Coping Skills
What is a coping skill?
An effective way to deal with uncomfortable emotions or situations
This legal drug slows brain functions and is often consumed at parties.
Alcohol
This life-saving medication reverses opioid overdoses.
Narcan (Naloxone)
Myth or Fact: You can’t get addicted to something that’s prescribed.
Myth
This active chemical ingredient in marijuana targets the frontal lobe of the brain
THC (Tetrahydrocannabinol)
Name 3 healthy coping skills
Read a Book, Writing/Drawing/Painting, Listening to Music, Spending Time with Friends/Family, Go for a Walk, Deep Breathing, Meditation, talking to someone you trust, Journaling
This chemical comes from the cannabis plant and may impair memory and coordination.
THC
Narcan can be administered through this part of the body.
Nose (nostrils)
Myth or Fact: Prescription drugs are safer to misuse than "street" drugs because they are given by a doctor
Myth.
When taken without a prescription or not as directed, prescription drugs can be just as dangerous, addictive, and even as fatal as illegal drugs
Youth who use Marijuana once or twice a month reported higher rates of what 3 mental health symptoms?
Anxiety, depression, and impulse behaviors
Name 3 unhealthy coping skill
Fighting, avoiding help, yelling at others, harming others or yourself, using alcohol or drugs
This addictive substance is found in Vapes and cigarettes
Nicotine
Signs of opioid overdose can include what?
Slow/ no breathing, snore/gurgle sounds, choking, unconsciousness, blue or pale skin/lips, or limp body
Myth or Fact: Mixing alcohol with other drugs makes them more dangerous.
Fact
Marijuana use has harmful effects on the brains of teens and youth because the brain is still developing until what age?
25 years old
Expressing good things from your day is a coping strategy known as ________
Gratitude
These prescription painkillers are responsible for thousands of overdose deaths.
Opioids
You see someone unconscious and think they are overdosing, what do you do?
Call 911 or emergency services, administer Narcan if you have it, watch and keep an eye on them
Myth or Fact: Cannabis is always safe because it’s a natural plant.
Myth
Tobacco is a natural plant, and Poppy (Opioid) is a natural plant that can be deadly.
Youth who begin using marijuana before age 18 are how many times more likely to develop cannabis use disorder than adults?
4-7 times more likely
True or False: Coping skills help you focus on important things in your life
True
When we cope with problems and our emotions, it helps us think more clearly and tackle them better
This term describes using a drug in a way not prescribed, including taking someone else's medications.
Drug misuse
This law protects people who help during an overdose situation from legal trouble.
The Good Samaritan Law
Myth or Fact: Narcan works on alcohol or other non-opioid substances.
Myth
True or False? Marijuana (THC) is addictive.
True