on rumors about drug or alcohol consequences.
The district's student handbook provides all the applicable rules, regulations and expectations of their students' behaviors.
These are all ways to be supportive to a friend when they confide in you that they use drugs or alcohol.
Listen without passing judgement, encourage them to seek out a trusted adult to get assistance.
These are places a student or family can start when they need information or support in Chester County regarding substance abuse.
SAP team, Chester County Department of Drug & Alcohol Services, or Compass Mark