Vaping and Nicotine
Can nicotine vapes be more addictive than cigarettes? Why/Why not?
Yes, because there can be a higher concentration of nicotine in vapes than cigarettes leading to a greater risk for nicotine dependence.
How many different chemicals can be found in cannabis?
Over 400, close to 500.
What are safe ways to get home if I’m around peers who have been drinking?
Not true, but in 2019, 17% of high school students rode in a car with someone who had been drinking alcohol but only 5% of students drove after drinking alcohol.
Call your parents, spend the night, etc.
Many pills that are misused and not given to you by a doctor are considered counterfeit pills. They look very similar to those that are traditionally prescribed by doctors. What percentage of these counterfeit pills contain a lethal dose a fentanyl?
60%
If one of my friends is struggling with using substances how can I get them help?
Find a trusted adult - such as counselor, teacher, coach, para, principal, etc.
True or False
Research suggests that youth who use tobacco products are more likely to engage in vaping THC.
True
What are at least 3 negative side-effects of marijuana use?
Racing heart, paranoia, memory loss, dizziness, anxiety, altered sense of time or space, loss of control over motor skills, nausea.
Alcohol is a central nervous system (stimulant or depressant) because it slows things such as breathing and heart rate.
Depressant
What three prescription medications are commonly counterfeited and sold?
Adderall, Xanax, oxycodone/percocet.
If someone sells substances or chemicals at school what happens?
Students will receive 174 school day suspension.
True or False
Nicotine vapes can accelerate the development of cancer and other diseases.
True - Ingredients used in the liquid solutions which the FDA generally considers safe for oral consumption may take on different properties when heated in vaping devices and may potentially be harmful health. These products are not considered safe to inhale.44 This includes flavoring agents themselves, like cinnamon and vanilla, which may become toxic when heated or aerosolized.
True or False
You can become addicted to marijuana.
True approximately 1 in 10 people who use marijuana will become addicted. When they start before age 18, the rate of addiction rises to 1 in 6.
What are the symptoms of an alcohol overdose?
Alcohol poisoning, blackout is the beginning stages.
This medication is commonly prescribed for anxiety but when misused can result in death when mixed with alcohol.
Xanax
What consequences could I receive if I am under the influence at school?
High School - 60 Days OSS
Where do most students get their vaping devices?
73% of 15-17 year old students said they borrowed a device from another person.
In a study of youth aged 15 to 17 years, 31 percent said they obtained their main vaping device from a store, vape shop, or online retailer but
Most vape vendors (63 to 68 percent) did not require age verification, or relied entirely on strategies that cannot effectively verify age (such as checking boxes to certify the buyer is of legal age, or a statement that says an order certifies the buyer is of legal age)
What is the psychoactive substance in marijuana?
Delta- 9-tetrahydrocannabinol or THC
True or False
Your BAC (blood alcohol content) can still go up even after you stop drinking.
True
This highly addictive substance is misused by students to “cram” for tests, however, there are many healthy study habits that can be used instead.
Adderall
True or False
I can receive legal consequences outside of school for use, possession, or selling substances?
True, our building partners with local police departments and school SRO and all information is turned over to them.
What are the three most commonly used vaping products?
Nicotine, cannabis/THC and flavoring without any substances are the three most common products.
The THC concentration in marijuana has been steadily increasing over the past few decades. Marijuana today has ___ times more THC than 25 years ago.
3
How many drinks is considered binge drinking?
4 or more drinks for women in one occasion, 5 or more drinks for men.
What should you do with leftover or expired prescription medications according to the FDA?
Drug take back programs at many pharmacies, hospitals, local police departments have anonymous drop boxes where you can place unused prescriptions.
If I share a substance with a friend do I get additional days added to my consequence?
Yes 10 additional days on top of my original suspension.