Alcohol
Alcohol is a suppressant, meaning it slows down brain activity, biological responses (including breathing) and can lead to___________
Alcohol Poisoning
Tobacco contains a powerful addictive drug called________.
Nicotine
Kids are more likely to try _______ if they drink underage.
Illegal Drugs
_______ are a chemical form of brain injury.
Toxic Fumes
What is one rule families can have to help kids understand the clear, firm boundary against underage drinking?
No drinking any alcohol before age 21
Research shows that if parents provide alcohol for their children, children are 40 % more likely to ___________ when parents aren't around.
Binge Drink
Each time a new memory is created or a new skill is learned, stronger connections – or _______ are built between brain cells. Young people’s brains build _________ faster than adult brains. Nicotine changes the way these synapses are formed
synapses
Even though ________is legal, it does not make it less harmful to the developing teen brain.
Marijuana
In MRI studies it is shown that binge drinking teens showed structural damage to ______________ within their brains.
White Matter
These 3 skills will help parents protect their kids from underage alcohol and drug use.
Bonding
Boundaries
Monitoring
Even 1 drink a day increases the risk of _______ in woman.
Breast Cancer
Studies have shown that when teens use __________ containing nicotine it can lead to long-term mood disorders that can last through adulthood.
E-cigarettes
Some ___________ contain opioids which can be extremely addictive and contain substances similar to the drug heroin.
Prescription Medications
Using marijuana before the brain is fully developed around age ____can harm the brain and create additional developmental challenges.
25
Where do some adolescents obtain easy access to alcohol?
Home, friend's homes as well as neighborhood stores.
Alcohol alters the brain so that it gives a pleasure response to harmful substances instead of real experiences this is called having an ____________
Altered Pleasure Motivation System
__________has 3 to 4 times more _______ that is absorbed through the bloodstream than through cigarette smoking and it remains in the bloodstream longer.
Chewing Tobacco
Nicotine
When a person is __________ toxic fumes, the molecules enter your nose and are absorbed into your bloodstream through tiny capillaries in your nose. These substances quickly travel to your brain where they poison and destroy delicate brain tissue.
Huffing
Adolescent drinking could cause severe changes to this area of the brain, which plays an important role in forming adult personality and behavior.
Prefrontal Cortex (Good Judgment Area)
What are the 5 C's ?
1. Caution
2. Cool it
3. Change plan
4. Catch you later
5. Call me
Alcohol is a __________, meaning that it causes cancer.
Carcinogen
How many cancer causing agents do tobacco products contain?
19
________ the same chemical makeup as some pain medicines.
Heroin
This area of the brain incurs the most damage from alcohol abuse in teens.
Hippocampus
What are the 5 W's questions?
1. Where are you going?
2. Who are you going with?
3. What wil you be doing?
4. When will you return?
5. Will there be alcohol there?