Cigarettes/E-cigarettes
True or False: Vaping is safer than regular cigarettes.
Vapes and e-cigarettes contain many cancer-causing and toxic chemicals. Vaping has been linked to dangerous respiratory problems. Also, teens who vape are actually more likely to end up smoking cigarettes if they try vaping first.
True or False: People can become addicted to marijuana.
True. When a user begins to feel that he or she needs to take the drug to cope with everyday life, that person is said to be dependent on the drug. Addicted users are physically, as well as mentally, dependent on marijuana, which means that they need more marijuana to experience the same effects they used to feel with less marijuana or that they have withdrawal symptoms (sleeping problems, agitation) if they stop using suddenly.
If you’re an alcoholic, who do you hurt (two examples)?
Yourself, your family, people at work or at school, friends.
Which types of prescription drugs affects the brain’s messages about perception of painful feelings and pleasant feelings?
Opioids, prescription opioids, or prescription pain medications
Define addiction/dependence.
It is when the body chemically and physically needs a substance to feel okay.
How does vaping or smoking affect your athletic performance?
Reduces stamina, shortens breath.
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.
When alcohol wears off, uncomfortable feelings still remain.
True
True or False: It’s OK to share prescription drugs between relatives or friends.
False. Prescription drugs are prescribed to one person, for a specific condition, dose, and use. Use of medications outside of a doctor’s specific recommendations can be extremely dangerous, both immediately and long-term, and is illegal.
True or False: Tolerance is when you need more and more of a substance to feel the same effect as when you first started.
True
What does vaping and smoking do to your lungs each time you smoke?
Causes lung infection, destroys lung tissue, and diminishes lung capacity.
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 school test?
Choice (b) the answers to a test. Marijuana impairs shortterm memory.
How many drinks can you have and still drive safely?
None. Even one drink can put you at risk for an accident.
Name 2 ways you can legally and safely dispose of prescription medication.
Throw it away, dispose of it at a drop box, give it to a hospital/pharmacy/doctor, or give it to your parents to get rid of it for you.
How do you know if a street drug is pure?
You don't.
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.
An emotion is a feeling people have inside, like happiness or sadness. Name two emotions or feelings teens may have when they have a bad “high” using marijuana.
Fear, anxiety, stress, terror, paranoia.
List two ways that alcohol can hurt you in the long run.
Liver damage, nerve/brain damage, heart damage, stomach damage, and death.
Fentanyl is up to how many times stronger than morphine?
Fentanyl is a potent synthetic opioid that is up to 100 times stronger than morphine (a prescription opioid) and 50 times stronger than heroin (an illegal opioid). Fentanyl has contributed to an increase in drug overdose deaths in the United States. Even a very small amount of fentanyl can be deadly
According to the National survey, what percentage of 8th graders use e-cigarettes in the past month?
9%. Most people do not vape or smoke e-cigarettes.
Besides nicotine, what are some of the other cancer-causing substances found in e-cigarettes?
Formaldehyde, arsenic, aluminum, nickel, cadmium, lead.
True or False: Regular use of marijuana can delay the onset of puberty in males and disrupt the menstrual cycle in women.
True.
Name two reasons why people use alcohol and/or drugs.
Peer pressure, Belonging/acceptance, Escape problems, Pleasure, Relaxation, Medical need, Curiosity/experimentation, Rebellion, Parents do it, Addiction
True or False: Prescription sedatives are used to treat depression, obesity, and ADHD.
False. Prescription sedatives are used to medically treat anxiety, stress and seizure disorders by slowing down normal brain functioning.
What's harmful about cocaine and crack?
Each of these drugs constricts blood vessels and increases the heart rate, breathing rate, and blood pressure. People may die because cocaine and crack force the heart and respiratory system to overwork. A single dose can cause heart attack, stroke, or seizure.