vaping
How many people have died due to vaping?
34
How many people have died from smoking?
480,000
How many people died from drugs in a year?
70,327
Is it illegal to drink under the age of 21?
yes!
Which type of adolescents are at a higher risk of opioid misuse?
Athletes
How many people have gotten sick due to vaping?
1,604
How many people have died from second-hand smoke?
41,000
What are some of the common reasons for drug overdoses?
mixing drugs w/ alcohol, mixing other drugs with prescribed medication, taking to much of a drug/drugs.
what are some reasons why teens drink?
Peer pressure, stress, increased desire for alcohol.
After how many days of taking opioids can someone possibly become addicted?
5
What are the symptoms of vaping?
coughing, shortness of breath, seizures, comas, lung failure, pneumonia, heart attacks, cancer, wet lung, popcorn lung, weight gain/loss, gum disease, permanent lung damage, and death
How many people die each day from smoking?
1,300
what are some of the side effects of long term drug use?
mental health issues, greater risk of cardiovascular issues, greater risk of heart attack, respiratory system issues, lung failure, organ failure, chronic inflammation, scarring, tissue necrosis, cancer, and even death.
What are the main causes of death in teens related to underage drinking?
motor vehicle accidents (1,580), homicides (1,269), alcohol poisoning, falls, burning, drowning, asphyxiation (245), and suicides (492)
Every _______ minutes someone dies of an opioid overdose.
12
What age group is most likely to vape?
ages 15-17
Smoking can create a layer of what in your lungs?
tar
Most common drug used by high school students?
marijuana
What is the average death toll each year due to underage drinking?
4,385
what are the most common opioids/narcotics used by teenagers?
Vicodin, OxyContin, cough medicine, prescription painkillers, hallucinogens, amphetamines, sedatives, and tranquilizers
What's the difference between vaping and smoking?
the nicotine does not burn away in vapes as it does in cigarettes. You receive 100% of the nicotine.
Smoking will cut your life expectancy by how many years?
13
What is the punishment for being caught with illegal drugs?
2 - 14 years in prison and an unlimited fine, but if you are caught with a supply you could have a 14 year to lifetime in jail, as well as an unlimited fine.
What percent of people that reported drinking/ binge drinking as teenagers became alcoholics.
50%
How much of drug overdoes are caused by opioids/narcotics?
67.8 of all drug overdoses are caused by opioids/narcotics.