Peer Pressure
Which of these is an example of positive peer pressure?
a. A castmate in the school play urges you to memorize your lines.
b. A good friend teases you for wearing an unusual outfit.
c. A baseball teammate tells you you're terrible whenever you make an error.
a. A castmate in the school play urges you to memorize your lines.
Someone is addicted to a drug when they:
a. Enjoy doing it
b. Try it for the first time
c. Cannot stop using it
c. Cannot stop using it
When is it okay to use a drug?
a. When you find it in your parents' medicine cabinet b. When it's recommended by an adult
c. When it's prescribed by your doctor
c. When it's prescribed by your doctor
______________ - to accord in opinion; agree
a. necessity
b. concur
c. signify
b. concur
___________- to leave out; fail to include or mention
a. omit
b. allege
c. bamboozle
a. omit
You should pick your best friends based on:
a. How long they've attended school with you.
b. How popular they are.
c. How much they can help you.
d. How closely you share the same values and interests.
d. How closely you share the same values and interests.
What is a drug?
a. Any substance that is physically addictive
b. Any substance that affects the functions of your body
c. Any substance that is enjoyable to put in your body
d. Any substance that is harmful to your body
b. Any substance that affects the functions of your body
Which of the following is an effect of depressants?
a. Slowed breathing
b. Hallucinations
c. Excitement
d. Rapid heart rate
a. Slowed breathing
________________________ - to set apart for a particular purpose; assign or allot
a. condor
b. affiliation
c. eligible
d. allocate
d. allocate
_______________- to lessen in force or intensity, as wrath, grief, harshness, or pain; moderate.
a. compel
b. mitigate
c. bewilder
d. deceitful
mitigate
Which of the following statements is true?
a. Popular kids usually don't face a lot of peer pressure
b. The best way to avoid peer pressure is to avoid making friends
c. Unpopular kids face more peer pressure than anyone else
d. Virtually all adolescents face peer pressure
d. Virtually all adolescents face peer pressure
What is a drug tolerance?
a. An ability to use all types of drugs
b. The need for more of a drug to get the same effect
c. A psychological addiction to a drug
d. The danger of overdosing on a drug
b. The need for more of a drug to get the same effect
Someone who is experiencing hallucinations:
a. Has a slower heart rate
b. Becomes excited
c. Sees things that aren't there
d. Has her body numbed from pain
c. Sees things that aren't there
____________ -an imperative requirement or need for something
a. necessity
b. compel
c. omit
d. tentative
a. necessity
________________- having or showing a lack of experience, judgment, or information
a. bias
b. chronological
c. eligible
d. naive
d. naive
The buddy system assumes which of the following?
a. Peer pressure only affects individuals.
b. Large gatherings are not conducive to peer pressure.
c. The best way to avoid peer pressure is to pressure others.
d. Peer pressure is easier to resist in groups.
d. Peer pressure is easier to resist in groups.
When does substance abuse become an addiction?
a. When you take a drug more once per week
b. When you abuse a drug not because you want to, but because you are dependent on it
c. When a drug makes you sick
d. When you overdose on a drug
b. When you abuse a drug not because you want to, but because you are dependent on it
When do drugs begin altering your body chemistry?
a. The second you take them
b. When they enter your bloodstream
c. After an hour or so
d. When they reach your brain
b. When they enter your bloodstream
_______________- to face in hostility or defiance; oppose
a. impartial
b. confront
c. demeanor
d. compel
b. confront
_____________ - as much or as good as necessary for some requirement or purpose
a. omit
b. devastate
c. adequate
d. concur
c. adequate
Someone offers you a cigarette at a party. What's the best response?
"No thanks, I don't like how it tastes/smells, etc."
"No thank you"
What's the first thing you should do if you think a friend is addicted to a drug?
Talk to an adult you trust
You are addicted to a drug when ___________.
Your body needs the drug to function.
__________________ - unsure; uncertain; not definite or positive; hesitant
hint: begins with a "T"
tentative
_______________- strictly observant of an appointed or regular time; not late; prompt
Hint- begins with "P"
Punctual