Smoking
Drug Categories
Drug Effects
It is all about the numbers
Grab Bag
100
What is the addictive drug found in Cigarettes?
Nicotine
100
Name a drug that is a depressant?
Alcohol, valium, Xanax, rohypnol, prescription sleep aids
100
What club drug causes rapid dehydration?
Ecstacy (MDMA)
100
The rate of attempted suicide in teens is about 3% for non-substance abuse users and rises to 12, 19 or 25% in teens who abuse drugs and alcohol?
19%
100
To be arrested for a DUI as an adult a person’s blood alcohol level must be at or above what level/percent?
.08 or 8%
200
How many people die each day from smoking related illnesses? 400, 800 or 1200
1200
200
Name a drug that is a stimulant?
Amphetamines, cocaine, and meth
200
Give an example of a drug that is considered a stimulant and can cause rapid heartbeat, high blood pressure, heart attack and stroke?
Amphetamines, cocaine, and meth
200
Alcohol use by the perpetrator and/or victim has been implicated in what percentage of “date rapes” among college students? 20-30%, 45-75% or over 90%
45-75%
200
To be arrested for a DUI under the age of 21 a person’s blood alcohol level must be at or above what level/percent?
.02 or 2%
300
Someone who starts smoking after the age of 18 has what percentage chance of becoming a life-long smoker? 10, 15 or 20%
Only a 10% chance. If you smoke before the age of 18 you have a 90% chance :(
300
Name a drug that is considered a Hallucinogenic drug.
LSD, Psilocybin (shrooms), ecstacy, acid and sometimes Marijuana
300
How long after using marijuana is a person’s driving skills impaired, 4 hours, 12 hours or 24 hours?
24 hours
300
What percentage of teens who smoke marijuana before age 15 will later use cocaine, 25%, 45% or 60%?
60%
300
Which of the following causes the highest % rate of death from first time use? Heroin, inhalants or meth?
Inhalants
400
Most smokers say that they got their first cigarette from a friend, stealing it from their parent or buying it from a store?
Stealing it from their parent
400
Name a drug that is considered a narcotic.
Morphine, Heroin, Oxycontin, Vicodin, codein
400
What drug can cause long term damage to the serotonin system, which controls mood and happiness, in the brain?
Ecstacy (MDMA)
400
Teens who smoke marijuana are more likely to use cocaine by 40%, 60% or 85%?
85%
400
What is the name of the law which allows someone to call for help for someone overdosing from drugs or alcohol and they cannot be charged for drug/alcohol use if they are also under the influence?
The Good Samaritan (Drug Overdose) Law
500
In terms of Lung Cancer smoking a Marijuana joint is the same as smoking smoking 15, 20 or 25 regular cigarettes?
20
500
Name a synthetic drug that would go in the same category as Marijuana and is sold illegally in smoke shops in Washington state.
K2 or Spice
500
Name one negative effect of long-term Marijuana use besides addiction.
Depression, schizophrenia, lung infections and irritation, lesser immune system response, respiratory problems, bronchitis, emphysema and cancer (head, neck, lungs and respiratory track)?
500
How many ER visits are due to drugs and alcohol each year? 100,000 – 200,000 – or 300,000
200,000
500
The number one reason teens said they BEGIN use of alcohol/drugs is because they feel curious, they are pressured by their peers or they are depressed?
Curious
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