General
Two reasons a person may turn to drugs
To fit in, to escape or relax, to relieve boredom, to seem grown up, to rebel, to experiment, etc.
True or False: Marijuana is safe because it comes from a plant
False. Just because a plant may be "natural", it can still be poisonous.
Criminal drug networks mass produce _______, lacing them with fentanyl and passing them off as prescription drugs
Counterfeit pills
True or False: Coffee, cold showers, and exercise will help sober someone up
False
Any chemical that causes a change in a person's behavior is called a what?
A Drug
Having to increase the amount of a drug to gain the same effect
Tolerance
The active chemical in Marijuana that gives users the "high" feeling
THC
Two reasons it is extremely dangerous
Its extreme potency (strength), people often don't know they are taking it
What is a period of time that can not be recalled due to excessive drinking called?
Blackout
Term that means a small amount of a drug or alcohol has been added to something
Laced
Condition in which a person can no longer control his or her drug use
Addiction (or Dependence)
Two problems that can come from using Marijuana
Hard to focus on school, parents/family mad or upset, loss of friends, dropping grades, worse at sports, etc.
Fentanyl falls under this class of drugs
Opioids (painkillers)
Three short or long-term effects of drinking alcohol
Slurred speech, drowsiness, vomiting, impaired judgement, decreased perception and coordination, high blood pressure, broken relationships, etc.
It can take as little as this amount for Fentanyl to be deadly
2 mg
When a person stops using and has negative symptoms
Withdrawal. Negative symptoms may include irritability, trouble sleeping, DTs, etc.
Out of 10 people struggling with drug addiction, how many started when they were teens?
9
Fentanyl is 50 times stronger than what drug?
Heroin. It's also 100 times stronger than Morphine
This organ is responsible for processing alcohol and all other toxins in the body
The Liver
Term used when someone consumes a large amount of alcohol in a short period of time
Binge drinking
What is the most common drug (stimulant) used today?
Caffeine
Average amount of time that THC in Marijuana can be detected in the body
30-45 days
Name of the medicine used to save someone who is overdosing
Narcan (Naloxone)
Alcohol is categorized as a _______, which slows down the central nervous system.
Depressant
_____ drugs are created using man-made chemicals in a lab
Synthetic.