Addiction
What is one alternative to Addiction?
Answers will vary.
Ex: Doing your favorite activity.
Billy is getting peer pressured to vape by one of his best friends. Should he say no and walk away or should he say yes just so he can keep his friend.
Say no because that is not a good friend if they are trying to get you to do drugs
A hallucinogen makes it so that you can focus better and not be as sleepy.
True or false?
False, hallucinogens make you drowsy and it can make them see or hear something that is not there.
Vaping/smoking can’t give you lung cancer. True or false?
False it can give you lung cancer.
How old do you have to be to buy, smoke, and vape drugs?
21 years old.
What is the best way to prevent drug addiction?
Never start using drugs
When getting peer pressured into something you always say no unless it is positive peer pressured.
True or false?
True, you never want to say yes to peer pressure unless it is positive.
A stimulant can speed up your brain activity, what is one drug that could have a stimulant in it.
Answers will vary with Caffeine, Nicotine, Cocaine, Methamphetamine, Ecstasy (MDMA) Prescription, and over-the-counter stimulants
One Juul has less nicotine than a whole pack of cigarettes. True or False?
False, I have as much nicotine as a whole pack of cigarettes has.
What is the average age range when kids start experimenting with drugs?
12-15 years old
Addiction is not a brain disease.
True or False?
False. Addiction is a brain disease.
What is one way you can handle peer pressure?
Answers will vary
Ex: Making up a white lie
A depressant slows down your brain activity. What is one drug that is a depressant?
Answers will vary between Alcohol, Prescription pills, opioids, inhalants, Heroin, Cough medicine.
Vaping/smoking is the #1 cause of lung cancer. True or false?
True
What is the average sleep that an adolescent should get every night?
9 to 12 hours of sleep each night.
What are the two types of Addiction?
What is Chemical addiction and Behavioral addiction.
What is one big sign of peer pressure?
Answer will vary.
Ex: not acting like themselves or not being able to focus
Name 3 types of drugs.
Answers will vary.
Ex: Nicotine, Marijuana, and Heroin
Electronic cigarettes are much more addictive than regular cigarettes. True or False?
False, both are equally as addictive.
What percentage of car accidents are caused by drugs or alcohol?
Over 50%
How do drugs affect your dopamine level?
Drugs make your brain release large amounts of dopamine that then lead to addiction and after some time you will not feel as much pleasure in doing your favorite activities.
List one of the 6 types of peer pressure
Answers will vary between unspoken peer pressure, spoken peer pressure, direct peer pressure, indirect peer pressure, Negative peer pressure, and Positive peer pressure.
What are the four categories of drugs?
Opioids, depressants, stimulants, and hallucinogens
Only some long term side effects of e-cigarettes are known so little that they are really unknown. True or false?
True
he average amount of THC in marijuana today is less than ⅓ the amount found in marijuana 30 years ago. True or false?
False, The amount of THC in marijuana today is more than three times the amount than 30 years ago.