All
About
Drugs
For
5th Grade
100

Any substance that changes the way you feel

What is a Drug

100

What are Alcohol, Nicotine, and Marijuana

Common drugs that teen use and are bad for you

100

Reasons like peer pressure, stress, bored, trying to fit in

Reasons why teens use drugs

100

Processed in the liver and causes headaches, blackouts, vomiting

Alcohol

100

What is the only thing that will help someone "sober up" (recover) after drinking

Time

200

Causes car crashes and you can get arrested

Drinking and driving

200

T/F Telling someone your friend is using drugs is disloyal

False! Speak up quickly -it may save a life

200

Uses a battery and heat to dispense drugs

Vape pen

200

A drug that affects your lungs and breathing

Nicotine

200

What is it called when an addicted person stops taking a drug and feels really bad

Withdrawal

300

A drug that causes lung disease, yellow teeth, mouth cancer

What is nicotine

300

A depressant

Alcohol

300

21

Legal age to buy Juuls

300

Teens report they can mostly get this drug from retail stores and their friends

What is a vape, vape pen, etc. 

300

T/F? Kids who are trying drugs are vulnerable to getting COVID

True

400

Stimulant

What is nicotine

400

Consequences of using drugs

Punished, go to jail, addiction, bad grades, kicked off teams, death

400

Causes a lot of lung injuries, breathing problems and death

Vaping

400

Attention and memory issues, red eyes, hallucinations, poor coordination

Marijuana

400

10

Number of cigarettes equal to a pod in a vape pen

500

When you can't stop using a drug that is bad for you

Overdose

500

This drug acts like a depressant AND a stimulant

marijuana

500

Peer pressure, social media, advertisements, stores

Why some teens try drugs

500

A disease in the brain; It can happen after using a drug one time; 

Addiction

500

Reasons to refuse drugs

To stay healthy, have friends, get a good education

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