Substances
Substance Terms (Education)
Substance Term P.2
Myth v. Fact
There's no laws when drinking claws..jk there's laws
100

Hash, Oil, Rosin, Edibles, Pot, Devil's Lettuce, Grass, Mary Jane

Marijuana (THC)

100

A strong desire to consume a particular substance is a ____?

CRAVING

100

Physical, cognitive, and affective symptoms that occur after chronic use of a drug is reduced abruptly or stopped among individuals who have developed tolerance to a drug.

WITHDRAWL 

100

Being able to "hold your liquor" means it's not much of a problem for you.

MYTH


100

Minimum BAC for intoxication while driving is (both DWAI & DUI)......

0.05% --> DWAI

0.08% --> DUI

200

Blow, Bump, Nose Candy, Snow

Cocaine 

200

When a person gradually needs a larger dose of a drug to feel the same effect, it is called ____.

INCREASED TOLERANE/TOLERANCE

200

The clinical term describing a syndrome consisting of a coherent set of signs and symptoms that cause significant distress and or impairment during the same 12-month period.

SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER

200

Some people actually drive better after a drink or two or even smoking marijuana

MYTH
200

Driving while under 21 years old and with a BAC of _________is UDD – underage drinking and driving. Impairment does not have to be proven. Crossing the BAC line is enough to be found guilty of underage drinking and driving.

0.02% to less than 0.05%

300

Speed, Crank, Ice, Christina, Uppers, 

Methamphetamines 

300

According to the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM), addiction is a primary, chronic, neurobiological disease with genetic, psychosocial, and environmental factors influencing its development and manifestation._________ is characterized by behaviors that include:

  • Impaired control over drug use
  • Compulsive use
  • Continued use despite harm
  • Cravings

ADDICTION

300

The use of a substance for unintended or intended purposes in improper amounts or doses. Term has a stigma alert, as some people believe it implies negative judgement and blame. Instead, many recommend using the terms “substance use” or “non-medical use.”

MISUSE (Substance Misuse)

300

Coffee, Cold Shower, and/or eating can sober you up.

MYTH

300

 Commercial drivers lose their CDL for having a BAC of _____ 

0.04%

400

H, Dope, Smack, China White, 

Heroin 

400

A defense mechanism that prevents people from seeing the harms of their ways.

DENIAL

400

is defined as a maladaptive pattern of substance use leading to clinically significant impairment or distress as manifested by one (or more) of the following, occurring within a 12-month period:

  1. Recurrent substance use resulting in a failure to fulfill major role obligations at work, school, or home (such as repeated absences or poor work performance related to substance use; substance-related absences, suspensions, or expulsions from school; or neglect of children or household).
  2. Recurrent substance use in situations in which it is physically hazardous (such as driving an automobile or operating a machine when impaired by substance use)
  3. Recurrent substance-related legal problems (such as arrests for substance related disorderly conduct)
  4. Continued substance use despite having persistent or recurrent social or interpersonal problems caused or exacerbated by the effects of the substance (for example, arguments with spouse about consequences of intoxication and physical fights).

Substance Abuse

400

Increasing the amount of a drug you consume is a signal of tolerance.

FACT
400

To prove you guilty of DUI of marijuana, the prosecutor will need to show that you were actually too stoned to drive safely. Such evidence might include:

  • You violated Colorado traffic laws,
  • You were weaving in and out of your lane,
  • You drove too fast or too slow,
  • You appeared stoned (bloodshot eyes, slurred speech),
  • The officer smelled marijuana in the car,
  • There was marijuana paraphernalia in the vehicle (e.g., rolling papers, a bong, a joint clip, etc.), or
  • Marijuana was found in your car.
500

Booze, Hooch, Drank, Shots, Liquid Courage, Adult Juice

Alcohol

500

The state in which metabolic status and functioning is maintained through the sustained presence of a drug; manifested as a mental or physical disturbance or withdrawal upon removal of the substance.

DEPENDENCE 

500

An attribute, behavior, or condition that is socially discrediting. Known to decrease treatment seeking behaviors in individuals with substance use disorders.

STIGMA

500

Using more than one drug at a time (including alcohol) is called polydrug use. It compounds the risk of taking each substance separately because the active chemicals interact within a user's body like some sort of amateur science experiment.

FACT

500

Unlike alcohol, there is no DUI “per se” of marijuana. DUI of drugs must be proved by objective evidence that you were unable to drive safely. However, it is a permissible inference that you drove under the influence of marijuana if your blood contained _______. 

5 nanograms or more of THC per milliliter.1

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