Harm Reduction
Alcohol
Cannabis
The Brain & Drugs
Addiction & Recovery
100
Define harm reduction?
What is helping people reduce risks by making the healthiest choice possible, based on current evidence-based research, and without judgment.
100
Legal BAC (Blood Alcohol Content) level legally allowed for a teen
BAC 0.00 - Anything other than the light grey is illegal for minors
100
The psychoactive or mind altering ingredient in Cannabis
THC
100
This neurotransmitter is released when we engage in a pleasurable activity
What is Dopamine
100
First stage of addiction
What is Recreational Use
200
# 1 harm reduction strategy to reduce potential harm
Abstinence - non-use
It's always safest not to use alcohol or other drugs
200
The drug category that alcohol belongs to
What is a Depressant
200
This factor impacts how Cannabis will affect a person
What is Dose or THC levels
200
This brain pathway is an organic means of insuring the survival of our species
What is the Reward Pathway
200
Name one factor that can impact whether or not someone becomes an addict
What is genetics, early use, untreated trauma, environment, mental health
300
In health class we learn about how drugs and alcohol impact the brain and the body. This is an example of which harm reduction strategy
What is Develop Drug Knowledge
Everyone needs to know the basic effects, risks, benefits and harms.
300
How long it takes for alcohol to have an affect on the brain
What is 90 seconds
300
Percentage of users that will develop an addiction to Cannabis
What is 9%
300
Use of substances (drugs & alcohol) hijacks or alters this system in the brain
What is the reward pathway
300
The first step of the recovery process
What is detoxification
400
Two harm reduction strategies
What are: Abstinence, Develop drug knowledge, dose & Dosage, Start low & Go Slow, Consider Moderation, Set & Setting, Check the Substance, Don't Mix Substances, Know How to Respond to an Emergency, Know Drug Policy
400
The name of the position you put a person in to keep them safe if they have alcohol poisoning
What is the Recovery Position
400
Cannabis dependence can impair what?
What is Memory, mood and motivation
400
Flooding the synapses with additional dopamine through substance use does what to the receptors in the brain
What is decreases or hijacks the number of receptors
400
Return to drug use after attempt to stop
What is relapse
500
Know how to respond to an emergency
Steps to take if a friend has alcohol poisoning
1. call 911
2. Place them in recovery position
3. Stay with them until help comes
500
The law that protects teens who call 911 when helping a friend that has alcohol poisoning
What is the Good Samaritan Law or Medical Amnesty Law
500
In the brain of a teen who regularly uses Cannabis, what is thicker?
What is the Cerebral Cortex
500
A Reason why drugs are particularly bad for the teen brain
What is
Impacts brain development
Impacts pruning process
Reduced dopamine levels means increase in risky behaviors
500
A key to long term recovery
Developing positive relationships
Finding healthy activities
Learning forgiveness and patience