Drug Basics
This term describes a chemical substance that changes body functions.
What is a drug?
Short-term physical effect of alcohol that impairs driving ability.
What is slowed reaction time?
The first stage in developing drug addiction.
What is first use?
A common reason teens might first try drugs
What is
May be curious
face peer pressure
Want to fit in
Act grown up
Rebel
Relax or get high.
Minimum legal drinking age in the US
What is 21?
The legal age to purchase alcohol in the United States.
What is 21?
Long-term brain impact of cannabis use for teenagers.
What is dull attention, affect memory and learning and how they do in school?
When a person needs more of a drug to get the same effect
What is tolerance?
Type of pressure that can lead to initial drug use
What is peer/social pressure?
Potential school consequence for drug use?
What is low grades, suspension or expulsion?
The main active chemical in cannabis that affects brain function.
What is THC?
This organ is most damaged by long-term alcohol consumption.
What is the liver?
A chronic disorder characterized by compulsive drug seeking.
What is addiction?
Media platforms that might glamorize drug use
What is tv, movies, social media?
Federal status of marijuana
What is illegal?
A drug that can be purchased without a prescription.
What is over-the-counter drug?
Potential mental health consequence of repeated drug use.
What is anxiety, depression and/or loneliness?
Symptoms that occur when a person stops using an addictive substance.
What is
Feeling anxious, nervous, restless or depressed
Shaking, diarrhea, throwing up and muscle pains
Family factors that increase risk of drug use
What is having family that misuse or abuse drugs?
Potential legal penalty for driving under the influence
What is arrested, loss of license, jail?
What is the definition of recreational drug use?
What is the consumption of substances for non-medical purposes, primarily to induce an altered state of consciousness or experience pleasure?
How cannabis can specifically impact a developing teenage brain?
What is impairs judgement and increased risk for mental health issues?
The age at which the human brain is fully mature
What is 25?
Effective verbal strategy for refusing drugs
What is saying NO?
Consequences of using someone else's prescription medication
What is overdose, death, stroke, or other serious medical issues?