People who begin drinking by age 15, are --- more likely to abuse or become dependent on alcohol than those who begin drinking after age 20.
What is 5 times more
100
Tobacco is as addictive as
What is heroin and cocaine.
100
The amount of people in the U.S. that seek treatment for marijuana addiction every year.
What is 120,000.
100
Breathing in an inhalant can suddenly
What is stop the heart.
100
One of the biggest deterrence of using Alcohol, tobacco and other drugs for teens is
What is having goals or hopes and dreams.
200
Are more likely to suffer from depression, suicidal thoughts and violence.
What is teens who drink.
200
Amount of toxic substances in cigarette smoke.
What is four thousand.
200
People wh have smoked marijuana are almost twice as likely to get in...
What is fatal car crashes.
200
Inhalants starve your brain and body from
What is oxygen.
200
More than half of these deaths involve male teens and alcohol.
What is drowning.
300
The part of the brain needed for decision making and reasoning that a teen drinker can permanently damage.
What is their prefrontal cortex.
300
This amount of people in the U.S. try to quit smoking every year.
What is 35 million.
300
Long-ter, Marijuana users perform worse on memory and
What is learning ability test.
300
The senses that inhalants can damage.
What is sense of hearing, smell and eyesight.
300
Which one of the four are NOT true of teens who drink?
depression, suicidal thoughts, self-awareness, violence
What is Self-awareness
400
Drinking large amounts of alcohol at one time or very rapidly can kill through~
What is alcohol poisoning.
400
People who smoke are between two and six times more likely to have
What is a heart attack.
400
Marijuana's damage to short-term memory seems to occur because it has negative effects on the area of the brain responsible for memory formation. Name this area of the brain.
What is the hippocampus.
400
Inhalants damage the cerebellum, resulting in loss of coordination an
What is slurred speech.
400
The number one cause of heart-attacks in younger adults.
What is smoking.
500
The number-one cause of death for teens and young adults.
What is car accidents related to alcohol.
500
The lungs of teens who smoke are not able to
What is grow very well.
500
Ratio (or percent) of teens treated for injuries in an emergency room that test positive for marijuana.
What is 1 in 5
500
What are of the face can inhalants cause a severe rash?
What is the nose and mouth.
500
Teens who smoke are more likely to have
(name all 3)
What is panic attacks, anxiety problems, and depression.