Alcohol Facts
This is the legal drinking age in the U.S.
What is 21?
This system in the body delivers oxygen throughout the body and can be affected by smoking marijuana.
What is the respiratory system?
This is the most common reason people with mental health problems do not seek treatment.
What is stigma?
Taking someone else's prescription medication can lead to side effects, allergic reactions, or this life-threatening condition.
What is overdose?
This is the two-word term for being active in your community to improve your community's quality of life snd well-being.
What is Civic Engagement?
This organ processes alcohol.
What is the liver?
This substance can be found in a person's system up to 7-90 days.
What is Marijuana?
This is the term for taking time to nurture your physical and mental health in order to help prevent burnout.
What is self-care?
This is the best person to talk to if you or a friend are feeling pressured to use drugs.
What is trusted adult?
This is the city of Sacramento's governing body (the group that makes decisions).
What is the City Council?
People who start drinking before 15 are more likely than those who wait until they are 21 to develop this condition.
What is alcohol use disorder (alcoholism)?
This chemical compound causes the “high” in marijuana.
What is Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC)? - the primary psychoactive compound in marijuana
This is the name of the "sunshine vitamin" that is linked to better mood and reduced depression.
What is Vitamin D?
This term describes the influence from a social group on a person to change their behaviors or values.
What is peer pressure?
This is the term for a document signed by a large number of people to demand a change in policy, request official action, or place an issue on an election ballot.
What is a Petition?
This is the legal limit for Blood Alcohol Content (BAC) for drivers under 21.
What is 0?
This part of the brain helps you plan, make choices, and think ahead.
What is the pre-frontal cortex?
This feeling of worry, nervousness, or fear is sometimes experienced by people using high-THC products.
What is Anxiety?
Name three healthy activities you can do instead of using alcohol or drugs.
What are sports, hobbies, volunteering, etc.?
This is Sacramento county's governing body (the government group that makes decisions).
What is the Board of Supervisors?
You NEVER do this if you think someone has alcohol poisoning.
What is leave them alone?
Alcohol poisoning is a serious — and sometimes deadly — result of drinking large amounts of alcohol in a short period of time. Drinking too much too quickly can affect breathing, heart rate, body temperature and gag reflex. In some cases, this can lead to a coma and death.
If you think that someone has alcohol poisoning, get medical attention right away. (Mayo Clinic)
Name at least 2 short-term effects of marijuana use.
What are distorted perception, relaxation, anxiety, paranoia, red eyes, increased appetite, fatigue, low attention span, slower reaction time, impaired judgement, increased heart rate, lower blood pressure?
This part of your body affected by marijuana controls thinking, memory, and emotion.
What is the brain?
Driving under the influence of either alcohol, marijuana, or other drugs can result in this type of conviction.
What is a DUI?
This person is the current Mayor of Sacramento.
Who is Kevin McCarty?