Substance abuse
What age group experiments with drugs or alcohol the most?
Teens
What drink is alcohol found in?
Beer, Liquor, Wine
Why do teens start smoking?
Identity exploration (Popularity), Family and Environment, Peer pressure, Media messages.
What makes a drug illegal?
It's use or sale is forbidden by law.
What is tick tock?
The sound a clock makes.
What does substance abuse mean?
Using drugs, alcohol and tobacco in an illegal and harmful way.
What is the equivalent to 1 alcoholic drink?
12oz of beer, 5oz of wine, 1.5oz of liquor
What is the highly addictive chemical in tobacco products?
Nicotine.
What is drug abuse?
intentionally using drugs in a way that is unhealthy or illegal
What is the size of a human heart?
Size of an adult fist.
What is the most commonly used drug?
Alcohol
What is heavy drinking?
Having multiple drinks all or most days of the week.
Why is tobacco dangerous for teens to use?
Bodies are still growing and developing
What is a drug overdose?
taking too much of a legal or illegal drug; often causes dangerous, life-threatening consequences
What gets more wet as it dries?
A towel
What is the most addictive drug?
Tobacco
What is Binge drinking?
Drinking a large amount of alcohol in a short period of time.
What is secondhand smoke?
It comes from both the smoke that smokers exhale (called mainstream smoke) and the smoke floating from the end of the cigarette, cigar or pipe
What are happens to the body when drugs are abused?
Impaired coordination and judgement.
Damage to heart and nervous system.
Reduced coordination and attention span.
Coma.
Death.
Mood Changes/Anxiety/Memory Loss
You can find it in Mercury, Earth, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn, but not in Venus or Neptune. What is it?
The letter "R"
Why do teens abuse drugs/alcohol?
Peer pressure, to look more mature, experimentation/Curiousity
What does it mean to be intoxicated?
A person's mental and physical abilities have been impaired by alcohol.
How many people die each year from tobacco use?
1 in 5 or 20%
How many classifications of drugs are there?
6. Stimulants, Depressants, Halluciogens, Narcotics, Cannibas, Inhalants.
Which is heavier, a pound of feathers or a pound of rocks?
Neither, they both weigh a pound.