NICOTINE
HOW CAN VAPING OR SMOKING AFFECT YOUR ATHLETIC PERFROMANCE?
IT CAN CAUSE SHORTNESS OF BREATH AND A LOSS OF STAMINA.
TRUE OR FALSE: MARIJUANA IS A PLANT SO IT IS SAFER FOR YOU THAN OTHER DRUGS.
FALSE- MOST DRUGS COME FROM PLANTS, THIS DOES NOT MAKE THEM SAFE. THEY ALL IMPAIR YOU AND CAN CAUSE HEALTH COMPLICATIONS.
WHAT IS AFFECTED WHEN YOU DRINK ALCOHOL?
A. YOUR JUDGEMENT
B. YOUR COORDINATION
C. YOUR HEALTH
D. ALL OF THE ABOVE
D. ALL OF THE ABOVE ARE AFFECTED
TRUE OR FALSE: ITS OKAY TO SHARE A PRESCRIPTION DRUG IF ITS WITH A FAMILY MEMBER OR FRIEND.
FALSE- PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION SHOULD ONLY BE TAKED BY THE PERSON WHO'S NAME IS ON THE PRESCRIPTION.
TRUE OR FALSE: IT TAKES 1 YEAR AFTER YOU START VAPING OR SMOKING TO BECOME ADDICTED TO NICOTINE.
FALSE- SMOKING OR VAPING FOR JUST 4-5 DAYS IN A ROW CAN CAUSE ADDICTION.
TRUE OR FALSE- VAPING IS SAFER FOR YOU THAN SMOKING CIGARETTES.
FALSE- VAPES CONTAIN NICOTINE, FORMALDEHYDE, GLYCERINE, AND PETROLIUM AND ARE JUST AS BAD FOR YOU AS CIGARETTES.
TRUE OR FALSE: PEOPLE CAN BECOME ADDICTED TO MARIJUANA.
TRUE! PEOPLE CAN AND DO BECOME ADDICTED TO MARIJUANA. IT'S A GATEWAY DRUG AND CAN LEAD TO FURTHER DRUG ABUSE.
IF 33% OF AMERICANS AGE 12-20 REPORT DRINKING AT LEAST ONCE IN THEIR LIFE- HOW MANY DO YOU THINK REPORT DRINKING ALCOHOL IN THE LAST 30 DAYS?
13.3% OF AMERICANS AGE 12-20 REPORT THAT THEY HAD CONSUMED ALCOHOL IN THE LAST 30 DAYS. APPROXIMATELY 5.1 MILLION TEENS.
TRUE OR FALSE: ITS EASY TO TELL IF A PRESCIPTION MEDICATION IS REAL OR A FAKE REPLICA.
FALSE- IT CAN BE IMPOSSIBLE TO TELL THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN REAL PRESCIPTION MED AND A REPLICA. NEVER TAKE A PILL YOU'RE NOT SURE ABOUT!
WHAT YEAR DID WE START CELEBRATING RED RIBBON WEEK? HINT: IT OCCURRED THE SAME YEAR A FEDERAL AGENT SACRIFICED HIS LIFE FIGHTING FOR A DRUG FREE USA.
1985
A. 5%
B. 9%
C. 25%
D. 42%
9% OF 8TH GRADERS SURVEYED STATED THAT THEY HAD VAPED NICOTINE IN THE LAST 30 DAYS.
MANY PEOPLE TURN TO MARIJUANA TO DEAL WITH STRESS- WHAT IS AN EXAMPLE OF A BETTER COPING METHOD SOMEONE COULD TURN TO INSTEAD OF DRUGS?
EXERCISE, FRIENDSHIPS, HOBBIES, SELF-REGULATION, TALKING TO A SAFE ADULT.
WHAT PERCENTAGE OF PEOPLE IN THE USA AGES 12-20 (UNDER THE LEGAL DRINKING AGE) HAVE REPORTED THAT THEY HAD CONSUMED ALCOHOL AT SOME POINT IN THEIR LIFE?
33% OF US CITIZENS AGE 12-20 HAVE REPORTED TO UNDERAGE DRINKING. THIS IS APPROXIMATELY 12.7 MILLION AMERICANS.
WHAT AGE GROUP DO YOU THINK IS STATISTICALLY THE MOST LIKELY TO ABUSE PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION LIKE OPIODS?
CHILDREN, TEENS, YOUNG ADULTS, OLDER ADULTS, OR THE ELDERLY?
YOUNG ADULTS (AGES 18-25)
WHY DO WE CELEBRATE RED RIBBON WEEK?
TO SHOW A COMMITTMENT TO LIVING A DRUG-FREE LIFE!
WHAT PERCENTAGE OF 8TH GRADERS REPORTED THAT THEY HAD SMOKED A CIGARETTE IN THE LAST 30 DAYS?
A. 1%
B. 7%
C. 23%
D. 42%
ONLY 1% OF 8TH GRADERS SURVEYED REPORTED THEY HAD SMOKED CIGARETTES IN THE LAST 30 DAYS.
HOW CAN MARIJUANA USE AFFACT A MIDDLE SCHOOLERS ABILITY TO LEARN IN SCHOOL?
MARIJUANA CAN TEMPORARILY IMPAIR SHORT TERM MEMORY MAKING IT HARDER TO FOCUS, LEARN NEW THINGS, AND REMEMBER INSTRUCTIONS.
HOW CAN ALCOHOL IMPAIR A PERSON'S MIND AND BODY?
IT IS A DEPRESSANT DRUG- IT SLOWS DOWN BODY FUNCTIONS LIKE SPEECH, COORDINATION, AND REACTION TIME.
TRUE OR FALSE: IT IS SAFE TO TAKE A MEDICATION NOT PRESCRIBED TO YOU IF YOU ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME SYMPTOMS.
FALSE- YOU SHOULD NEVER TAKE A PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION THAT A DOCTOR HAS NOT PRESCRIBED FOR YOU! EVERYONE IS DIFFERENT AND NOT EVERY MEDICATION IS SAFE FOR EVERY PERSON.
WHY ARE TEEN BRAINS ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE TO THE ADDICTIVE AND HARMFUL EFFECTS OF DRUGS?
THE BRAIN IS STILL GROWING AND FORMING PATHWAYS, MAKING IT EASIER FOR ADDITCTION PATTERS TO BECOME WIRED IN.
HOW DOES NICOTINE IMPAIR THE USER?
WHAT PERCENTAGE OF 8TH GRADERS REPORTED THAT THEY HAD USED MARIJUANA IN THE LAST 30 DAYS?
5% OF 8TH GRADERS SURVEYED REPORTED THAT THEY HAD USED MARIJUANA IN THE LAST 30 DAYS.
WHAT PERCENTAGE OF 8TH GRADERS REPORTED THAT THEY HAD CONSUMED ALCOHOL IN THE LAST 30 DAYS?
6% OF 8TH GRADERS SURVEYED REPORTED THAT THEY HAD CONSUMED ALCOHOL IN THE LAST 30 DAYS.
WHAT PERCENTAGE OF TEENS SURVEYED REPORTED THAT THEY HAD MISUSED PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION?(TAKEN SOMETHING NOT PRESCRIBED TO THEM OR TAKEN IT INCORRECTLY)
2% OF TEENS SURVEYED REPORTED THAT THEY HAD ABUSED/MISUED PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION IN THE LAST 30 DAYS.
RED RIBBON WEEK IS CELEBRATED IN HONOR OF WHICH BRAVE FEDERAL AGENT WHO GAVE HIS LIFE FIGHTING DRUG TRAFFICKING IN 1985?
AGENT ENRIQUE "KIKI" CAMARENA