Addiction
"Anyone can become addicted to drugs."
True or false?
True
What does marijuana come from?
A plant
*Bonus 50 points if you can tell me which plant!*
"Alcohol is a drug."
True or false?
True
"Inhalants are not dangerous."
True or false?
False
What 4 aspects of your life are affected by stress?
Relationships
Extra-curriculars
Schoolwork
Health
Which is true about addiction?
a. Addiction cannot be overcome.
b. Addiction is a brain disease.
c. Addiction does not happen to teenagers.
d. Addiction is easily controlled.
b. Addiction is a brain disease.
Which is false about marijuana?
a. It is stronger now than in the 70's
b. It can only be smoked
c. It contains a mind-altering chemical
d. Your body can build a tolerance to marijuana
b. It can only be smoked
Name three parts of the body that can be
damaged by alcohol use?
- Brain
- Heart
- Liver
- Kidneys
- Nervous system
How long does it take for toxic chemicals to reach vital organs such as the brain?
a. 1 minute
b. 4 minutes
c. 2 minutes
d. a few seconds
d. a few seconds
What percentage of illnesses are caused by stress?
75-90%
Name 2 reasons why addiction is hard to overcome.
- Stigma or feeling ashamed
- Cravings/feeling like your body needs to drug to feel normal
- It rewires your brain
- Cost of treatment
- The person in recovery often feels like they have to change their whole life (who they hang out with, where they go, etc.)
What is the mind-altering chemical in marijuana?
THC
What effects might someone experience the first time they use alcohol?
- Impaired concentration
- Poor coordination
- Poor judgment
- Slowed reaction time
- Slurred speech
- Blurred vision
- Getting sick
- Being "drunk"
- Alcohol poisoning
Inhalants can cause all of the following except:
a. dizziness
b. memory loss
c. increased concentration
d. permanent mental illness
c. increased concentration
What type of Rx drug is most commonly abused?
Opioids/painkillers
What is tolerance?
- A warning sign for addiction
- When the body adjusts to the amount of drug it is being given, so more is needed to feel the same effect
What are three short-term effects of using marijuana (THC)?
- Impaired judgment
- Loss of coordination
- Increased appetite
- Bloodshot or "glassy" eyes
- Dilated pupils
- Slower reaction time
- Doing something you may regret
- Altered senses
- Altered sense of time
- Hallucinations/paranoia
- Feeling tired
What is the name of the ingredient in alcohol that causes a person to become intoxicated?
Ethanol
What is it called when someone dies instantly from using inhalants?
SSDS - Sudden Sniffing Death Syndrome
Name four healthy ways to cope with stress.
- Write
- Talk it out
- Draw
- Play a game
- Take a break
- Exercise
- Scream into a pillow
- Go outside
- and more!
What are the five stages of addiction?
1. First Use
2. Continued Use
3. Tolerance
4. Dependence
5. Addiction
Briefly explain the steps someone will need to go through to obtain medical marijuana.
- See a doctor certified to recommend marijuana
- Must have an illness on the list of illnesses approved to be treated with medical marijuana in the State of Ohio
- Take doctor's recommendation to the Ohio Pharmacy Board and register to get the "card"
- Purchase medical marijuana from a certified dispensary ONLY
- You cannot smoke it
Name four things you could do if someone is pressuring you to drink alcohol.
- Say no
- Walk away
- Make an excuse
- Give a reason
- Change the subject
- Ask a friend for help
- Give a reason
- Reverse the pressure
- Broken record
- Give an alternative
Name four products that could be used an inhalants
- computer duster
- Sharpies
- bleach
- gasoline
- nail polish remover
- and more!
Briefly explain why we are facing a heroin epidemic.
- "Pill mills" - overprescription of opioids
- Opioid addiction can lead to heroin addiction. Someone becomes addicted to Rx painkillers and then run out, so they turn to heroin which is a stronger, cheaper opiate
- Lack of treatment services
- Stigma