Addiction
Needing a substance in order to feel "normal."
Dependency
This kind of drug slows down thinking and reaction time, as well as body functions like breathing and heart rate.
Taking enough of these drugs can make the user unconscious.
Depressant
The most popular stimulant in the world.
Caffeine
What is the best thing you can do for yourself to prevent falling into peer pressure?
Feel good about yourself!
Recognize your assets, have confidence, accept who you are as a person and be true to yourself.
The ability to put up with or endure, causing people to need more of something before they are impacted.
Tolerance
One factor that may make someone more prone to addiction.
-Family history
-Teens who don't feel connected with their peers, family members, or adults
-Some mental health issues (e.g. depression, anxiety)
This kind of drug speeds up body functions like breathing and heart rate.
Some drugs in this classification can do this so quickly that the user may have a heart attack.
Stimulant
What is the most addictive substance and commonly used substance in the world?
Nicotine
Products containing this substance, like smoking and chewing tobacco, are associated with cancers of the mouth, pharynx, larynx, esophagus, stomach, pancreas, cervix, kidneys, uterer, bladder, and lungs!
What is an "asset"?
-Positive influences in our lives
-Things that reduce the likelihood of engaging in risky behaviors
A substance that is known to cause cancer.
Carcinogen
A person can become addicted to some drugs after using them just a few times, and young people are especially prone to addiction.
How many daily smokers out of 10 began smoking cigarettes before the age of 18?
9 out of 10
This classification of drug influences the brain and thought patterns, and makes the user imagine things.
Hallucinogen
The primary ingredient in many prescription painkillers.
Opium
An asset is also known as what?
A "protective factor"
A disease that often destroys the liver.
Cirrhosis.
When a person who is physically addicted to substances try to quit, they will often get these.
BONUS: Give one example.
Withdrawal symptoms
Examples: dizziness, nausea, headaches, convulsions, sharp pains, cramps, cold sweats, a runny nose and eyes, diarrhea, agitation, depression, and insomnia.
What is a common thing people imagine after taking a hallucinogen?
-Feeling bugs and snakes crawling on skin
-Paranoia, like someone or something is after them
NARCAN
Name one refusal skill that could help you assertively say "No!" when you face pressure to do something that is unsafe or unhealthy for you.
-Identify and avoid the situation.
-Say "No!" with your words and your body.
-Use your friendship to exert a positive influence.
-Leave the situation.
-Tell a trusted adult.
A respiratory disease in which breathing becomes extremely difficult, often caused by smoking.
Emphysema
1. Drug addiction starts in this organ.
2. Over time, substances cause changes in certain kinds of these cells, causing a person to develop physical symptoms if the drug is suddenly stopped. This causes the person to believe they cannot get along or feel good without that drug.
1. The brain
2. Nerve cells (neurons)
Name at least one example of the following classification of drugs:
1. Hallucinogen
2. Stimulant
3. Depressant
Hallucinogens: LSD, PCP, ecstasy, certain kind of cactus and mushrooms.
Stimulants: crack, cocaine, methamphetamine, amphetamine, nicotine, caffeine.
Depressants: alcohol, GHB, benzodiazepines, sleeping pills, marijuana, barbiturates.
Drug overdoses remain a leading cause of injury-related death in the United States, and the majority of these deaths involve opioids.
Name at least one example of a dangerous opioid that is responsible for a significant number of deaths each year.
-Heroin
-Fentanyl
-Morphine
What does it mean to say "No" with your words and body?
-Be explicit and include the word "No" rather than "beating around the bush."
-Give a reason if you want.
-Suggest a replacement for the risky behavior; think of something fun that takes you out of the situation.
-Physically leave the situation if possible.
A family of viruses that cause liver damage.
Hepatitis.