Nicotine
When E-cigarettes (AKA vaping devices) were invented, they were marketed to help people quit what habit.
SMOKING
Marijuana products today are this many times stronger today than they were in the past
3X stronger?,...4X stronger?,...or 15X stronger?
The THC in today's Cannibis is around 15x stronger than it was even 20 years ago...and some strands are up to 25 times more potent.
1980 THC content was 1.5%...2023, up to 30%
At what age will your brain have completed it's full development?
A. 18
B. 21
C. 25
C. Age 25
Which of the following has the biggest impact to whether or not someone will become addicted to a substance? Any substance?
A. Their parent's history with substances
B. Their Blood Type
C. Their age
C. Their AGE...because the Brain isn't fully developed until about 25 years old, so everything it's exposed to affects the growing process.
Can alcohol abuse be prevented or avoided?
Yes. How so? :
Seek treatment for underlying mental health conditions.
Avoid spending time with others who abuse alcohol.
Talk to your doctor.
Consider joining a support group made up of others facing the same challenge.
TRUE OR FALSE: After vaping became more popular, the number of teens smoking cigarettes went down?
TRUE...1 out of every 6 teens vape today, but only 1 out of every 25 teens smoke cigarettes.
Regular use of marijuana can cause problems with which of these brain functions:
a. Memory & learning
b. Motivation
c. Mood regulation (controlling your own mood)
d. All of the above
D. All of the above?
What is the chemical your brain produces that is responsible for "happiness" and can be influenced by drug use, as well as other things?
A. Adrenaline
B. Dopamine
C. Serotonin
Serotonin
B. Dopamine
TRUE OR FALSE,
Your genes, or family history, have something to do with how likely it is you might have an issue with addiction at some time in your life?
Yes, your Genetics, or family's biological make-up affect how your body reacts to certain substances.
Alcohol abuse can run in the family, and some families have what some scientists call the “alcoholism gene", which can means a higher risk for addiction because of the way your body metabolizes, or reacts to alcohol.
What are alcohol abuse treatments?
Behavioral therapy can be used to treat alcohol abuse. Therapy can take the form of support groups, counseling, or a combination of the two. Some prescription medicines can treat alcohol abuse by helping people stop or reduce their drinking. As with all medicines, some might cause side effects.
When someone uses a vaping device, they breathe in chemicals and metals (some are toxic). WHAT form are these chemicals, are they Solids?, Liquids?, Gases?
What is answer
B. They are LIQUIDS
Vaping devices don't release vapors, they release a liquid aerosol mist.
Regular marijuana use at a young age increases the risk of developing what serious mental illness by 400%
Schizophrenia?, Depression?, or Anxiety?
Schizophrenia
What is the term used to describe someone's need to use a substance daily, no matter what the consequence?
ADDICTION
_______ to drugs in your neighborhood or home can increase you risk of using drugs.
What is exposure or access?
What is Alcohol Abuse ?
It is a pattern of drinking too much alcohol too often. It interferes with your daily life. You may be suffering from alcohol abuse if you drink too much alcohol at one time or too often throughout the week. It also is a problem if you can’t stop drinking and it harms your relationships. It can cause you to be unable to function at work and in other areas of your life.
When people use Nicotine (from smoking or vaping), which symptoms could they experience?
A. Attention problems
B. Mood changes
C. Both A & B
What is answer C. - both?
What are "WITHDRAWAL" symptoms"?
When someone feels anxious, irritated, or sick (vomitting), or can't sleep or eat, once they stop using a substance they've used for a long time, what are these symptoms called?
What's it called when someone breathes in fumes through the nose or mouth by snorting, sniffing, or huffing?
INHALANTS
They have been known to cause kidney, or liver damage, hearing loss, and nerve damage because toxic chemicals pass through the lungs, into the bloodstream and to the brain, which kills brain cells.
This is the #1 reason that teens give for why they started using drugs
Peer Pressure
Curiosity
Coping with mental health (stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, ect)
What is to cope with mental health? (such as depression, anxiety, stress, trauma, etc.)
What are other symptoms of alcohol abuse? Name a couple.
Others are telling you that you have a problem.
You feel annoyed by criticism of your drinking.
You have a drink in the morning to get yourself going after drinking too much the night before.
You have physically hurt someone else or yourself after drinking too much. This could be due to accidents or violence.
You hide your drinking or your alcohol.
You have blackouts and memory lapses after drinking
Name at least ONE thing that made vapes more attractive, and appealing to teens, even to children?
1. Vape Flavors, (like cotton candy & gummy bears)
2. Making the first device look like a USB drive
3. The smaller size (it's easy to hide)
4. A smaller cloud of smoke...goes away quicker, easier to hide, doesn't smell as strong as cigarrettes.
TRUE OR FALSE: Using marijuana during pregnancy increase the person's risk for pregnancy complications.
TRUE
TRUE OR FALSE: Nutrition and what you eat affects how your brain will develop?
TRUE, The developing human brain requires all essential nutrients to form and to maintain its structure.
This type of home environment sometime causes a teenager to use substance as a way of escaping or dealing with life
A. An unstable home environment
B. A loving home environment
C. An overprotective environment
A. What is a unstable home environment?
What causes alcohol abuse? Name a few reasons why people abuse alcohol.
People abuse alcohol for many reasons. It may be due to social pressure, a desire to relax, a coping mechanism for anxiety, depression, tension, loneliness, self-doubt or unhappiness, or a family history of abusing alcohol.