Drugs
Not only is this against the law, it's extremely dangerous.
What sharing prescription drugs? A medicine that has been prescribed to you could have harmful/dangerous effects for someone else. And it's against the law!
Doing this in the teen years could interfere with normal brain development and change brain functioning later in life.
What is alcohol?
Stimulant found in tobacco
What is nicotine?
Tiny hairlike structures in the respiratory tract that are damaged by smoking.
What is cilia?
Unpleasant physical and mental effects that result when you stop taking something that has become a habit.
What is withdrawal?
Drug that you have to use more and more to keep a high. Quitting this drug is extremely difficult and has serious withdrawal symptoms.
What is a cocaine?
What is the violation called when a teen is in possession of alcohol.
What is an MIP (Minor in Possession. This violation could lead to a $5,000 fine or up to a year in jail)?
This is linked to a serious lung disease called bronchiolitis obliterans (popcorn lung).
What is vaping?
Abnormal growth of cells in the lungs.
What is lung cancer?
Alcohol and drug disorders can impact what dimensions of wellness.
All dimensions of wellness - social, emotional, mental, environmental, spiritual, and physical health.
This drug can impair thinking, as in learning, and memory for several days after each time it is used.
What is marijuana?
This is the cause of 4,300 deaths among underage youth each year.
What is underage drinking (drinking before the legal age of 21)?
Black, sticky substance in tobacco that causes cancer.
What is tar?
Liver disease common in alcoholics.
What is cirrhosis?
Needing more of a drug to feel its effects.
What is tolerance?
Substances that are illegal for anyone under 21.
What is alcohol and marijuana?
Gulping drinks and drinking alone.
What are signs of alcoholism or binge drinking?
Finely ground tobacco that is inhaled or put between the cheek and gum that can cause cancer of the mouth.
What is snuff or chewing tobacco?
Air sacs in the lungs lose their elasticity and causes difficulty breathing.
What is emphysema?
Alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs can negatively impact society in these ways...
Destroying social relationships with family, friends, peers, and acquaintances. Emotional and mental health changes with more health care needs. Physical health changes and more doctor visits/costs. Increased costs with health care and crime/crime prevention.
Repeated involvement with a substance despite the substantial harm it causes.
What is addiction?
When someone is drinking, they can experience complete unawareness of surroundings, interactions with others, and their own behavior.
What is a blackout?
How many toxic ingredients in a cigarette can cause cancer?
What is 70? Some include; arsenic, formaldehyde, nicotine, radio active elements, and lead.
A disease in which excessive mucus is produced in the bronchial tubes.
What is bronchitis?
A phone call home, suspension, or expulsion from school could happen from this action.
What is using drugs, alcohol, or tobacco at school or in a school activity?