Statistics
____ of students in Ontario report that they have been offered, sold, or given a drug in school in the past year.
23%
What areas of the developing brain are affected by drug abuse?
Decision making
Impulse control
Emotional regulation
What is the top drugs teens use
Nicotine
Youth are actually 6.5 times more likely to become addicted if they try drugs before ____.
21
How much drug use went up among 8th graders between 2016 and 2020?
61%
This condition, caused by a lack of oxygen to the brain from certain drugs, can lead to seizures, brain damage, or death.
Overdose
What is the street name for methamphetamine?
Meth
In 2016, __ percent of male college students and __ percent of female college students used an illegal drug.
45, 42
Over 40% of Canadians have used this drug in their lifetime.
Cannabis
Substance abuse in the teen years can lead to interactions with this system, which may include fines, probation, or a criminal record.
Criminal Justice System
When feel the constant desire to do what our friends do and follow in our friends paths.
Peer Pressure
________ smoke has more cancer causing chemicals than _____.
Marijuana, tobacco
23% of students in Ontario report that they have been _____, _____, or ______ a drug in school in the past year.
offered, sold, or given
Teens who abuse drugs are at higher risk for this condition, which can cause feelings of intense sadness, hopelessness, and a loss of interest in activities
Depression
Drugs involve risk since many kinds are illegal. The effects of drugs also make the ___ of using them appealing.
Thrill
9 out of 10 people with addiction started in their teen years. What part of their brain was damaged in their youth, causing extreme addiction.
prefrontal cortex