Alcohol
What type of drug is alcohol?
Depressant
What type of drug is nicotine?
Stimulant
What type of drug is Marijuana?
Depressant, Stimulant, and Hallucinogen
Social norms says that people usually overestimate or underestimate substance use?
Overestimate
Who can develop an addiction?
Anyone!
True or False: Alcohol is the most misused substance in the world.
True
True or False: Vaping is less addictive than regular cigarettes.
False!
Is marijuana addictive?
Yes!
The most misused substance because of its' social acceptability
Alcohol
Addiction is a disease of what part of the body?
Brain
In 2025, the U.S. Surgeon General issued an advisory warning on the link between alcohol and this major health issue.
Cancer
Nicotine increases or decreases stress?
Increases!
True or False: One of the most commonly reported side effects of marijuana use is anxiety.
True!
True or False: If a drug is legal, that means it's safer than other substances.
False!
True or False: The biggest risk factor for addiction is age of first use.
True
What’s one way alcohol can increase the risk of injury or accidents?
It impairs coordination, reaction time, decision making, and judgment
What is a consequence of nicotine addiction?
Increased stress, lung issues, mental health symptoms.
The number 1 reason for hospitalization of adolescents using Marijauna is due to this type of use...
Edibles (ingesting)
Is "everyone" really doing it?
No
What is the name of the neurotransmitter in the brain that is responsible for experiencing pleasure/rewards the brain?
Dopamine
Drinking alcohol affects this part of the brain, which controls decision making.
Prefrontal Cortex/Frontal lobe
True or False: Popcorn lung is one of the potential side effects of vaping.
True!
What are the 4 ways marijuana impacts a person? (4 M's)
Memory, motivation, motor coordination, maturity.
What is it called when someone, around my own age, influences me to do something?
Peer Pressure
What age does the brain finish major developments?
25-26