Specific Drugs
Name three types of drug.
answers include: weed (marijuana), crack, nicotine, alcohol, etc.
True or False: drugs make you feel great and happy for a split second before everything breaks in your body.
TRUE!
Name two-to three sicknesses you could get from drugs.
answers include: loss of memory, lung disease, liver and kidney problems, heart issues, cancer, fatigue
Why should you say no to drugs if someone offers it to you?
answers include: to protect your reputation, to prioritize and protect your health and body over their opinion, to avoid all the serious consequences
Name three-to four resource you can use when seeking help.
answers include: guidance counselors, parents, help line, trusted adults, siblings, teachers, therapists, doctors
Name 3 different types of alchohol.
answers include: beer, wine, whiskey, liquor, seltzer, vodka, gin, rum, tequila
Do drugs have a negative or positive effect on your health?
NEGATIVE!
True of False: using drugs will result in consequences based on how severe the drug use is and where it is occurring.
TRUE!
What are some categories you can use when trying to say no? (the different methods)
answers include: direct and easy, using humor, suggest an alternate
How can peer pressure contribute to drug abuse?
NUMBER ONE ANSWER: being influenced by your peer and since you think they are your friend you think it is okay to use the drug they are telling you to.
ANSWERS MAY VARY
What is the main object (or most well known) you can find nicotine in?
answers include: cigarettes and vapes
Name TWO effects of drugs.
answers include: break out with acne, make you feel sick and depressed, cause cancer, cause kidney/liver/heart problems
True of False: having drugs outside of school property is ok and will not result in any of the consequences.
FALSE!
Should you have strong or weak body language when rejecting drugs?
STRONG!
Why is it important to talk to someone instead of continuing to be insecure with yourself and not know what to do?
ANSWERS MAY VARY
some answers include: they can help you and lead you to quit and create a better and brighter future for yourself.What is the most common drug used within teens? (or seen in what)
answers include: weed, marijuana, vapes
Fill in the blank: drugs are a __________ solution to a bigger problem.
temporary
Name THREE consequences from drugs. (non-sick related)
answers include: in school/ out of school suspension, outside drug testing, immediate police notification, chance of having to go to court, getting kicked out from sports
Why is saying no to drugs most important to leaders and teens especially?
answers include: don't want to get addicted young, don't want to ruin your reputation
ANSWERS MAY VARY
Name TWO ways to AVOID getting peer pressured into drugs.
answers include: hang out with the people that make positive choices and bring you up not down, plan ahead so you do not get caught off-guard
What is marijuana?
answers include: a plant, found in vapes and cigarettes, comes from a Cannabis Sativa plant.
Name THREE sickness effects from drugs.
answers include: heart problems, liver problems, brain damage, kidney disease, CANCER, heart disease
Why do people continue to abuse drugs while knowing the risks and consequences?
answers include: they may want to fit in, make them look "cool" (which is not true), got peer pressured into it, ETC
What is one way you can say no? (one of the quotes)
answers include: “No thanks, I’m good.”, “Nah, not interested.", “That stuff makes me act crazy, pass.”, “No thanks, I need all the braincells I can get.”, “Hey, let’s go out to eat instead.” etc.
Why is it sometimes difficult to resist peer pressure?
answers include: your friends want you to do it, not easy saying no to someone you like
ANSWERS MAY VARY