Alcohol
The legal drinking age in the United States.
What is 21
Our brains are continuing to develop until this age.
What is 25?
Name the active chemical in marijuana.
What is THC?
Stimulants can speed up this major organ in our body.
What is our heart?
Name a safe way to avoid drugs at a party.
What is leaving, staying with friends, or calling/telling an adult?
Drinking alcohol can slow down these 2 things needed for safe driving.
What is reaction time (or coordination) and judgement?
Long term drug use can lead to this.
What is addiction?
Marijuana can effect a persons___________ and ______________.
What is memory and concentration (or focus)?
Depressants can slow down this part of our body.
What is our brain?
True or False: Most teens are using drugs.
What is false?
This is what helps a person sober up after drinking too much.
What is time?
This system of our body is most effected by the use of drugs.
What is the central nervous system?
What are smoking and edibles?
Stimulants are more _______ acting and depressants are more _______ acting in our bodies.
What is (stimulants) = short and
(depressants) = long?
Using drugs like nicotine, alcohol and marijuana may lead to further use or harder drugs, these drugs are called____________ because of this.
What are gateway drugs?
Alcohol is classified as this type of drug.
What is a depressant?
Name a chemical normally found in our brains that are impacted by drug use.
What is dopamine or serotonin?
Marijuana can be detected in our body for up to how many days?
What is 30 days?
Mixing alcohol and other depressant drugs can lead to this.
What is overdose?
Driving after drinking alcohol is called this.
What is Driving Under the Influence (DUI) or Driving While Intoxicated (DWI)?
When a person drinks more than 4 or 5 drinks in a short period of time, this is considered what type of drinking?
What is binge drinking?
Name the 4 ways people can take drugs.
What is smoking, swallowing, injecting, or inhaling/snorting?
Name 3 effects marijuana can have on our bodies.
What is feeling tired/drowsy, dry mouth, bloodshot eyes, increased appetite, loss of coordination, and/or problems with memory?
Many stimulants are medications, however using them without a ________________ is illegal.
What is a prescription?
Taking too much of a drug can cause a life threatening condition called this.