Addiction
A person that is unable to stop using a substance or engage in a behavior even though it is causing psychological and physical harm
An addict
Is alcohol a stimulant or depressant?
What is: Depressant
This takes place when friends or people your own age try to get you to do something.
What is: Peer Pressure
Yes.
About 14.6 percent of high school students in 9th grade staged they smoked marijuana at lease one time in the past 30 days.
What is second hand smoke?
smoke inhaled from tobacco being smoked by others.
What is the number one underlying cause of death and disease in this country?
Tobacco or smoking
What is a DUI?
Driving while intoxicated
When you get pulled over and caught drinking and driving
This group will have a great influence on how you grow up. They help to raise you and influence you daily. If they are smokers, you are far more likely to try smoking.
What are: Your parents or family
What is THC
THC is a drug found in marijuana
True or False?
Hookah smoke is better for you than cigarette smoke and not addictive
FALSE
Hookah smoke contains four times more nicotine than cigarette smoke and has many of the same health risks.
Withdrawal
How does alcohol affect your body?
Affects your liver
decreases reaction time
kills brain cells
more likely to dangerous things (lowered inhibitions)
These can be ruined by drug abuse because drugs take away your drive to accomplish things.
What are: Your goals
True or False?
Marijuana appears to grow naturally in the wild, therefore, it is less harmful than cigarettes.
What is nicotine?
A drug
A drug found in tobacco leaves
What causes addiction in children?
They want to fit in with friends or certain groups
They like the way it makes them feel
They believe it makes them more grown up
They are inclined to try new things and
What does BAC stand for?
Blood alcohol content
Sports, drama, & music are examples of these which help to keep you busy and prevent abuse.
What are: Hobbies
What is another word used for marijuana?
hemp, cannabis, weed
Percentage of cancer deaths can be attributed to smoking
What is: 33%
How can you tell if someone uses drugs?
Lose interest in school
Change Friends (to hang out with kids who use drugs)
Become moody, negative, cranky, or worried all the time
Ask to be left alone a lot
Have red or puffy eyes
Cough a lot
Have a runny nose most of the time
Drinking Alcohol can affect the development of the __?
What is: Brain
Name 3 different things you could say to refuse someone asking you to try drinking.
"No!"
"I have a game tomorrow"
"I can't, my mom's coming to pick me up"
The harmful chemicals released from cannabis smoke can damage which organ over time?
What are three ways you could say no to a friend who offers you a cigarette or smokeless tobacco?
Say no and suggest something else
Say no and talk about the consequences
Say no and give a reason or explain why you said no
Say no and change the subject
Say no and add some humor
Say no and walk away