Cigarettes
Two of the most prominent toxins that are found in cigarettes.
Carbon monoxide and Tar
What is 19 years old.
Another name for cannabis.
What is marijuana, weed, pot, dope.
The official name for "addiction"
What is Substance Use Disorder.
What is a downer (depressant)
The main chemical in cannabis that causes a person to feel high.
What is THC.
The consumption of 5+ alcoholic beverages for men, and 4+ alcoholic beverages for women, on a single occasion
What is binge drinking
The part of the brain that does not fully develop until your mid 20's.
What is the prefrontal cortex?
The amount of years a smoker can expect to shave off of their life compared to a non-smoker with the same life-style.
What is 10 years.
The average age that Canadian teens begin drinking
What is 13 years old
What is CBD
2 consequences that addiction can have on someone's life.
loss of friends/family
financial trouble
loss of employment/ drop out of school
impact on physical and emotional health
One of the main reasons that people die when they have overdosed on alcohol or have alcohol poisoning.
What is choking on their own vomit.
The Anti-Smoking Advocate from Calgary who died from lung and brain cancer at 41.
Who is Barb Tarbox.
The average number of people who die each year from a car accident related to drinking and driving.
4-7
Continued use of substance despite negative effects on their day to day life.
Inability to function normally on a day to day basis.
Uncontrolled use of a substance despite harmful consequences
The minimum $ amount at which DUI fines begin.
What is $1,500.00
The amount of money saved if someone who smoked a pack a day were to quit.
365x20=$10,950
Signs of alcohol poisoning (list at least 3 out of 4)
vomiting, blackout, inability to stand, unconsciousness.
Areas of the brain that are most affected by underaged cannabis use.
Areas involved in memory, learning, decision making, and attention.
A medicine or other substance that has a physiological effect when ingested or otherwise introduced to the body.
What is a Drug.
What does FAS stand for?
What is Fetal Alcohol Syndrome.