Alcohol
What is the Legal Drinking Age?
21
Vaping Nicotine is a safe alternative to Cigarettes: True or False
False
Hallucinogens are what?
Substances that create hallucinations (distortions of time, distortion of senses, images or sounds that are not there, paranoia, delusions)
Drinking before the age of 21 impairs cognitive development: True or False
True.
Studies suggest moderate to heavy drinking slows prefrontal cortex development in adolescence. Potentially causing issues with inhibition, emotion regulation, and planning.
Squeglia, L. M., Jacobus, J., & Tapert, S. F. (2009). The influence of substance use on adolescent brain development. Clinical EEG and neuroscience, 40(1), 31–38. https://doi.org/10.1177/155005940904000110
Vaping Nicotine research proves there are no long term effects: true or false
False.
There is little to no long term data on the effects of vaping. Not enough to prove it is safe long term.
Even "minor" Substance use can make mental health issues worse: True or False?
True.
How many drinks is considered "Binge Drinking"?
4-5
Vaping is to be used as an FDA approved tool for quitting cigarettes: True or False
False.
The FDA does not approve its use as a quitting tool. Most research so far points to it only continuing nicotine/cigarette addiction.
This is the hallucinogen with the most wide spread use:
Marijuana
The age the brain stops developing:
25
The prefrontal cortex, the brain’s rational part still develops until 25. This is the part of the brain that responds to situations with good judgment and an awareness of long-term consequences. Teens tend to process information with the amygdala while this is developing.
Nicotine is harmless. True or false?
False
Nicotine has possible negative effects on the heart, circulatory system and emotional regulation.
This substance can create difficulty regulating emotions, irritability and possibly seizures:
Nicotine
This is a strong predictor and possible cause for Adult Alcohol dependency :
Underage drinking
Nicotine is a stimulant but often is described as "relaxing" by users why is this?
Addiction to nicotine causes distress in the user when not smoking/vaping. Nicotine temporarily eases that distress when using.
Vaping Marijuana is safer than smoking cigarettes. True or False? why?
False--