Tobacco/Nicotine
TRUE OR FALSE: Teenagers who vape or smoke can't have lip sores, throat irritation, yellow teeth, or smoker's breath because they're too young.
FALSE
If you go to school "high," there is a good possibility you will forget which of the following: (a) your birth date, or (b) the answers to a history test.
(b) the answers to a history test. Marijuana impairs short term memory.
When you drink, what part of your brain is affected? Your judgment, your coordination, or both?
Both. Your judgment and coordination.
Should you take prescribed painkillers for anything other than pain such as sadness or depression?
NO
How do you know a drug you got off the streets is pure?
You don't.
How does vaping or smoking affect your athletic performance?
Reduces stamina, shortens breath.
An emotion is a feeling people have inside, like happiness or sadness. Name two negative emotions or feelings teenagers may have when they have a bad "high" on marijuana.
Fear, anxiety, stress, terror, paranoia.
How many drinks can you have and still drive safely?
None. Even one drink can put you at risk for an accident.
Heroin and prescription painkillers come from this plant.
Opium Poppy Plant
TRUE OR FALSE. E-cigarettes don't contain nicotine, so they are safer than regular cigarettes.
FALSE. E-cigarette fluid does contain nicotine. Even "flavoring only" or 0% e-liquids have been found to contain nicotine.
What does vaping and smoking do to your lungs each time you smoke?
Causes lung infection, destroys lung tissue, and diminishes lung capacity
Name one consequence of smoking marijuana for a long time.
Addiction, dependence, loss of interest in activities except drug use; possible damage to lungs, immune system, and reproductive system; learning and memory problems, mental health issues, trouble with law enforcement, parents, employment, and school; increase risk of using other drugs (gateway drug).
Who might be negatively impacted by an alcoholic?
Yourself, your family, people at work or at school, friends.
How does prescription painkillers work?
It tells the brain to replace painful feelings with pleasant ones.
What is the acronym for the refusal skills we learned?
STOP
TRUE OR FALSE: It takes at least a year or two after you start vaping or smoking to become addicted to nicotine.
FALSE. If you smoke a few cigarettes a day for four or five days in a row or vape nicotine a few times a day, you can become addicted.
TRUE OR FALSE. Since marijuana is natural, it is much safer than other drugs.
FALSE. Many "natural" substances also have toxic properties. Prolonged or frequent use of marijuana can adversely affect hormones in both males and females. Young men can have delayed puberty and young women can find that the drug disturbs their monthly cycle.
TRUE OR FALSE. A can of beer does not have the same effect as a mixed drink (or a shot of liquor).
FALSE. A can of beer, a glass of wine, a mixed drink, and a shot of liquor all have about the same amount of alcohol and will have about the same effect.
What should you do when you no longer need to take prescription painkillers, but still have some left over?
Return it to the doctor, drop boxes at pharmacies or hospitals, give them to your parents.
What is an INTERNAL pressure which might lead one to do drugs?
What is an EXTERNAL pressure which might lead one to do drugs?
Internal (belonging, acceptance, escape problems, relaxation, curiosity, boredom, rebellion, parents do it)
External Pressures (peer pressure, family members, cultural, social media/ads).
Besides nicotine, what are some of the other cancer-causing substance found in e-cigarettes?
Formaldehyde, arsenic, aluminum, nickel, cadmium, lead.
What is the legal age in Washington to buy marijuana?
21
List two ways that alcohol can hurt you (physically) in the long run.
Liver damage, nerve/brain damage, heart damage, stomach damage, and death.
Why are prescription medication safer than fentanyl?
Lab-made and regulated. Doctor prescribes it. Fentanyl is a street drug and sometimes other street pills are laced with it..
What is an example of the "O" in STOP?
Answers may vary but include:
Let's go shopping
Want to get something to eat?
How about we shoot some hoops?