Alcohol
Alcohol is absorbed into the bloodstream through the stomach and small intestine.
TRUE. Therefore, it spreads quickly throughout the body.
Smoking marijuana interferes with your sense of time and distance.
TRUE. Judging distance and passage of time is difficult under the influence of marijuana. So never drive after smoking marijuana or any other drug.
Smoking (tobacco) causes 80%-90% of all lung cancers.
Alcohol is a depressant.
TRUE. Alcohol slows the nervous system and depresses the brain centres that control behaviour and decision-making.
Marijuana is grown naturally, therefore it is less harmful than cigarettes.
FALSE. An average cigarette has over 400 chemicals in it; most of those same chemicals are found in marijuana.
Tobacco contains tar.
TRUE. Tar consists of solid particles from cigarettes smoke. It contributes to shortness of breath.
No matter how much alcohol you drink, you can't die from it.
FALSE. If you pass out from drinking too much alcohol, it is considered alcohol poisoning and you ccan die if you choke on your own vomit. Also, at toxic levels, alcohol slows or stops the functions in the brain stem ( eg breathing, heart pumping) often resulting in death withoout early intervention.
Short-term memory loss, feeling tired all the time, and a 4-fold increase in the risk of heart attack are side effects of using marijuana.
TRUE. Mood swings, poor concentration and lung damage are also side effects.
Studies show that people who use e-cigarettes are not likely to smoke cigarettes.
FALSE. Studies show that using e-cigarettes increases the likelihood of smoking cigarettes.
The "alcohol" in alcoholic beverages ( eg. wine, beer) is actually methanol.
Marijuana is not addictive.
FALSE. It can be psychologically and physically addicitive.
Diacetyl, one of the chemicals in e-cigarettes, effects lung capacity and eventually leads to a disease called "popcorn lung".
TRUE. In addition to diacetyl, e-cigarettes may contain formaldehyde and an ingredient used in anti-freeze.