Substance Basics
This substance is found in cigarettes, vapes, and some tobacco products.
What is nicotine?
Nicotine can affect this part of a teen's body that is still developing.
What is the brain?
This type of factor increases the chance of an unsafe or unhealthy choice.
What is a risk factor?
Media may make substances look fun, cool, or harmless, but leave out these.
What are health risks or consequences?
This is a simple refusal phrase you can use when pressured.
What is "No thanks"/"I'm good"/"Not for me"?
This substance is found in coffee, tea, pop, and energy drinks.
What is caffeine?
Alcohol can slow this down, making accidents more likely.
What is reaction time?
This type of factor helps protect someone's health and supports safer choices
What is a protective factor?
This is the group of people an ad or media post is trying to reach.
What is the target audience?
In STCC, the S stands for this.
What is Stop?
This means using medicine in a way it was not meant to be used.
What is medication misuse?
Vaping may affect these organs used for breathing.
What are the lungs?
Friends saying "everyone is doing it" is an example of this.
What is peer pressure?
An energy drink ad says, "No sleep? No problem." This leaves out the fact that caffeine does not replace this.
What is sleep?
In STCC, this step means thinking about options and consequences.
What is Think?
This means using more than one substance at the same time or close together.
What is co-use?
Too much caffeine can make it harder to get this, which teens need for focus and health.
What is sleep?
Name one protective factor that could help a teen avoid substance use.
What is a trusted adult, supportive friends, sports, hobbies, reliable information/healthy coping strategies?
tA vaping ad shows bright colours, flavours, and people having fun. This may be trying to make vaping seem this.
What is harmless/cool/fun/normal?
If pressure continues after you say no, one safe choice is to do this.
What is leave/get help/go to a trusted adult/call someone?
Lega does not always mean this.
What is safe or risk-free?
This is one reason mixing substances can be more dangerous than using one substance.
What is the effects can be stronger, unpredictable, or increase risk of harm?
A teen feels stressed, wants to fit in, and sees vaping online every day. These are examples of this.
What are risk factors?
This is what an ad may leave out when promoting substances.
What are health risks or consequences?
Addiction should be understood as this, not as a weakness or bad character.
What is a health condition?