Substance Basics
What is a drug?
Any mood altering substance/chemical that changes how your body or brain work.
Name one short term effect of using drugs.
Feeling sick, dizzy, light-headed, slowed reaction time, energy.
You can get addicted even if you don't use every day.
True
What is the most used search engine on the Internet?
Recovery means working toward being...
sober, healthy, safe, confident, trustworthy, independent
What do alcohol, marijuana, tobacco, and prescriptions all have in common?
They are legal drugs that people misuse
How can substance use affect school?
Grades, attendance, motivation, attention, concentration.
Stress can increase urges to use.
True
How many minutes are in one hour?
60
Can a person recovery from substance use problems?
Yes
What is it called when someone continues to use even when it is causing problems in their life?
Name one way drugs can affect relationships.
Trust issues, conflict, isolation, lying.
Being addicted to drugs makes me a bad person.
False
What has a face and two hands but no arms or legs?
A clock.
Is recovery only about stopping drug use?
No
What part of the brain do must drugs affect first?
How can drugs make mental health harder?
Increase anxiety, depression, mood swings.
One relapse means recovery has failed.
False
What has words but never speaks?
A book
Name one thing that supports recovery.
Routine, support, counseling, honesty, new friends, setting and accomplishing goals.
Why are teen brains more affected by drugs?
Because they are still developing.
Why can quitting feel hard at first?
Because the brain and body are used to the substance.
Asking for help is a strength.
True.
How many planets are in our solar system?
8 (or 9 depending on who you ask!)
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune (Pluto - not as of 2006).
What's one reason people relapse?
Stress, triggers, lack of support, being around old people, places, and environments, negative emotions