Types of Substances
Drug Abuse
Smoking
Randomized
Consequences
100
Any substance other than food or water that changes the way your body functions.
What is a drug?
100
Using a substance to the point that it alters a person’s judgment and decision making, leading to dangerous behaviors.
What is substance abuse?
100
This is the main ingredient in cigarettes, cigars, and dip. It is a leaf that has the drug nicotine in it. You have to be 18 years old to buy it.
What is tobacco?
100
This takes place when friends or people your own age try to get you to do something.
What is Peer Pressure.
100

What does the word peer pressure mean?

Peer pressure means to be pushed into something because of the influence of people your own age.

200
Substances that have a high potential for abuse which may lead to severe psychological or physical dependence.
What are controlled substances or illegal drugs?
200

Another word for marijuana is 

What is weed, pot, loud

200

What is the legal age to buy/smoke cigarettes?

What is  21

200
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 of family?
200
This limits your ability to breath properly due to the damage done to the lungs. Kids who do this can not keep up w/ kids who do not because they cannot get enough oxygen.
What is smoking or smoke?
300
Substances that are prescribed by a doctor to safely treat one's medical condition; but when taken when such symptoms aren’t present, they affect the brain in ways very similar to illegal drugs.
What are prescription drugs?
300

Which organ is affected the most by drinking alcohol

What is the liver

300
This extremely addictive drug in tobacco is a strong stimulant, but after getting a "boost" it quickly fades and the abuser seeks out the drug again.
What is nicotine?
300

Drugs can cause your heart to

What is slow down or stop

300
When someone who is addicted to drugs stops taking that drug, they go through this, which involves pain, shakes, vomiting, and severe headaches.
What is withdrawal?
400
Substances that are sold from a drug store directly to a person without a prescription; can be abused if taken for another purpose than intended.
What are over-the-counter (OTC) drugs?
400
Abuse of a substance to the point where your body or brain needs the drug to function properly.
What is addiction?
400

name two chemicals found in cigarettes.

What is battery acid, lighter fluid, sewar gas, poison, carbon monoxide, rocket fuel, toilet cleaner, insecticide, candle wax, vinegar

400

Sports, drama, & music are examples of these which help to keep you busy and prevent abuse.

What are hobbies/coping with addictions

400
This can happen to you if you are caught w/ drugs. If it does happen to you, it stays on your record and can make it impossible to get into College, private high schools, or even get the job that you want.
What is getting arrested?
500
Substances that have an age requirement for consumption that are not prohibited by drug laws; examples are tobacco & alcohol.
What are legal drugs?
500
Psychological addiction is when your brain thinks that it needs a substance to function properly. However this type of addiction is when your BODY is so used to the drug that it needs it to function properly.
What is Physical Addiction?
500

Name three physical consequences that smoking can have on your body?

What is rot your teeth, turn teeth yellow, lungs black, causes heart attacks, cancer, fingernails yellow

500

Which organ is affected the most by drinking alcohol?

What is the liver


500
Though withdrawing from all drugs is extremely painful and sickening, for someone addicted to this substance withdrawal could cause death.
What is alcohol?
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