Mental Health
Coping Skills
Truth about Tobacco
Marijuana: Fact or Fiction
Smart Choices
100
A brain disorder that is characterized by compulsive behavior that has negative consequences but is very difficult to stop. 

What is addiction? 

100
Define coping skill.

What is a healthy way to deal with stress and/or emotions?

100

True or False: Secondhand smoke is dangerous. 

TRUE

100

True or False: Marijuana is completely harmless.

FALSE

100

True or False: Peer pressure can be both positive and negative.

TRUE

200

Define anxiety.

What is a response to stress characterized by feelings of unease or fear about the future?

200

TWO healthy ways to manage stress.

What are exercise, deep breathing, journaling, sleep, meditation, therapy, art, music?

200

The addictive chemical in cigarettes and vapes.

What is nicotine?

200

The chemical in marijuana that makes people feel high?

What is THC?


200
One way to resist the urge to use drugs.
What is waiting 20-30 minutes, distraction, talking to someone who does not use, journal, listen to music?
300

The chemical in the brain that helps regulate mood and happiness.

What is serotonin? 

300

True or False: Keeping emotions bottled up is a good way to handle stress

FALSE
300

One long-term health effect of smoking.

What is lung disease, cancer, heart disease?

300

The part of the brain does marijuana affect, especially in teenagers.

What is the Prefrontal cortex? (manages decision-making processes and impulse control)

300

Describe what it feels like to go a day without smoking. 

OPEN

400
A mental illness often linked to extreme mood swings, including emotional highs and lows.

Bipolar Disorder 

400

One deep breathing exercise that can help calm anxiety.

What is Box breathing or 5-4-3-2-1 ?

400
Dangers of vaping.

What is addiction, lung cancer, mouth cancer, heart disease, worse sports performance?

400

The ways in which marijuana can affect school performance.

What is Decreased motivation, memory issues, lower grades?

400
Advice for someone who is thinking about trying smoking for the first time.
Discuss


500

Three mental disorders that can be treated with therapy and/or medication.

What are depression, Anxiety, Bipolar, Schizophrenia, Substance Abuse Disorder...etc.

500

Define Mindfulness.

What is focus on the present moment.
500
The ways in which tobacco companies try to get teenagers to start using their products. 

What is advertising, flavors, social media

500

The risks of using synthetic marijuana like K2 or Mojo.

What is severe health effects, seizures, hallucinations, death.

500

The biggest obstacle to quitting smoking. 

Discuss