What is the drug in cigarettes and tobacco products that make it addictive?
What is nicotine?
100
What is the LEGAL age to make the choice to drink alcohol?
What is 21 years old.
100
True or False: you can be dependent on marijuana
What is TRUE. Dependence is when you need a drug to cope with everyday life, whether emotionally or physically in your brain!
100
True or false: You can't get in trouble for having drugs if they are prescription
What is FALSE. They only reason why you would NOT get into trouble is because the prescription is in YOUR NAME. These pills should NEVER be in your possession though, but with the SCHOOL NURSE OR TEACHER~!!!
100
One visible effect of smoking is..
What is yellow teeth!
200
True or false: snuff, spit, chew or dip are not addictive or harmful because you don't smoke them
What is FALSE. These are all forms of smokeless tobacco which still include the addictive substance nicotine and have serious health effects
200
This % of drinkers become alcoholics. (People who are dependent on alcohol to function)
What is 10%
200
True or false: It is safe to drive after smoking marijuana?
What is FALSE. Marijuana slows your reaction time, changes your vision and makes it difficult to respond to unexpected events
200
Name three GOOD prescription drugs
What are antibiotics (Penicillin), Anti-inflammatory (Aspirin or Motrin) and Heart medicine for blood pressure
200
True or False: alcohol is legal for middle school kids to use
What is FALSE!! You must be at LEAST 21 to use alcohol!
300
What can happen to you after you smoke for a long period of time?
What is lung cancer, heart attacks, heart disease, respiratory disease (bronchitis/ and emphysema), other cancers, and WRINKLES.
300
A side effect in the brain after drinking alcohol is?
What is depression and suicidal feelings. Also brain damage and nerve damage.
300
Name three side effects of marijuana
What is lost concentration, anxiety/panic, difficulty communicating, red eyes, slowing down, loss of emotion, dependence or addiction over time.
300
True or false: prescription drugs are safer than illegal drugs?
What is NO. These drugs are only safe as long as they are PRESCRIBED by a doctor and you are monitored after they are started! Accidental poisoning rates increased 113% within 5 years!!
300
Everyone who has cancer, over 85% got it from _____.
What is SMOKING
400
When you smoke a cigarette, it takes this much time off your life?
What is 10 minutes off your life for EVERY cigarette!
400
True or false: Alcohol can KILL you?
What is TRUE. For example, if you drink a large amount of alcohol at one time, say at a short party, your body cannot process it fast enough and you could pass out, go into a coma, or die.
400
Does marijuana make all of your problems go away or make everything better?
What is NO. You're life and problems will be EXACTLY the same, if not WORSE after smoking marijuana. The legal and family/friend issues that you could run into after using drugs can make things even worse for you!
400
True or false: prescription drugs can't be bad because they're legal
What is FALSE. Any drug, whether prescription or not, has the ability to harm or become addictive!
400
True or false; It is safe for pregnant women to drink alcohol or smoke cigarettes
What is FALSE! Both are EXTREMELY dangerous to BOTH the mom and the baby!!!
500
What happens when you smoke a cigarette for the FIRST time?
What is dizziness, cough, choke, heart beats faster, headache, smelly breath?
500
What sobers you up when drinking?
What is NOTHING, except time! Common myths are that coffee or food, or showering can sober you up and this is false!
500
How can you tell what exactly you are getting when you use an illegal drug like marijuana?
What is YOU CANT TELL! There are no ingredient lists on street drugs, so anything could be laced or mixed with other very serious, very dangerous drugs/chemicals.
500
What are some over the counter drugs that are dangerous if abused?
What is cold medicines, pain relievers, cough medicines. All of these can be deadly if not taken as directed!
500
True or false: Advertisements want you to believe that smoking is cool
What is true BUT smoking is NOT cool. Yellow teeth, cancer and smelly breath do not make you cool!