Alcohol
True or False?
Alcohol is a drug.
What is TRUE?
A drug is any substance, other than food, that is taken to change the way the body or the mind functions. Drugs can occur naturally or can be produced in a lab
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Smoking causes 80% - 90% of all lung cancers.
What is true?
Yes, smoking is a major cause non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), the most common type of lung cancer. NSCLC accounts for about 85% of all cases of lung cancer. Smoking tobacco contributes to 80% to 90% of all lung cancer deaths.
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Smoking marijuana interferes with your sense of time and distance?
What is TRUE?
Judging distance and passage of time is difficult under the influence of marijuana. People under the influence frequently misjudge the speed at which they are driving, and the amount of time required for braking.
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Playing pool with friends for money isn’t really gambling.
What is FALSE?
This is gambling. Gambling is defined as “the act of risking money, property or something of value on an activity with an uncertain outcome.
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Protective factors decrease kids’ chances of becoming harmfully involved with substance use or gambling.
What is TRUE?
Examples of protective factors are developing good social skills, participating in productive activities, feeling connected to school, and having friends who positively influence decision-making.
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Alcohol is a depressant.
What is TRUE?
Alcohol can produce stimulating effects, but it is a depressant. Alcohol affects your central nervous system (CNS), impacting the way your brain communicates with the nerves in your body.
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Tobacco smoke contains tar?
What is TRUE?
Tar consists of solid particles from cigarette smoke. It interferes with the normal exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the lungs, and contributes to shortness of breath (Source: AADAC Quick Facts)
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Marijuana is grown naturally therefore it is less harmful than cigarettes.
What is FALSE?
An average cigarette has over 4000 chemicals in it; most of those same chemicals are present in marijuana. Marijuana is not regulated at all and therefore we can never be sure of what we are getting. Cigarettes are tested and have warning labels, therefore we know the dangers of smoking
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Some features in gambling devices can help contribute to a person’s problem.
What is TRUE?
For example, the most powerful and long-lasting learning pattern occurs when a behavior is reinforced intermittently and unpredictably. Patterns of intermittent winning may lead to irrational beliefs about gambling and winning. Slot machines and VLTs pay out on an intermittent reinforcement schedule.
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Risk factors increase kids’ chances of harmful involvement with substances or gambling.
What is TRUE?
Other examples of risk factors are early involvement with alcohol, tobacco, other drugs or gambling, a history of substance abuse in the family, family conflict and poor school connection.
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When a person stops drinking suddenly after drinking heavily, they can get sick.
What is TRUE?
Physical dependence occurs when the body gets used to having alcohol in the system. Withdrawal symptoms (sickness) may happen if drinking is suddenly stopped.
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Smoking light cigarettes decreases your risk of heart disease compared with smoking regular cigarettes.
What is false?
Some evidence indicates that light cigarettes contain more tar, nicotine, and carbon monoxide than manufacturers claim. Smoking light cigarettes is unlikely to reduce the risk of heart disease. (Source: Tobacco Basic Handbook)
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Most grade seven students, in Alberta, have tried Marijuana.
What is FALSE?
96.5% of Alberta Grade 7 students reported never trying Marijuana. (Source: The Alberta Youth Experience Survey 2008)
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Government revenue from gambling in Alberta is over $1 billion annually.
What is TRUE?
In 2004/2005 Alberta government revenue from VLTs, ticket lotteries, casino slot machines and electronic bingo was over $1.2 billion. (Source: Deal Us In Phase 1 Aug 05
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Schools can make a valuable difference in preventing substance use and gambling problems.
What is TRUE?
Research shows that participation in extracurricular activities, positive relationships between youth and adults in the school setting, and high social and academic expectations are critical factors in preventing substance use and gambling problems.
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If you drink only beer, you won't develop a drinking problem.
What is FALSE?
The form of alcohol makes no difference. The effect of the pure alcohol contained in all alcoholic beverages is the same.
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There are more smokers than non smokers?
What is FALSE?
Almost 80% of individuals over the age of 15 do not smoke. (Source: Tobacco Basics Handbook)
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Short-term memory loss, laziness and feeling tired all the time are side effects of using marijuana.
What is TRUE?
Mood swings, poor concentration and lung damage are also side effects as well.
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Computers keep track of every game played on licensed VLTs.
What is TRUE?
If there is a complaint by a customer, the computer centre can print out each selection made by the player for the entire game.
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Young people may turn to substance use or gambling when they cannot express their feelings in a healthy way.
What is TRUE? As people grow older, bottled up feelings will continue to cause pain. Some people try to relieve the pain through substance use or gambling.
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Only people who drink every day can become alcoholics.
What is false?
If you do not drink every day, you can still have a problem drinking and develop alcoholism. Many factors contribute to a person having an alcohol addiction such as genetics, environment, mental health, and history of alcohol abuse.
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Tobacco smoke contains 4000 different chemicals.
What is TRUE?
Tobacco smoke contains over 4,000 chemicals, of which more than 70 are known to cause, initiate or promote cancer and are called "carcinogens". Exposure to tobacco smoke increases the risk of developing cancer.
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Marijuana is not addicive
What is FALSE?
It can be. Psychologically addictive and a mild physical addiction (if used for constant pain relief)
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When a flipped coin comes up heads four times in a row, the next flip will more likely come up tails than heads.
What is FALSE?
There is no relationship between previous outcomes and the next flip of the coin. The coin is just as likely to come up heads as it is to come up tails (50-50 chance). Gamblers often feel they have some control over the outcome, even when they don’t
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It is helpful for an adult to tell a youth how to replace feelings of sadness with feelings of happiness.
What is FALSE?
A young person needs to know that it is okay to talk honestly about feelings or to feel sad, confused and vulnerable at times. Adults can show they care by listening and understanding