Alcohol
Does heavy drinking shrink your brain?
Yes - Heavy drinking can shrink both the overall brain and the size of the brain's cells.
What are street names for marijuana?
Mary Jane, dabs, janga
___________ is the answer to all of my problems
Acceptance
Heroin Laced With Fentanyl Has Been Linked to how many deaths since September.
100
22 YAY!!
Men between the ages of ___ and ___ are most likely to binge drink and become alcoholics.
18 and 25 years old
Approximately _____ of people who try marijuana become addicted to it
9%
The message is hope the promise is ____
freedom
How many babies are born addicted to cocaine each year in the US
100,000
_____ is the average age children experiment with drugs.
What is 13
Which of the following is a benefit of heavy drinking?
a. Low cholesterol
b. Low blood pressure
c. Lower risk of cancer
d. None of the above
There are no benefits to heavy drinking. It causes you to put on weight, lessens your mental focus, and makes you more likely to get cancer. It also boosts your odds of injury by accident or violence. One way or another, it plays a part in some 88,000 deaths a year in the U.S.
Research shows that about ____ in 10 marijuana users will become addicted
1
In what year was the first NA meeting?
1953
Which drugs are responsible for more overdose deaths than cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine and amphetamines combined.
Depressants, opioids and antidepressants
Schmalstieg
How does alcohol effect your liver if you are a regular drinker?
Cirrhosis - late stage of scarring (fibrosis) of the liver caused by many forms of liver diseases and conditions, such as hepatitis and chronic alcoholism.
The primary psychoactive ingredient in marijuana is?
delta-9-tetrahydro-cannabidinol or THC
_______ and ________ that is the root of our troubles
Selfishness and Self Centeredness
What is White Lightning, Ivory Wave, Scarface
Bath Salts
Alcohol and drug addiction cost the U.S. economy over ________ every year.
$600 Billion
What blood alcohol concentration level is considered legally "intoxicated" in most states?
.10%
Marijuana is known as a _______ drug
psychoactive
Which Dr. paved the way for alcoholics and caused the public to take our disease seriously?
How much Fentanyl can kill you
Just a quarter of a milligram (.25 milligrams)
What is the only requirement to attend AA
A desire to stop drinking