Alcohol
What is the type of alcohol in alcoholic beverages?
Ethanol
What is the addictive drug found in tobacco leaves?
What is one-way drugs affect your mental health?
Impair ability to reason and think, behave in ways that go against values
What is the definition of an addictive drug?
A substance that causes physiological and psychological dependence
Saying _______ is much easier when you know how you will respond before you are faced with the situation
NO
Using alcohol slows reaction time, impairs ____________, and diminishes judgement
Vision
Some of the substances in e-liquid (vape juice) have been linked to causing ___________
Cancer
What is one negative consequence affiliated with marijuana use?
Can be mixed with unknown chemicals and have unexpected effects on health, considered a gate-way drug, effects are unpredictable, leads to risky behavior or even death
Drug treatment centers provide medications to help with physical and psychological effects of _______________
Withdrawal
What is one example of a phrase an individual may say when refusing alcohol from a peer?
I don’t like the taste.
No thanks. I need to be ready for the game.
I don’t drink alcohol. Besides I have to leave.
I really can’t, my parents would be angry.
I don’t want to risk getting kicked off the team.
Define Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC)
The amount of alcohol in a person's blood, expressed as a percentage
Name three short-term effects of tobacco use?
Brain chemistry changes, respiration and heart rate increases, taste buds are dulled, appetite is reduced, bad breath, yellow teeth, smelly hair, smelly skin, smelly clothes, etc..
The ___________________ is responsible for making sure medications are safe to use, effective, and secure from tampering
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
What is the difference between an out-patient treatment center and an in-patient treatment center?
Individuals will live in an in-patient treatment center. Individuals will go home at night but return daily for out-patient treatment centers.
Everyone can help reduce substance abuse by committing to remaining ______________
Drug-free
Infants born to mothers who drink during pregnancy are at risk of what?
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS)
How were vape products initially marketed to the public?
As a way to quit smoking cigarettes
What are three factors that can influence a teens choice about drug use?
Peer pressure, Family member, Role models, Media messages, Perceptions, Misleading info
List two ways to help a friend or family member who is dealing with a drug problem
Identify sources in the community, talk when the person is sober about concern, non-judgmental, listen to their response, be prepared for anger and denial, offer to go with them to a counselor or support group
Give me two healthy alternatives to using illegal substances?
Hobbies, Sports, Community activities, school organizations
What are the three stages of alcoholism?
Abuse, Dependence, Addiction
Name the three toxic substances found in tobacco products
Carcinogens, Tar, Carbon Monoxide
What are the four main groups of psychoactive drugs?
Stimulants, Depressants, Opiates, Hallucinogens
What are the “four D’s” when ending addiction?
Deep breathe, Drink liquids, Delay (wait it out), Do something else (distract yourself)
What are the three refusal strategies to resisting drugs?
Choose friends who refuse drugs, avoid places where drugs are known to be, choose healthy alternatives