Drug Classes
Which drug class "stimulates" your nervous system and increases your heart rate, your breathing, and thoughts?
Stimulants/Uppers.
Sometimes called "chalk", "rock" or "hardball"
Crack/cocaine
What is the primary addictive substance in cigarettes/tobacco?
Nicotine
What does FASD stand for?
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder.
Name at least one way to calm down a heated conversation.
Taking a break, breathing exercises, communicating clearly, etc.
Which drug class "slows down" your nervous system and decreases your heart rate, breathing, and reaction time?
Depressants/Downers.
Sometimes called "china girl" or "TNT"
Fentanyl
According to the CDC, what is the average age that people in the US start smoking cigarettes?
15 years old!
How much alcohol is safe to drink during pregnancy?
There is no known safe amount of alcohol to drink during pregnancy. Any amount can cause birth defects in children.
What is the following is ideal style of communication? (passive, passive-aggressive, aggressive, or assertive)
Assertive
Which drug class is primarily used for prescription pain management and comes from the poppy plant?
Narcotics/Opiates.
Sometimes called "lucy", "acid", or "black star"
LSD
True or False: Burning cigarettes creates over 7,000 chemicals.
True or False: FASD is caused by exposure to alcohol while in the womb.
True.
What might someone's body language look like when they are angry?
Frowning, crinkled face, moving quickly, tense muscles, low tone, raising their voice, punching/thowing things, etc.
Which drug class stimulates your vision and hearing to perceive things that aren't there?
Hallucinogens.
Sometimes called "special K", "bump", or "cat killer"
Ketamine
True or false: There are 40 chemicals in cigarettes that are known to cause cancer.
False. There are at least 69, actually!
Name one example of a facial abnormality that can occur in people with FASD.
Thin upper lip, small eyes, flat nose bridge, small head, smooth cupid's bow, etc.
True or False: 60-70% of our communication is nonverbal (i.e., body language, expressions, tone of voice, etc.)
True!
Which drug class does marijuana belong in?
Sometimes called "molly", "ecstacy" or "disco biscuits"
MDMA
Which is safer: Cigarettes, Vapes, or Neither?
Neither! They are both about equally as harmful but for different reasons.
Around how many children are born each year with some form of FASD in the US?
~40,000
What's the difference between a closed question and an open question?
Closed questions have yes or no answers, open questions can be answered several different ways.