Psychological Impacts
Emotional Regulation
Vaping
Coping Skills
A Little Bit of Everything
100

The most abused substance in the United States

What is Alcohol?

100

Three coping strategies for dealing with difficult emotions skillfully.

What are exercise, hobbies (such as art, painting, etc), mindfulness, etc.?

100

Compared to cigarettes, vaping is _______ addictive. Explain.

A) More

B) Less

C) Equally

A or C, depending on your explanation!

Vaping is considered to be just as addictive as cigarettes; however, recent studies show that it may be even more addicting than expected.

100

Tools that help you tolerate, minimize, and deal with stressful situations in life. Managing your stress well can help you feel better physically and psychologically and it can impact your ability to perform your best.

What are coping skills?

100

The primary drug involved in overdose deaths in SC

What is Fentanyl?

200

A compulsive, chronic, physiological or psychological need for a habit-forming substance, behavior, or activity having harmful physical, psychological, or social effects and typically causing well-defined symptoms (such as anxiety, irritability, tremors, or nausea) upon withdrawal or abstinence.

What is addiction?

200

The first step in Emotional Regulation

What is identifying and labelling the emotion?

200

1.72 Million represents what when discussing vaping?



Number of reported high school users in the US, 28% of whom vape daily. Furthermore, 320,000 middle school students reported that they use a vape at least once a week.

200

Coping skills _______ resilience by helping people better manage difficult or negative emotions.

Coping Skills Increase Resilience

200

Prevention efforts that can result in fewer overdose deaths

What is increased availability of naloxone, increased education, increased access to treatment and recovery services, safer prescribing practices? Etc.

300

The reduced reaction to a drug after chronic/repeated use.

What is Tolerance?

300

Exercises that can be used to manage difficult emotions

What are mindfulness, breathing exercises, being present in the moment, being able to slow down, meditation, gratitude exercises, body scans, hobbies, etc.?

300

What large government organization does not regulate the production of vapes? What problems does this cause?

The FDA does not currently regulate the production of vapes. 

Because of this, it varies greatly what is in and makes up each vape. A number of chemicals have been found to be present in nicotine and marijuana vapes that have been scientifically proven to be detrimental to our health, and can cause severe damage.

300

Paula struggles with coping with difficult situations. What are three coping skills you can remind Paula of to better manage her struggles?

Deep Breathing

Writing/ Journaling

Physical Activity

Positive Self-Talk

Art

Meditation/Mindfulness

Puzzles

Music

Positive Friend Group

Pets

300

What common medication found over the counter contains the drug dextromethorphan (DXM) which can lead to addiction?

Cough Medication

400

The primary neurotransmitter that allows you to feel pleasure, satisfaction, and motivation.

What is Dopamine?

400

The uncomfortable feeling caused by holding two or more conflicting beliefs, attitudes, or values

What is Cognitive Dissonance?

400

Brain changes related to early nicotine exposure include:

attention deficits, difficulty learning, memory deficits, addiction

400

A mental state achieved by focusing one's awareness on the present moment, while calmly acknowledging and accepting one's feelings, thoughts, and bodily sensations

What is mindfulness?

400

Which is not a symptoms of an Opiate overdose?

A. Be pale or clammy to the touch

B.  Have a limp body

C.  Unable to speak, or awaken

D. Have rapid breathing

D.  Rapid breathing

500

Factors that can increase the likelihood of addiction? (Name at least 3!)

What are Genetics, Developmental Stage (age), mental health disorders, family, friends, the addicitiveness of a drug?

500

The areas of the brain that are particularly vulnerable to damage from drug use during adolescence

What are the prefrontal cortex and hippocampus?

500

These chemicals have been found to be present in vape smoke and can cause irreversible damage.

What are formaldehyde, acrolein, acetaldehyde, lead, chromium, nickel?

500

A therapy used to help make up a deficit of a substance that was once usually present in the body

Replacement Therapy

500

Getting high on prescription and OTC is much safer than using illegal drugs.

True or False. Explain (must explain reasoning to receive points!)

False.