Smoking
Saying "No!"
True or False
Playing It Safer
Marijuana
100
This is the main ingredient in cigarettes, cigars, and dip. It is a leaf that has the drug nicotine in it.
Tobacco.
100
This takes place when friends or people your own age try to get you to do something.
Peer Pressure.
100
True or false: an overdose of caffeine may include restlessness, dizziness, nausea, tense muscles, sleep disturbances, irregular heart beat.
True: caffeine has an effect on the body that may have undesired effects (just like anything else someone might use).
100
Name two places to go for information and help around substance use.
Guidance counselor, doctor, school nurse, Algoma Public Health, Sault Area Hospital etc.
100
Because marijuana produces illusions in the mind, it is called a(n) _______.
Hallucinogen.
200
What is the chemical in cigarettes that reduces the amount of oxygen available to your body and makes it hard for you to exercise or be good at sports?
Carbon Monoxide.
200
This group will have a great influence on how you grow up. They help to raise you and influence you daily. If they are smokers, you are more likely to try smoking.
Parents or family.
200
True or false: you or your friends can tell if a drug (like rohypnol, roofies, or GHB) has been slipped into your drink.
False: they are mostly odorless, colourless and tasteless.
200
What can you do to help if someone is having a ‘bad trip’ (or a disturbing experience typically associated with use of one or more of various hallucinogens/drugs)
Take the person to quiet surroundings where they feel comfortable, stay with them/find someone else who can, validate their panic, let them know that their panic will wear off in a few hours.
200
Give 3 street names for marijuana.
Any 3: pot, grass, weed, Mary Jane, joint, Acapulco Gold, dope, loco weed etc.
300
This extremely addictive drug in tobacco is a strong stimulant, but after getting a "boost" it quickly fades and the abuser seeks out the drug again.
Nicotine.
300
These can be ruined by drug abuse because drugs take away your drive to accomplish things.
Your goals.
300
True or false: alcohol warms the body up.
False: it slows down the heart rate and dilates blood vessels, which can make you feel warmer but increases risk of hypothermia.
300
No question.
Free 300 points!
300
Marijuana has some medical uses, but is (still) against the law and therefore _________.
Illegal.
400
Smoking has short term consequences. It makes it harder to breathe and makes you more likely to get sick. Smoking also has _______________, such as Lung-disease, heart-disease and many types of cancer.
Long term consequences.
400
Sports, drama, & music are examples of these which help to keep you busy and prevent abuse.
Your hobbies / a natural high.
400
True or false: Crystal Meth (crystallized methamphetamine) can cause irreversible nerve damage.
TRUE ‐ Long‐term use of methamphetamine destroys nerve cells associated with memory, thinking and movement.
400
What is the recovery position and when should it be used?
On side, leaning on arm, propped up with knee and other arm. Keeps their airway open, prevents choking on vomit. If a person is unconscious but is breathing and has no other life-threatening conditions, they should be placed in the recovery position.
400
The scientific name for marijuana is?
Cannabis sativa.
500
This type of tobacco is not smoked but it still causes deadly cancer of the mouth, throat and gums.
Chewing tobacco or dip.
500
Name 3 different things you could say to refuse someone asking you to try drinking.
No!, I have a game tomorrow, I don't want to, my mom is coming to get me, I have to go, etc. etc.
500
True or false: An equal amount of alcohol affects a woman less than a man of the same height and weight.
FALSE - Women can actually be more susceptible to the effects of alcohol more than men because they have a higher percentage of body fat to body water.
500
Name five ways to stay safer if drinking.
Know your tolerance, drink water, eat first, always watch your drink, have a buddy, alternate alcoholic drinks with non-alcoholic ones, have a safe way home (riding or walking may not be safe—sometimes it’s better to stay where you are until you feel better),etc.
500
Because marijuana is often a drug used early by young people who later decide to use more dangerous drugs it is called a _________ drug.
Gateway.
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