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Types of Substances
Drug Abuse
Smoking
Relapse Prevention
100
Any substance other than food or water that changes the way your body functions.
What is a drug?
100

Using any drug for something other than its
intended purpose, or using it improperly.

What is Drug abuse 

100

This is the main ingredient in cigarettes, cigars, and chew/dip. It is a leaf that has the drug nicotine in it. 

What is tobacco?

100

This takes place when friends or people try to get you to do something.

What is Peer Pressure.

200
Substances that have a high potential for abuse which may lead to severe psychological or physical dependence.
What are controlled substances or illegal drugs?
200

Percent of American adults that have a substance abuse problem

What is 52%

200
The chemical in cigarettes that reduces the amount of oxygen available to your body and makes it hard for you to exercise or be good at sports.
What is carbon monoxide?
200

A network of facilities and people who interact and remain in informal communication for mutual assistance; a network that enables you to live in a certain style. This group will have a great influence on you. 

What are support systems?

300
Substances that are prescribed by a doctor to safely treat one's medical condition; but when taken when such symptoms aren’t present, they affect the brain in ways very similar to illegal drugs.
What are prescription drugs?
300

The needs for more of a drug to get the same effects

What is tolerance 

300

This extremely addictive drug in tobacco.

What is nicotine?

300

A way in which an individual determines what they want to achieve and then devises a plan for achieving it 

What are goals?

400
Substances that are sold from a drug store directly to a person without a prescription; can be abused if taken for another purpose than intended.
What are over-the-counter (OTC) drugs?
400

The fact or condition of being addicted to a particular substance, thing, or activity. 

What is addiction?

400
Smoking has short term consequences. It makes it harder to breathe and makes you more likely to get sick. Smoking also has _______________, such as Lung-disease, heart-disease and many types of cancer.
What are long-term consequences of smoking?
400
Sports, drama, & music are examples of these which help to keep you busy and prevent abuse.
What are hobbies?
500
Substances that have an age requirement for consumption that are not prohibited by drug laws; examples are tobacco & alcohol.
What are legal drugs?
500
Psychological addiction is when your brain thinks that it needs a substance to function properly. However this type of addiction is when your BODY is so used to the drug that it needs it to function properly.
What is Physical Addiction?
500

This type of tobacco is not smoked but it still causes deadly cancer of the mouth, throat and gums.

What is chewing tobacco or dip?

500

Tools and techniques you can use to help you handle difficult emotions, decrease stress, and establish or maintain a sense of internal order.

What are Coping Skills