Medicine
Legal for Everyone and Legal for Adults
Scenarios
Illegal
Misc.
100
Medicines come in many forms. Name at least 2 of them.
What is pill, liquid, syrup, cream, or spray.
100
Name a drug that is legal for everyone.
What is caffeine?
100
You are trying to make friends. You go to a party and they offer you alcohol. What do you do?
What is "say no"
100
True or false, illegal drugs are okay if a doctor tells you to take them.
What is False.
100
True/False- only criminals or adults can become addicted to drugs?
What is False
200
What is an over the counter medicine?
What is a medicine that you do NOT need a doctors note for.
200
Name 2 drugs that are legal only for adults.
What is tobacco and alcohol?
200
Imagine that your friend is very sad. This friend suggests going to a party and doing drugs to forget his/her problems. What could you suggest as an alternative solution?
What is suggest that we talk about his/her feelings or do something fun instead.
200
What is the difference between legal and illegal
What is legal means allowed and illegal means against the law.
200
True/False- If you take the same medicine everyday, you will always have the same reaction to it.
What is False (weight, mood, food, mixing, amount, allergies)?
300
Define what a prescription medicine is.
What is medicines that can be bought only with a written order, prescribed, from a doctor.
300
Name 2 things that have caffeine in them.
What is tea, coffee, soda.
300
What do you think is the biggest danger of using marijuana?
What is damage to the lungs with tar and chemicals?
300
What is an anabolic steroid?
What is drugs that are abused to build muscles.
300
What is the difference between drug misuse and drug abuse?
What is drug misuse is using a drug incorrectly by accident (mistake) and drug abuse is using drugs incorrectly on purpose.
400
Name 2 things you can do to use a medicine safely.
What is follow the directions on the medicine label, don't mix drugs unless the doctor tells you to, ask an adult before taking any medicine?
400
How old do you have to be to use tobacco? alcohol?
What is 18 (tobacco) and 21 (alcohol)?
400
Suppose you have a friend on the football team. You notice that he has recently gained a lot of weight and has bulked up with muscles. He has also been very aggressive lately. What do you think could be causing these changes?
What is I think my friend might be taking steroids?
400
What is the difference between a stimulant and depressant?
What is a stimulant is a drug that speeds up your brain and heart and a depressant is a drug that slows the body down?
400
Name at least 3 factors that affect a person's reaction to drugs.
What is weight, mood, food, mixing, amount, allergies
500
Name 2 things that would be on a prescription label but not on an OTC label.
What is doctor's name and patient's name?
500
Which of the following is NOT considering a drug? -caffeinated tea -alcohol -food -stimulants
What is food?
500
If one of your friends started using drugs, what kinds of changes might you notice in your friend?
What is my friend might become easily distracted and have trouble paying attention and have mood swings.
500
Define what a gateway drug is and name one.
What is a drug that introduces people to drug use, increasing the risk that they will try stronger drugs. Marijuana
500
Define Tolerance, Withdrawal and Dependence.
Tolerance is when a person needs more of a drug to feel the original effects of the drug. Withdrawal-the body's reaction to not having a drug that is usually present in the body. Dependence- Needing to take a drug in order to feel normal.
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