Preventing Addiction
These three words make up the famous Red Ribbon Week slogan used to firmly decline peer pressure to try drugs or alcohol.
What is Just Say No?
most teenagers need between 8 to 10 hours of this nightly activity to let their brains recover.
What is sleep?
This vital organ is most directly damaged from vaping
What are the lungs?
Hookahs, weed pens, and vaping are safer alternatives to smoking cigarettes.
What is false
This term describes the powerful, uncontrollable urge to keep taking a drug, even when you know it is hurting your body and mind.
What is addiction?
These people—including parents, teachers, and counselors—are the best individuals to talk to if you or a classmate are facing a difficult problem.
What are trusted adults?
Doing this for at least 60 minutes a day keeps your heart and muscles strong.
what is exercise?
The addictive chemical found in e-cigarettes
What is nicotine?
Taking a prescription medicine that was given to you by a friend or family member is safe as long as it treats the same symptoms you have.
What is false
Taking too much of a drug or medicine at one time can cause this dangerous, life-threatening medical emergency.
What is an overdose?
This word describes a person’s ability to bounce back from difficult situations, a key psychological trait that protects against addiction.
What is resillience?
This is the healthiest, sugar-free beverage option to stay hydrated throughout the school day.
What is water?
Brands use colorful packaging and mouth-watering flavors to attract this age group.
What is teenagers?
Your brain keeps growing and developing until the age of 25
What is true?
These are the unwanted, uncomfortable, or dangerous effects that can happen to your body when you take a drug or medicine.
What are side effects?
Playing soccer, painting, or reading are examples of healthy ones of these that keep your brain happy and busy.
This helps people deal with their stress, and can be listening to music, going on walks, and many other things.
What is stress management / coping mechanisms?
Vapes produce this vapor made of toxins instead of water vapor.
What is an aerosol?
Nicotine usage during your teenage years can change your brains wiring, making it easy to get addicted to other substances.
What is true
This law-enforcement consequence can happen to someone who buys, sells, or uses illegal drugs.
What is being arrested?
This organ inside your head is still growing and needs to be protected from harmful substances.
What is the Brain?
The two letter word you should say when people ask you to try a drug.
What is no?
This mental health struggle is worsened by long-term vaping, despite it being a coping mechanism.
What is anxiety?
Drinking caffine or taking a cold shower will completely sober up someone who has consumed alcohol
What is false?
When a person has to take more and more of a drug to get the same feeling, their body has built up this.
What is tolerance?