Prevention
True or False: Until the early 1970s, most drug prevention programs were not evaluated.
True.
Tetrahydrocannabinol is also known as
THC
General Benefits of Peer Support:
• Improve quality of life • Improve engagement and satisfaction with services and support • Improve whole health, including chronic conditions • Decrease hospitalizations and inpatient stays • Reduce overall cost of services • Decrease criminal justice involvement • Reduce return to use rates • Decrease family isolation • Decrease substance use
What age can you legally buy marijuana?
21
Where does Advocacy Day take place?
Which prevention tactic involved locker searches, suspension, expulsion of student, and no Tobacoo use on school grounds?
Drug-free Schools
Chemicals that affect the body in various ways
Cannabinoids
What does a Peer Support Worker do?
Someone with the lived experience of recovery from a mental health condition, substance use disorder, or both.
The main psychoactive(mind-altering) chemical in marijuana
THC
Why is advocacy important?
Have your voice heard on issues that are important to you. Protect and promote rights. Have views and wishes genuinely considered when decisions are being made about their lives.
Providing information about the risks and consequences of drug use through schools, community programs, and media campaigns. This includes educating people about the physical, psychological, and social harms associated with substance abuse.
What is EDUCATION AND AWARENESS?
THC triggers your brain to release large amounts of
Dopamine
How long does it take to become a certificate Peer Specialist?
Long, arduous exemption process (can take in excess of 3 years)
Marijuana affects brain development, and this could be critical for teens because the human brain doesn't fully develop until the age of?
25
Alternative ways to reach out to legislators and assembly members besides in-person discussions:
Writing letters, making phone calls and sending emails.
Engaging communities in creating supportive environments that discourage drug use. This might involve community centers, youth clubs, and local coalitions that provide positive activities and resources.
What are COMMUNITY PROGRAMS?
Using cannabis in your teens increases
memory issues and learning difficulties
In ______ a national strategy was announced to address the nation's mental health crisis and part of that strategy included the development and implementation of a national certification program for mental health peer specialists.
2022
Marijuana negatively affects several skills required for safe driving, such as _______
reaction time, coordination, and concentration
Lobbyists often try to influence members of this legislative body in the United States?
Congress
Teaching skills to manage stress, peer pressure, and other challenges without resorting to drug use. This can include problem-solving techniques, relaxation methods, and healthy hobbies.
What are COPING STRATEGIES?
This is the name of the cannabis plant containing less than 0.3% delta-9 THC
Hemp
What is the purpose of the Peer Specialist sharing their story?
Open up curiosity with others and to make space. To connect with others and build a relationship. To provide hope for others and to inspire them
What is the main ingredient in Marijuana that makes you high?
THC (Delta-9-Tetrahydrocannabinol)
What is the term for the public support for or recommendation of a particular cause or policy.
Advocacy