Show:
Tobacco
Substances
Mental Health
What to say
100
A chemical that is found in tobacco and is largely responsible for the short-term effects and addictive nature associated with smoking.
What is nicotine?
100
Any substance that affects perceptions, thoughts, emotions or behaviour.
What is a drug?
100
A state of well-being in which an individual realizes his or her own abilities, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and is able to make a contribution to his or her community.
What is mental health?
100
The ability to 'bounce-back' from difficult situations and make healthier choices when coping with life's struggles.
What is resiliency?
200
The form of tobacco that is used by holding the tobacco between the cheek and gum.
What is chew tobacco?
200
A depressant drug that slows down your central nervous system making it difficult to think clearly, affects your behaviours, motor skills and reflexes. Hint: it is the most commonly used drug among youth.
What is alcohol?
200
Genetic, biological, environmental/experiential, physical.
What are factors related to mental health?
200
Traditional advertising (commercials, billboards, etc.) of this substance is illegal in Canada.
What is tobacco?
300
This contains 4000 chemicals, including at least 50 that are known to cause cancer.
What is cigarette smoke?
300
Use of this drug impairs depth perception, sense of time, attention span and concentration.
What is cannabis (marijauna)?
300
The use of this often overlaps with a number of mental health problems...
What is substance use?
300
An important skill for youth to have, used to help them become more aware of how companies use marketing strategies to target them.
What is media literacy?
400
Increased heart rate and blood pressure, cooler skin, decreased appetite, and decreased ability to participate in vigourous phsysical activity.
What are short-term effects of smoking (a cigarette)?
400
A highly addictive white substance that acts as a powerful stimulant. Breathing, heart rate and blood pressure increase with the use of this substance along with dilation of the pupils.
What is cocaine?
400
Problems that arise when changes in a person's ability to cope and function occurs.
What are mental health problems?
400
The most depicted drug on American television, commonly seen in prime-time programs which are heavily watched by young people.
What is alcohol?
500
Increased risk of: heart attack, stroke, bronchitis, emphysema, pneumonia, and lung cancer.
What are long-term effects of smoking (cigarettes)?
500
A type of drug that is usually found at "raves" or nightclubs, and typically sold as a tablet, powder, or capsule form. It is also known as MDMA.
What is ecstasy?
500
The emergence of some mental health disorders may be triggered or masked by...
What is substance use?
500
Smoking in this type of media accounts for 44% of youth starting to smoke.
What is movies (smoking in movies)?