Myths
Substances can make you feel more confident in yourself.
Wrong!! Actually the sense of carelessness or "courage" is the substance affecting the part of your brain that is responsible for fight or flight.
The term used to describe consuming large amounts of a substance at one time is called
What is Binge.
When it comes to substances, Tolerance is a good thing to acquire or a bad thing?
Bad!
Beer is less intoxicating than hard liquor
False
Will-power and moderation are key factors for how intoxicated a person gets.
Actually, it's a mistake to count on will-power and moderation as measuring tools. Will-power fades in the arms of peer pressure and moderation can be a misleading perception
Which organ is affected the most by drinking alcohol.
What is the liver.
The term "Gateway" is only used when referring to substances that are not that potent.
False!!!
Using a substance to ease anxiety is
is habit forming
People who experiment with substances by the age of 13 or have friends that do, are 3 times more likely to show risky behavior and favorable stances on recreational use
What is True! Friends who see other friends use and seem to be functional show less concern.
the letters B A C refers to
Blood Alcohol Content
Substances that are seen as "hard" or "real" are the ones that most people have a hard time quitting.
What is False.
E cigs and vaping do not carry the same amount of chemicals that a normal cigarette contains, which makes it???
More unsafe!!!
Marijuana is not addictive
Based on our definition of a drug and what we know about dopamine release, Marijuana is indeed addictive.
Alcohol makes people go bananas so it must be a stimulant
Alcohol is a depressant
Name three physical consequences that smoking can have on your body
What is rot your teeth, turn your teeth yellow, lungs black, causes heart attacks, cancer, fingernails yellow
A person can only become addicted in 1 or 2 ways
False. A person can become addicted and complicate their abuse in many ways.
A person who says "I just need a drink to relax" before drinking is just using a figure of speech
Substances taken as a way to de-stress gives power to the substance over you. The substance takes the controls from you.
abstaining from drinking in social settings or pretending to drink is lame!
Actually, in many cases more respect is given to a person who is rooted and firm in their stance on underaged alcohol.
A parent should threaten their child with consequences if they find out their child is experimenting with substances.
Daily discussion!!!!!!! What are some good techniques or things a parent might use to help keep their child away from substances?
Marijuana is legal in some states so it must not be as bad as everyone says
False!