Risk Factors
Name four risk factors
Knowledge and Skills, Environment, Self-concept, and Long-term Goals
How many deaths in the US have smoking as a factor?
one out of five
What percentage of adults are problem drinkers in the United States?
14%
What are some things marijuana users have problems with?
Memory and depression
What percentage of students use drugs when most of their best friends do drugs?
82%
What is an environmental risk factor?
Friends who do drugs, parents who are alcoholics, etc.
What percentage of smokers wishes they didn't smoke?
80%
What is the biggest reason high school students begin drinking?
Peer Pressure
How much more likely are marijuana users going to have a heart attack?
four times
What percentage of students don't use drugs when most of their best friends do not use drugs?
21%
What type of self-concept helps keep a student off drugs?
Positive
What is the most common type of cancer caused by smokeless tobacco?
What type of drug is alcohol?
What can happen to males who abuse marijuana?
lower testosterone
Name a long-term goal you have.
State a way you could refuse smoking.
No thanks. It burns my lungs. Smoke bothers me.
How much does an average smoker spend per year on cigarettes?
$1,200
What part of your body is shrunk by alcohol abuse?
Brain
White blood cells are killed
Name a fact you learned in this drug and alcohol prevention program.
Answers will vary.