Nicotine
True or False: Teenagers who smoke can’t have yellow teeth or smoker’s breath because they’re too young.
False
An emotion is a feeling people have inside, like happiness or sadness. Name two emotions or feelings teenagers may have when they have a bad “high” on marijuana.
Answer: Fear, anxiety, stress, terror.
When you drink, what is affected? Your judgment, your coordination, or both?
Answer: Both.
True or False: E-cigs don’t contain nicotine, so they are considered safer than regular cigarettes.
Answer: False. E-cigarette fluid does contain nicotine.
What are the most commonly abused drugs in the United States?
Answer: Alcohol and cigarettes - more people die from using these drugs than from all the others combined.
How does smoking affect your athletic performance?
Answer: Reduces stamina, shortens breath
If you go to school “high,” there is a good possibility you will forget which of the following: (a) your birth date, or (b) the answers to a history test.
Answer: Choice (b) is correct. Marijuana impairs short-term memory
How many drinks can you have and still drive safely?
Answer: None. Even one drink can put you at risk for an accident.
In most states, how old do you have to be to purchase e-cigs, parts, and fluid?
18
True or False: Breathing in toxic chemicals pollutes the body by reducing the amount of hydrogen in the bloodstream.
Answer: False
What does smoking do to your lungs each time you smoke?
Answer: Destroys lung tissue and diminishes lung capacity.
Name one consequence of smoking marijuana for a long time.
Answer: Addiction, dependence, loss of interest in activities except drug use; possible damage to lungs, immune system, and reproductive system; learning and memory problems, mental health issues, trouble with law enforcement, parents, employment, and school; increase risk of using other drugs.
If you’re an alcoholic, who do you hurt (two examples)?
Answer: Yourself, your family, people at work or at school, friends.
More teens use e-cigarettes more than regular cigarettes.
True
Name two ways the body is harmed when toxic chemicals are inhaled.
Answer: Heart stops, suffocation, liver damage, permanent brain damage.
True or False: It takes at least a year or two after you start smoking to become addicted to cigarettes.
Answer: False. If you smoke a few cigarettes a day for four or five days in a row, you can become addicted.
True or False: People can become addicted to marijuana.
Answer: True. When a user begins to feel that he or she needs to take the drug to cope with everyday life, that person is said to be dependent on the drug. Addicted users are physically, as well as mentally, dependent on marijuana, which means that they need more marijuana to experience the same effects they used to feel with less marijuana or that they have withdrawal symptoms (sleeping problems, agitation) if they stop using suddenly.
List two ways that alcohol can hurt you in the long run.
Answer: Liver damage, nerve/brain damage, heart damage, stomach damage, and death.
Besides nicotine, what are some of the other cancer-causing substances found in e-cigarettes?
Answer: Formaldehyde, arsenic, aluminum, nickel, cadmium, lead
True or False: Even if it is the first time you try them, it is possible to die from sniffing inhalants
Answer: True.
Name one health problem associated with tobacco chewing.
Answer: Cancer of the mouth, gums, esophagus.
True or False: Regular use of marijuana can delay the onset of puberty in males and disrupt the menstrual cycle in women.
Answer: True. Regular use can reduce sperm production in males and inhibit ovulation in women.
True or False. Alcohol is not as dangerous as marijuana.
Answer: False.
True or False: Teens who use e-cigarettes have a lesser chance of using regular cigarettes.
Answer: False. Research shows they have a much greater chance of using regular cigarettes, and taking on all the risks associated with traditional smoking.
Name two reasons why people use drugs.
Answers: Peer pressure, Belonging/acceptance, Escape problems, Pleasure, Relaxation, Medical need, Curiosity/experimentation, Rebellion, Parents do it, Addiction