What is a Drug?
What is any substance that in small amounts produces changes in the brain, body or both.
A Drug
Drug use among teens is declining nationally according to Monitoring the Future, a national survey about teens and drugs by the National Institute on Drug Abuse.
True or False
True
●Use of cigarettes and alcohol has reached its lowest levels in the history of the study.
●Use of any illicit drug (other than marijuana) has declined.
●Use of marijuana has declined among 8th and 10th graders, but held steady for 12th graders.
●Prescription opioid misuse has declined among 12th graders.”
The brain is the ____________ organ to mature and takes until your mid to late 20's to finish. This is why people who get addicted to substances early in life have a much harder time undoing that addition later in life.
Last
Since e-cig/vape products are so new and health professionals can’t fast forward into the future, some of the __________________ of these products are hard to predict.
long-term consequences
This is the capital of New York
Albany
The healthiest choice is not to drugs. People who don’t use drugs are using an important harm reduction strategy called ______________ – or the choice to not use drugs.”
abstinence
___________ _________is a set of strategies that encourages people to make the safest and healthiest choice they can based on their circumstances.
Harm Reduction
_______________________ is a neurotransmitter commonly affected by substance use. It involves muscle control, pleasure and motivation.
Dopamine
E-liquid contains ______________, mixtures of ultrafine liquid particles that contain many chemicals and leave residues.
aerosols
This is the capital of California
Sacramento
_________________a highly addictive stimulant drug which causes changes in brain chemistry, the cardiovascular and the respiratory system.
Nicotine
Harm reduction in action: Maria had a few drinks at a party and plans to drink some coffee to sober up before driving home. Is she practicing harm reduction?”
No.
Maria thinks she’s doing something that can reduce harm, but she’s operating on false knowledge. Drinking coffee does not make you sober. So if Maria gets into her car after drinking coffee, she will still be impaired.”
___________________________ is when the body develops a need for the drug in order to feel normal
Physical Dependence
Nicotine is a ____________________, once you crash, you crave, which leads to physical dependence.
Stimulant
This is the capital of Iowa
De Moines
You can think about the way people use drugs as continuum stretching from non-use or abstinence to misuse and substance use disorder. Below is the pathway of the continuum, which two steps are missing
Non-use/Abstinence -> Experimental usage - > _______________ -> Regular use -> Misuse -> _____________________ -> Substance use disorder
Regular Use & Physical Dependence
Drug-related harms for teens generally break down into four major areas.
1. ____________
2. Academic harms
3.
4. Legal Harms
Name the two that are missing
Physical Harms - addiction, withdrawal symptoms, organ damage
Social-Emotional Harms - worsens depression or anxiety, conflicts with friends/family, loss of interest in previous activities.
Drugs make changes to our brains by interacting with Neurons and _________________________.
Neurotransmitters
True or False
It’s possible to overdose on any depressant drug on its own, but combining two—like “benzos” and alcohol—will decrease the risk of overdose and death.
False.
It’s possible to overdose on any depressant drug on its own, so combining two—like “benzos” and alcohol—drastically increases the risk of overdose and death.
This is the capital of Maryland
Annapolis
This campaign was popular in the 1980-1990s. It aimed to educate youth on drug dangers but faced criticism for oversimplifying addiction and was deemed largely ineffective at stopping long-term drug use. Its slogan was _________ ____________ ___________
Just Say No
We talked about 10 different harm reduction strategies. Name 3 of them
1. Abstinence
2. Develop Drug knowledge
3. Dose & Doage
4. Start low & go slow
5. Consider moderation
6. Set & setting
7. Check the substance.
8. Don't mix substances
9. know how to respond to an emergency
10. Know drug policy
___________________is a neurotransmitter commonly affected by substance use. It involves learning, memory and the ability to learn new things. It also activates muscles that help the body move.
Acetylcholine
I gave you an acronym to help Recognize Alcohol poisoning. The acronym was CUPS.
What does CUPS stand for?
C- Cold, clammy skin
U - unconsciousness
P - puking, particularly while passed out
S - Slowed breathing
This is the capital of Kentucky
Frankfort