Prescription Drugs
True or False - Prescription Drugs are safe to take even without a prescription
False- Only under a doctors care even then side effects and overdose can happen
Alcohol addiction is called?
Alcoholism
Vaping and or E-Cigarettes are safer and less addictive than traditional cigarettes true or false?
False! Vaping can often contain double to triple the amount of nicotine in the pods or canister than a traditional cigarette and are just as addictive.
Name two types of synthetic drugs?
Bath salts, K2, spice, NBomb, Meth, and Molly.
Give two examples of inhalants that people abuse
Duster aka computer cleaner, nitrous Oxide aka laughing gas, whippets.
True or False- Prescription drugs are addictive and are Always safe.
False - They can be dangerous for certain people especially if allergic to a medication.
Blackouts are when someone turns the lights off while they are drinking true or false?
Blackouts are when someone drinks so heavily that they have no memory of what happened and or where they are and what they are doing. The brain basically shuts down.
The Juul is a good alternative to quit traditional cigarettes and contains less nicotine. True or false
False the Juul contains a lot more nicotine and is even more addictive than traditional cigarettes.
Synthetic drugs are a legal and safe alternative to street drugs true or false
False synthetic drugs are man made in a lab and are just as dangerous as street drugs
Inhalants can cause hallucinations, aggressive behavior, and seizures true or false?
True all of these can happen with only one use
Name a type of prescription drug that is highly addictive
Oxycontin, hydrocodone, Xanax.
What does BAC mean?
Blood Alcohol Content which shows the amount of alcohol in someones body.
Vaping can cause a specific lung condition called???????
When someone vapes for a long period of time studies have shown that the lungs can develop tiny holes which can cause severe damage even death called popcorn lung.
Synthetic drugs are legal true or false?
false synthetic drugs are illegal and the same as street drugs the specific chemicals used to make things like bath salts and K2 spice are classified by the DEA as scheduled illegal substances.
Someone who abuses inhalants can die immediately with just one use what is this condition called?
Sudden Sniffing Death Syndrome
True or false - prescription drugs such as Oxycontin often lead to heroin abuse
True, when pills start to become too expensive and or unavailable users often turn to heroin because it is cheaper and easier to obtain and gives the same high.
What type of drug is alcohol a depressant or a stimulant?
Alcohol is a depressant meaning it slows down all the systems in the body.
There are no known chemicals in vape liquids and or pods true or false?
False there is a known carcinogen and chemical in vape liquids called diacetyl when heated this chemical gets into the lungs and can cause permanent damage.
Meth and marijuana are examples of synthetic drugs true or false?
False Meth is made with household and or store bought chemicals usually in a man made lab but marijuana is derived from a plant.
Inhalants are safe because you can buy the products at a store true or false?
FALSE!!!!!! Just because you can buy the products at a store does not mean they are not deadly and or not addictive. Most of the products have warning labels saying not for human consumption and or can be deadly when inhaled.
Fentanyl is so deadly that it takes only a tiny amount to kill someone true or false?
True fentanyl is extremely deadly and is often laced into street drugs like heroin and cocaine.
Alcohol poisoning is a way to build tolerance to alcohol true or false?
False when someone drinks too much alcohol the body starts to shut down if someone is not rushed to the hospital in time they can die from alcohol poisoning
No Other types of drugs can be vaped besides nicotine true or false?
False many vape pens and or cartridges can be filled with marijuana, or synthetic drugs like K2 and spice
Synthetic drugs are not as addictive or deadly as street drugs true or false?
False synthetic drugs are just as addictive as street drugs and are just as deadly.
Inhalant abuse can only cause short term damage not long term damage to the body true or false?
False inhalants can cause short and long term damage such as, heart attacks, stroked, seizures, smell, taste and hearing loss, frost bite on mouth and hands, ringing in the ears, and sudden sniffing death