This substance has been known to be MORE addictive than cigarettes.
What is chewing tobacco (dip, chew, etc.)
100
Drinking and driving is illegal. If you are guilty of doing this, you can be charged with a _________. (2 possible answers)
What is DUI - Driving Under the Influence or DWI - Driving While Intoxicated.
100
Smokers often get __________ around their eyes and mouth.
What is wrinkles.
100
True or false: Alcohol is not addictive.
What is false. Alcohol is a very addictive substance and people can easily become dependent on it. Additionally, many alcoholics experience difficult withdrawal symptoms if they try to stop drinking.
100
_____________ cancer is the leading cause of cancer death among both men and women in the United States.
What is lung cancer. 90% of lung cancer deaths among men and approximately 80% of lung cancer deaths among women are due to smoking. That means each of those lung cancer deaths were preventable.
200
The drug and addictive substance in tobacco products is called what?
What is nicotine.
200
Drinking alcohol causes a loss of __________ and makes it hard to drive, walk or work.
What is coordination. Alcohol also slows reaction time and impairs judgment.
200
Smoking can cause your ________ to become black.
What is your lungs.
200
True or False: On average, smokers die 13 to 14 years earlier than nonsmokers.
What is true.
200
True or false: E-Cigarettes ("vaping") are a safe alternative to tobacco.
What is false. E-Cigarettes still contain nicotine, the addictive chemical found in tobacco.
300
If you are around someone who is smoking, it can affect your health too. This is called what?
What is second hand smoke.
300
Cirrhosis is a disease of the _______ caused by drinking.
What is the liver. In a nutshell, your liver processes anything you eat or drink, and either repackages it for your body to use or eliminates it. Alcohol-related liver disease was the primary cause of almost 1 in 3 liver transplants in the United States in 2009.
300
Smoking cigarettes can cause your teeth to turn ________________.
What is yellow or brown. This is due to the nicotine and tar found in cigarettes.
300
True or false: Not many people start smoking when they are young - only 5 out of 10 people begin smoking before they are age 18.
What is false. Actually 9 out of 10 smokers start before the age of 18.
300
This term refers to how people around you may influence you to participate in behaviors you know are wrong and/or unhealthy.
What is peer pressure.
400
It is illegal for anyone under the age of _______ to purchase and/or use tobacco products.
What is age 18.
400
You must be this old to purchase/use alcohol legally.
What is age 21.
400
This product can cause sores in your mouth, bleeding gums and tumors in your throat.
What is chewing tobacco.
400
True or false: All kinds of alcohol have the same amount of alcohol content.
What is false. A 12 oz beer, 5 oz glass of wine, and 1.5 oz of hard liquor have the same amount of alcohol content.
400
This term is the name for what happens when people become dependent on a substance and are unable to quit on their own.
What is addicted.
500
One pack of cigarettes cost $3.50, if you bought a pack a day for a year, how much money would you have spent?
What is $1,277.50
500
Some drugs are depressants, which mean they slow your body functions down. Others are stimulants, which means they speed your body functions up. Which one is alcohol classified as?
Alcohol is a depressant.
500
Due to how your body processes alcohol, alcohol can cause major damage to your ________ (name the organ).
What is your liver.
500
True or false: Consuming too much alcohol can actually kill you.
What is true. Overdosing on alcohol can cause vomiting, convulsions, unconsciousness, loss of bladder control, coma, and even death.
500
True or false: Most students go all the way through high school without ever doing drugs or getting drunk.
What is true.
53.3% never used any illegal drug.
58% never smoked marijuana.
90.5% never did inhalants.
90.7% never did tranquilizers.
91.8% never did barbiturates.
93.5% never did ecstasy.
94% never did cocaine.
96.1% never did LSD.
97.6% never did methamphetamine.
98.8% never did heroin.