Alcohol
Alcohol affects the brains ability to _____.
What is learn?
Massachusetts’ legal age to purchase or use marijuana.
What is 21?
Most vapes contain this highly addictive chemical also found in cigarettes.
What is nicotine?
This is the legal age to purchase alcohol in Massachusetts.
What is 21?
This common beverage contains more caffeine than most energy drinks.
What is coffee?
Alcohol is a member of this group of drugs.
What is depressant?
Using marijuana can impair this skill, making it dangerous (and illegal) to drive.
What is reaction time?
Vaping devices heat liquid into this, which users inhale.
What is aerosol (not water vapor)?
Massachusetts has a “zero tolerance” law for under-21 drivers with a BAC over this amount.
What is 0.02?
Students who sleep less than 7 hours per night show higher rates of this.
What is anxiety/depression?
This organ, which filters toxins, is the most damaged by long-term alcohol use.
What is the liver?
Marijuana today is often stronger than in the past due to higher percentages of this compound.
What is THC?
Many vapes marketed as “nicotine-free” were found by the FDA to actually contain this.
What is nicotine?
If someone under 21 is caught driving with alcohol in the vehicle, even unopened, they can lose this.
What is their license / driving privileges?
Teens who participate in sports or after-school activities are less likely to engage in this behavior.
What is substance use?
Alcohol can interfere with this sleep cycle, causing poor-quality sleep even if someone falls asleep fast.
What is REM sleep?
Marijuana stays in your system longer than alcohol, sometimes up to this many days.
What is 30 days?
This metal, sometimes found leaking from vape coils, can enter the bloodstream when inhaled.
What is lead?
Driving under the influence of marijuana is classified as this crime.
What is OUI (Operating Under the Influence)?
Your brain doesn’t fully finish developing until about this age.
What is 25?
Teens who begin drinking before age 15 are how many times more likely to develop alcohol dependence?
What is 4 times more likely?
Frequent marijuana use can impact this type of memory needed for learning new information.
What is short-term or working memory?
Using someone else's vape increases risk of spreading this type of illness.
What is respiratory infections (or viruses/bacteria)?
If a minor uses a fake ID to buy alcohol or marijuana, they can lose this for up to 6 months.
What is their driver’s license (or driving privileges)?
Listening to music can lower anxiety by slowing this vital body function.
What is heart rate?