Tobacco
What is the name of the addictive chemical found in tobacco products?
Nicotine- a powerful chemical, naturally occurring in tobacco. It is easily absorbed into the bloodstream and reaches the brain within 10 seconds after smoke is inhaled.
Regardless of age, alcohol affects everyone's brain in the same way. True or False
What is false
Alcohol is much more dangerous for a young person's brain than it is for an adult's brain because your brain is still growing and developing. Alcohol use will slow down or stop healthy development of the brain.
Marijuana is safe because it is all natural. True or False
What is False
affects healthy brain development, affects the heart (increases heart rate) and the lungs (increases risk of lung infections), makes it difficult to concentrate, remember, and think
Amotivational syndrome: loss of interest in activities, school, work, personal hygiene, or life in general
**Presence of THC in the brain reduces or stops brain activity
The Story of Henry: I was Henry's friend in middle school. He wasn't using drugs very often back then. He still hung out with all his old friends & was close to family. Every now & then, someone would offer him a drug and he would usually take it. He was getting used to it & didn't feel so "out of it" like he did the first few times. He seemed okay. He wasn't thinking about drugs or buying them. He could take it or leave it.
What stage of addiction is Henry experiencing?
What is Occasional Use (Stage 2)
Beginning to develop a tolerance
What is the favorite food of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles?
Name three smoked tobacco products.
What is Cigarettes, cigars, pipe tobacco
Is alcohol a depressant or a stimulant.
What is a depressant.
A depressant slows down the body
decreased energy, slower heart rate, impaired coordination, and difficulty concentrating
Smoking Marijuana slows the heart rate, so it is relaxing. True or False
What is False
Marijuana makes a person feel slowed down & lazy, but the THC in marijuana actually makes the heart beat faster than normal. Depending on the amount of THC in the marijuana, the heart can beat up to 50% faster than normal.
THC slows down brain activity, but increases heart rate.
What stage of addiction is Henry experiencing?
What is First Time Use (Stage 1)
Henry was curious, felt pressured. Everyone else was trying it. He didn't think he was making a risky decision by trying it once.
What is a person who studies weather called?
What is Meteorologist
Name four short term effects of tobacco use
What is bad breath, yellow teeth, gross gums, shortness of breath, hacking cough, stinky hair, clothes, skin, discoloration of skin, increased heart rate
Which part of the brain does alcohol consumption significantly affect?
Frontal lobe; pre-frontal cortex
Responsible for creative thinking, personality expression, ability to reason, distinguish from right & wrong, decision making, ability to focus & retain information
What is the main active ingredient in Marijuana?
What is THC
tetra-hydro-cannabinol
Laura was driving her sister and her friend to a movie. As they were getting into the car, Laura admitted she had smoked marijuana, but no worries she was fine to drive.
True or False- Marijuana does not affect driving abilities.
What is False
Marijuana use impairs driving performance, including reaction time, depth perception, concentration, and coordination
Marijuana causes the same lack of coordination as alcohol when people take standard "drunk driver" tests. Police issue DUIs when someone is driving under the influence of any mind-altering substance, not just alcohol.
Who was the first basketball star to appear on a box of cereal?
What is Michael Jordan
Name five long term effects of tobacco use.
What is Cancer, mouth/lung, heart disease, gum disease, emphysema, addiction, wrinkles, tooth decay
Name four short term effects of drinking alcohol
What is affects judgment, poor decision making, blurred vision, slurred speech, short term memory loss, slower reaction time, loss of balance & coordination, headaches, nausea
Name three effects of marijuana on the body
Slower reaction time, impaired learning, poor depth perception, lack of motivation, and memory problems
Smoking is a problem for me now. I feel uncomfortable when I don't smoke. Once when I had a really bad nicotine craving, I snuck a smoke in the bathroom at school. I knew I might get caught and suspended, but I was totally stressed out and really needed a smoke. I wish I didn't feel this way. It is becoming difficult to compete in sports because I have trouble breathing. I wish I never started.
What is Regular Use
The user is uncomfortable and upset when they go for even brief periods of time without nicotine. Find out they can't do the things they used, such as running or playing basketball for an hour with their friends.
Cravings are so strong the user most have the drug on a regular basis just to feel normal. Turn to risky behaviors- using in school
What is the order of the planets based on their distance from the Sun?
What is....Mercury
Venus
Earth
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune
Tobacco smoke is made up of thousands of chemicals, including at least 70 known carcinogens. What is a carcinogen?
Name one carcinogen found in tobacco.
Something known to cause cancer
Arsenic- found in rat posion
Formaldehyde- preservative commonly used as an embalming fluid
Carbon Monoxide- same gas found in the exhaust from a car; toxic
Ammonia (household cleaning products), Benzene (used to make plastic, resin, and nylons)
Who ordered the drink that contains the most alcohol?
Person 1: 12 ounce bottle of beer
Person 2: 5 ounce glass of wine
Person 3: Mixed drink made with 1.5 ounces of liquor
What is all three drinks contain the same amount of alcohol. Each of these types of alcohol contains the same amount of alcohol per serving.
Standard drink sizes (one alcoholic drink equivalent)- amount of liquid in your glass, can, or bottle does not necessarily match up to how much alcohol is actually in your drink.
standard drink size in U.S.= .6 fl oz or 14 grams of pure alcohol
True or False
You cannot get addicted to marijuana or experience withdrawal symptoms.
What is False.
Just like with other drugs (alcohol, nicotine) you can get addicted to marijuana especially if use begins during your teen years.
Marijuana withdrawal may be more subtle than others such as alcohol, but every bit as real:
Mental symptoms: feeling irritable, anxious, worried, depressed, restless, low appetite, trouble sleeping
Physical: stomach pain, sweatiness, shakiness, fever, chills, headache
the longer a person uses, the more likely to experience withdrawal symptoms
What does chemical dependence mean?
What is the capital of Illinois?