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NOLA
Legal Classifications
Chemical Classifications
Addiction
Collegiate Drug Use
100
What are the two most popular drugs in New Orleans?
Heroin and weed
100
What drug is considered one of the most addictive but is also legal for recreational use?
Nicotine
100
What type of drug is alcohol?
A depressant.
100
What is the difference between physical and psychological dependence on a drug?
Physical dependence to a drug suggests that the body has become used to the presence of a drug. Psychological dependence is shown in the form of craving for a drug.
100
What are some common reasons that college students turn to drugs?
Stress, peer pressure, curiosity, course load, etc.
200
True or false: drug trends show that surges in the number of people buying drugs occur when hurricanes hit the city.
True It seems that New Orleans residents have turned to the streets to "seek comfort" in times of distress, like in 2005 with Katrina.
200
True or false: Legally, marijuana is classified on the same level as drugs like ecstasy, GHB, heroin, and LSD.
True. Weed is classified as schedule 1, defined by the DEA as a drug with no currently accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse
200
What type of drug is Adderall?
A stimulant.
200
True or false: Genetics does not affect a person's risk for addiction.
False. The genes that people are born with account for about half of a person's risk for addiction. Gender, ethnicity, and the presence of other mental disorders may also influence risk for drug use and addiction.
200
What percentage of students who report being drugged without consent is female? (points within 5%)
79%
300
How much does an ounce of weed sell for on average in NOLA?
$200
300
What does it mean for a drug to be schedule 3?
Schedule 3 drugs have a currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States and the abuse of which may lead to moderate or low physical dependence or high psychological dependence
300
What type of drugs act on the central nervous system to alter your perception of reality, time, and space.
Psychedelics/Hallucinogens
300
At around this age, you are most prone to become an alcoholic.
Between the ages of 18 and 29
300
What percent of American college students drink alcohol? (points within 5%)
80% of reported American college students have drank at some point in their school career, and 50% have drank heavily within the past two weeks.
400
What percentage of drug overdoses in New Orleans are linked to the non-medical use of opiates? (points within 8%)
78%
400
At the federal level, Xanax falls into what drug schedule?
Xanax is a benzodiazepine in schedule 4
400
What are some qualities of stimulants?
Stimulants accelerate the activity of the central nervous system and can make you feel energetic, focused, and alert. They can also make you feel edgy, angry, or paranoid.
400
What chemical floods the brain's reward circuit when most drugs are used?
Dopamine This overstimulation of the reward circuit leads people to take a drug again and again.
400
What portion of college students smoke cigarettes?
1/3 of college students
500
What is the punishment for marijuana possession (first time offense)?
A $40 fine
500
How many states have legalized marijuana?
29 states and Washington DC have legalized this.
500
Name 2 opioids
Correct answers include: heroin, codeine, morphine, fentanyl, hydrocodone, oxycodone, buprenorphine, and methadone
500
Which state’s population has the highest rate of drug addicts per capita?
Vermont
500
What percent of Tulane students use "study drugs" (Adderall, Ritalin, and Vyvanse) in comparison to the national average (13-21%)?
42.9% of Tulane students have been reported having used a non-prescribed drug to study--approximately double the national average.