Cannabis
Hash, marijuana and dabs (wax, shatter).
What are forms of Cannabis?
One beer, one shot of liquor and one glass of wine all contain this.
What is the same amount of alcohol?
The drug found in energy drinks.
What is caffeine?
This category of drug slows down messages between the brain and body, affecting the individual's thinking and behaviour.
What are depressants?
This is found in cigarettes and e-cigarettes (vapes) and is extremely addictive.
What is nicotine?
Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC).
What is the active ingredient in cannabis?
Note: THC is what gets you high. The amount of THC in cannabis products has increased over the years.
A person who drinks excessively (too much), without passing out, is considered to have developed this.
What is tolerance?
Sniffing solvents (e.g. gas, keyboard sprays, other aerosols) can result in this.
What is death?
Note: Sudden Sniffing Death (SSD) can be caused by heart failure.
Taking more than one substance at a time.
What is poly-drug/poly-substance use?
Note: Will also accept cross-fading
What is 10 seconds?
The amount of time it takes for the effects of edibles (foods/ oils, containing cannabis) to be felt.
What is 30 minutes to 3 hours?
After drinking, this will sober you up.
What is time?
Using more than one type of drug at a time increases the risk of this.
What is an overdose/poisoning?
When a person feels ill/sick after they have stopped using a substance, that person is experiencing this.
What is withdrawal symptom(s)?
Doing this can increase your exposure to harmful chemicals, and lead to nicotine addiction, plus long-term consequences are unknown.
What is vaping?
People who use heavy amounts of cannabis can experience this.
What is Psychosis?
Symptoms may include hallucinations and paranoia.
Will also accept "greening out" (symptoms may include dizziness, nausea and vomiting, paleness, loss of mobility, anxiety or paranoia, disorientation, panic attacks, memory loss, and hallucinations).
In NL this is the legal age to buy alcohol.
What is 19 years of age?
Also known as MDMA and usually made in home labs, so there is no way of knowing what you’re getting.
What is Molly or Ecstasy?
When someone seeks help to stop drinking/using drugs they are considered to be in this.
What is recovery?
Anxiety, depression, memory problems, poor concentration, poor self-control, and attention problems, especially in developing teen brains.
What are the effects of nicotine?
Cannabis use can interfere with this process of your brain, making it dangerous to drive a motor vehicle.
What is motor coordination/concentration/reaction time?
Pregnant women should never use alcohol because it may cause this.
What are FASDs (Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders)?
Just a couple grains of this drug can be deadly.
What is fentanyl?
Joe drinks twice a year, but when he drinks he becomes intoxicated. Joe displays this type of drinking.
What is binge drinking?
headaches, feeling tired, cranky, angry, or depressed, trouble concentrating, trouble sleeping, feeling hungry, feeling restless.
What are nicotine withdrawal symptoms?