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100
Coffee, tea, and cigarettes all contain drugs.
What is true. Coffee and tea contain caffeine, which is a stimulant. Cigarettes contain nicotine.
100
The disease of alcoholism hurts only the person with the disease.
What is false. It hurts their families and the other people who care about the alcoholic. It affects the sick person's job and company that he or she works for. It creates a dangerous situation for other drivers on the highways.
100
Drugs are always bad for you.
What is False. Drugs can be helpful in times of illness, to prevent disease, to relieve pain, and so forth. It is the misuse of drugs taken for the wrong reasons, in the wrong amount, under the wrong circumstances, that causes problems.
100
Alcoholics are sick people.
What is True. Alcoholism is a disease, just as diabetes or epilepsy is a disease. It responds to treatment.
100
Drugs can help me handle my problems better.
What is False. The use of drugs helps people forget about their problems for a while. The problems do not go away. They can get worse.
200
Combining drugs without first clearing it with your doctor can be dangerous.
What is True. Drugs may have a different effect or more of an effect when used with other drugs. The doctor should know all drugs that you are taking.
200
Cigarette smoking will hurt a pregnant woman, but will not hurt her baby.
What is False. One of the Surgeon General's Warnings says: "Smoking by pregnant women may result in fetal injury, premature birth, and low birth weight."
200
Cigarette smoking can be addictive.
What is True. Nicotine is a drug. Like the drug, alcohol, it initially stimulates. later doses have a depressant effect.
200
Being drunk is funny.
What is False. It may look funny to others, but it is dangerous. The areas of the brain that control balance, coordination, and good judgment are affected.
200
Cigarettes and alcohol are two kinds of legal drugs.
What is True. (In the United States, adults 18 and older can buy cigarettes and those 21 and older can buy alcohol.)
300
Alcohol affects each of us the same way every time we drink.
What is False. Factors which influence how alcohol affects the individual include: amount of alcohol taken, the presence of other drugs in the system, the general health of the individual at the time, how recently he or she has eaten, and others.
300
When people stop smoking cigarettes they can reverse some of the damage to the body.
What is True. If there is no permanent heart or lung damage, the body begins to heal itself when a person stops smoking.
300
Drugs can help me to handle my problems better.
What is False. The use of drugs helps people forget about their problems for awhile. The problems do not go away. They can get worse.
300
Drinking only beer will keep a person from ever having a problem with alcohol.
What is False. It is the ethyl alcohol present in the drink that affects each drinker.
300
If one teaspoon of medicine is good for you, two teaspoons will make you even better.
What is False. The dosage is determined by a person's size, weight, severity of the condition, and other drugs being used. Drugs should be taken only as directed.
400
Illegal drugs are bad for just kids.
What is False. Illegal drugs aren't good for anyone, but they are particularly bad for a kid or teen whose body is still growing.
400
If drugs are in my home, it is okay to use them.
What is False. Drugs should not be used by children without the supervision of an adult.
400
Can I Tell If Someone Is Using Drugs?
What is True. If someone is using drugs, you might notice changes in how the person looks or acts. There are some signs, but it's important to remember that depression or another problem could be causing these changes.
400
You can tell an alcoholic by the way the person looks.
What is False. Alcoholism affects people from all walks of life, from all races, from every economic group. Only approximately 3 to 5 percent of alcoholics live on the streets.
400
You can help someone you think might be doing drugs.
What is True. What Can I Do to Help? If you think someone is using drugs, the best thing to do is to tell an adult that you trust. This could be a parent, or other relative. The person might need professional help to stop using drugs.
500
It is very hard to stop taking drugs.
What is True. Once someone is addicted, it's very hard to stop taking drugs. Stopping can cause withdrawal symptoms, such as vomiting (throwing up), sweating, and tremors (shaking). These sick feelings continue until the person's body gets adjusted to being drug free again.
500
All people use drugs for the same reasons.
What is False. Sometimes kids and teens try drugs to fit in with a group of friends. Or they might be curious or just bored. Someone may use illegal drugs for many reasons, but often because they help the person escape from reality for a while.
500
No drug ordered by the doctor can "hook" you.
What is False. Many drugs ordered by physicians for pain or relief of anxiety can be addictive. It is necessary to take medicines only as directed and for a limited duration of time.
500
Medicines are legal drugs.
What is True. If you've ever been sick and had to take medicine, you already know about one kind of drugs. Medicines are legal drugs, meaning doctors are allowed to prescribe them for patients, stores can sell them, and people are allowed to buy them.
500
The brain is the organ of the body most sensitive to the drug, alcohol. It affects the areas of the brain which control behavior, judgment, sight, speech and coordination.
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