Marijuana
Addiction
Quitting tobacco
Drugs
short and long term effects
100
Can marijuana change your brain?
True or false
True
100
The younger a person starts using a drug, the less the risk is for addiction.
True or false?
False
100
Setting a quit date is something important to do to stop using tobacco.
True or false?
True
100
Possession and use of drugs on school grounds is a violation of what?
School policy and state law
100
What does short term consequences effect?
Sports performance, school work, Feeling anxious and depressed
200
Marijuana is a drug
True or false
True
200
Where are kids most likely to get drugs and become addicted?
From Family members or friends that are addicted and have drugs.
200
Who would be someone good to talk to about wanting to stop using tobacco?
Family and friends, Counselor, Health care provider
200
Can you become overdoes by over the counter drugs?
yes
200
What does long term consequences effect?
Impaired thinking
decrease problem solving skills
cause problems with friends and family
300
Where does marijuana come from?
Leaves and flowing tops of the plant cannabis sativa
300
Why do you think students do drugs in school and will later become addicted?
They are peer pressured, maybe they want to be popular and all the popular kids are doing drugs.
300
Why is drinking water good to stop using tobacco?
It flushes the nicotine out of your system
300
what could be a consequence for using unreported prescription drugs?
suspension
300
What is a short term effect of using marijuana?
Memory loss
Feeling anxious
troubling with thinking or problem solving
400
Can marijuana effect unborn babies when the mother is pregnant?
yes
400
What does it mean, when you are so addicted to the drug, you become dependent on it?
Your brain gets so used to the drug that it can't work without it. The person needs the drug to feel "normal."
400
What substance is in tobacco that makes you addicted?
Nicotine
400
how long will a student be expelled from school for violation of a drug policy
1 year
400
What are long term consequence of using marijuana
Risky sexual behaviors
Low selfsame
memory problems
500
How many joints of marijuana can you smoke in a day to equal 20 cigarettes?
3-4 joints
500
What are some consequences of being addicted to drugs? (5 consequences)
- Physical health problems (physical pain)
- Emotional problems (anxiety, depression)
- Social problems (withdraw from families/friends)
- Financial problems (spend all the money on drugs)
- Legal problems (in trouble with the law)
500
The FDA has approved 5 nicotine replacement medicines to help people quit smoking. How do they work? And should a person use it all the time?
These nicotine medicines work by replacing some of the nicotine the body is no longer getting from tobacco. The person will gradually cut back on the medicine until the body doesn't need it anymore. This can make withdrawal easier.
500
state penalty for distributing drugs or tobacco includes jail time no more than how many years
10 years
500
What is a long term effect for using drugs?
You can go to jail if you are caught using drugs at a young age or by selling drugs.