Cigarettes and Vaping
Two physical consequences of smoking a cigarette for the first time
1. Heart beats faster 2. Breath smells 3. Coughing 4. Dizziness; (A SOCIAL consequence: Getting in trouble)
True or false: It is more dangerous to drive when you are drunk than when you are high from using marijuana. EXPLAIN WHY
FALSE; Marijuana slows your reaction time, distorts your perception, and makes it difficult to respond to unexpected events; Daily double: Having even one drink can affect your ability to drive safely. Name one way to sober up before driving.
Myth or fact: A can of beer will not have as much effect as a shot of vodka.
MYTH. A can of beer, a glass of wine, a mixed drink, and a shot of liquor all have about the same amount of alcohol (ethanol) and will have the same effect
Nearly half of the young people who inject heroin report abusing this drug before starting to use heroin.
Prescription opioids; Heroin is cheaper and easier to obtain.
Does it help to stop smoking? WHY?
YES -24 hours after quitting the chance of a heart attack decreases -After 5-15 years stroke risk is reduced to that of someone who never smoked -After 10 years: Risk of lung cancer is now half that of current smokers
Name one physical and one social consequence of smoking for a few weeks or months
Physical: 1. Get Addicted 2. Harder to breathe (lung tissue destroyed) 3. Yellow teeth; Social: 1. Less money 2. Trouble at school or home 3. Expose others to secondhand smoke (pets and people)
True or false: Marijuana is not addictive
FALSE; Long-term use can produce changes in the brain similar to those seen for long-term users of cocaine, heroine and alcohol; About 30% of long-term users develop "problem use", including severe dependence or addiction; People who begin using marijuana before age 18 are 4-7 times more likely than adults to develop problem use.
MYTH or FACT: As long as you are not an alcoholic, alcohol is not as dangerous as other drugs. JUSTIFY your answer.
MYTH; Alcohol can be deadly, for example drinking a quart of vodka in a drinking game can kill you; One drink can affect your judgment and cause you to lose control; Alcohol is a major factor in the three leading causes of death in teenagers: car crashes, homicides and suicide.
This drug constricts blood vessels and increases heart rate and blood pressure. A single dose of this drug can cause a heart attack, stroke, seizure, or death.
Cocaine, crack or meth
Some drugs can kill you if you even use them once. Tobacco kills the most Americans (but slowly).... What is the most dangerous COMBINATION of drugs? (A person taking these drugs may stop breathing or have heart failure, or may choke to death on their own vomit)
Alcohol + sleeping pills / prescription painkillers
Name three major long-term health consequences of smoking cigarettes
1. Death (As long as you smoke, each cigarette takes 10 min off your life); 2. Cancer (Lung and other cancers); 3. Heart disease (double the risk); 4. Lung disease (emphysema and bronchitis)
Name 4 possible negative consequences of OCCASIONALLY using marijuana as a teen
Memory loss; Difficulty with thinking and problem-solving; Do something you may regret; Feel anxious, panicked or paranoid; Feel out of control; Impaired body movement; Slowed reaction time and depth perception (accident prone); Avoid solving problems; Less money; Hard to communicate
TRUE OR FALSE: It is legal to drink alcohol once you have graduated from high school.
No. Alcohol is illegal for anyone under the age of 21. BONUS: Are prescription painkillers, inhalants, and Ritalin and Adderall legal for teenagers? (BE VERY SPECIFIC)
Fake painkiller pills look the same as real ones and are often much cheaper. Recently, a warning was issued that fake painkillers have been found to contain this substance, which is 25 to 50 times stronger than heroin.
fentanyl
Name 3 signs that a person is ADDICTED to alcohol (exclude their physical appearance)
Drinking regularly to relieve shyness, fear, or anger; Drinking first thing in the morning; Drinking alone regularly; Having problems with school or work due to drinking; Needing a drink at a certain time every day; Having a loss of memory during or after drinking; Becoming more moody or irritable after drinking
Name one risk associated with e-cigarettes or vaping
1. e-cigarette vapor may contains known carcinogens and toxic chemicals (formaldehyde and acetyaldehyde); 2. Nicotine addiction (High doses!); 3. More likely to be using cigarettes and smokeless tobacco one year after starting e-cigarettes; 4. Get into trouble; 6. Nicotine often mixed with other vaporized drugs; 7. Vaping of marijuana: Very high levels of THC can affect brain development.
Name two risk factors of LONG-TERM use of marijuana when starting to use as a TEEN
Reduced thinking, memory and learning function (studies have documented loss in IQ points); Loss of interest in activities except drug use; Severe dependence and addiction; Lung damage (if smoking); Possibility of ingesting other drugs; Damage to immune system; Damage to reproductive health; Mental illness in some users (paranoia, hallucinations); Depression and suicidal thoughts in teens (Mixed study outcomes); Relationship problems
Name two of the six organs that are MOST severely affected by drinking either HEAVILY or OVER A LONG PERIOD
Brain (brain cells killed); liver (failure); heart; pancreas; lungs; central nervous system.
These drugs can stop a person's respiration (breathing) when they overdose.
opioids (heroin, painkillers)
What is mutual consent and how is it affected by drugs like alcohol and marijuana? (SPECIFIC ANSWER REQUIRED)
Mutual consent means that verbal permission/agreement needs to be obtained to engage in any touching of a sexual nature; Lack of "no" does not imply "yes"; A person CANNOT give consent if he or she is severely intoxicated (drunk or high); Using drugs affects judgment.
Only 3% of daily smokers in high school think that they will be smoking at all in 5 years. What percentage are actually still daily smokers 7-9 years later? 5% 10% 50% 60%
60%
Percentage of 8th graders in WA state that report NOT smoking marijuana in the last 30 days. 94%, 90%, 85%, 42%, 33%, 10%, 6%
94% of 8th graders in WA report NOT smoking marijuana at least once in the last 30 days. This number is HIGHER at HIMS (97%).
A single add for alcohol or cigarettes can cost up to this amount in a magazine like Newsweek or Time: $100 $2400 $24,000 $240,000
$240,000
Choosing to use drugs has both short-term and long-term effects. Explain what is meant by negative physical, social, emotional, and mental effects of drug use.
Physical: Effects on your body for example brain damage, wrinkles, yellow teeth, red eyes, loss of coordination; Social: Friends and family, money problems, legal problems; Emotional: Mood swings, depression, anxiety, paranoia, stress; Mental: Effects on brain functioning and learning, memory, judgment, change in interests.
Name two symptoms of people who have been taken to the emergency room after using synthetic cannabinoids? (Synthetic cannabinoids are man-made chemicals related to THC (found in marijuana). They bind more strongly to the same receptors in the brain that THC binds to. Examples are K2 and spice. They can be vaped.)
Vomiting, seizures, rapid heart rate, violent behavior, suicidal thoughts and extreme anxiety.