The Gateways
What are the 5 gateway drugs?
Marijuana, Tobacco, Inhalants, Prescription Drugs, Alcohol
What are signs of someone who is drunk?
vomiting, stumbling, slurred speech, delays in speech, tiredness, sweating
What are signs that someone is high?
Bloodshot eyes, foggy brain, stumbling, hunger, difficulty concentrating...
8% of people 12 and older have a substance use disorder, True or False.
False, 17% of people 12 and older have a SUD.
If you are feeling stressed, name a way to relieve the stress?
Go for a walk, take a break, workout, talk to someone you stress, take a nap....
What does having an addiction mean?
A person addicted to a substance feels they cannot live without that substance. They have to have more.
What is the legal age to drink?
21
What are 2 negative consequences to smoking cigarettes?
Yellow teeth, bad breath, coughing, shortness of breath, lung damage, lack of money, smell bad, CANCER
Drug Overdoses have more than doubled in the past 10 years. True or False?
True. 2012- 44,000 compared to 2022- 107,000
What is National Take Back Day?
National Take Back Day is a day you can drop unused prescription drugs at designated locations.
What is Peer Pressure?
Feeling like you have to do something you don't want to do to get along with friends or have your friends like you.
Why is Alcohol considered a drug?
Consuming alcohol alters your body and mind, can be addictive, and drinking to much/drinking and driving/drinking in public are all illegal.
What drug makes cigarettes so addictive?
Nicotine. Cigarette's have over 7,000 chemicals in them and many of them are known to cause cancer.
Fentanyl is the #1 drug threat in America to date. True or False?
True, 50x more potent than heroin and 100x more potent than morphine, fentanyl is extremely dangerous.
Should you ever offer pain medication you got from a doctor to a friend that may be in pain?
No! Never! Prescriptions are written only for the intended person and for the intended illness or purpose. Do not share prescriptions.
"Closing the Gate on Drugs"
Why do people in Alcohol commericals all look so happy?
This is called marketing. Companies highlight the euphoric feeling but do not share the bad things associated with alcohol. They only show the good to sell more.
On average how many times does it take for someone to try to quit smoking before they actually do?
According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) about 70% say they want to quit. Surveys of former smokers noted that they tried to quit an average of six times before succeeding, and one study found it could take 30 or more tries before quitting for a year.
States that have legalized Marijuana have seen increased amounts of young adults with physical and mental health issues. True or False?
In states that have legalized Marijuana, 48.7% of young adult report using "weed" or "THC" occasionally. Mental health issues like anxiety and psychosis has risen more than 30% in these same states.
If you are feeling peer pressured, who can you talk to?
A family member, a trusted adult, a teacher, a school counselor, a coach...
Every year the Young Marines run a 5k in honor of who?
Kiki Camarena, an agent of the DEA
If someone offers you a beer, what would you say?
Answers will vary but ultimately the answer is NO!
Someone offers you a hit, what do you say?
Answers will vary, but ultimately NO!
If you sell a drug but don't ever take the drug, you won't get in trouble. True or False?
False! Selling drugs is illegal and even being in possession can land you time in jail.
Drugs and Depression are best friends. True or False?
True. Depression is linked to substance abuse in most people.