True or False
Marijuana is Addictive.
True.
The ingredient in Marijuana that makes a person feel "high".
What is THC.
The amount of time marijuana stays in the blood of regular marijuana smokers.
Several Months.
A popular way to inhale nicotine without lighting a cigarette.
What is vaping /e-cigarettes.
NICOTINE IS AS ADDICTIVE AS HEROIN AND COCAINE.
TRUE.
NICOTINE WITHDRAWAL SYMPTOMS INCLUDE COUGHING, HEADACHES, NERVOUSNESS, CONCENTRATION PROBLEMS, AND IRRITABILITY.
Marijuana is found in the blood of more than 30% of drivers killed in car accidents.
True.
They may look like brownies or candy but contain marijuana.
When you can't stop using the drug despite negative consequences.
What is Addiction.
The legal age to buy tobacco/nicotine products.
18
SMOKING LOWERS YOUR BLOOD PRESSURE.
FALSE.
NICOTINE IN CIGARETTES IS A STIMULANT, WHICH CAUSES THE HEART TO PUMP FASTER AND RAISES BLOOD PRESSURE.
2 joint = 5 cigarettes in terms of amount of Carbon Monoxide (CO) intake.
False.
1 Joint= 5 cigarettes in terms of amount of Carbon Monoxide (CO) intake.
Another name for "delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol"
THC
Returning to use of a drug or substance after quitting.
What is Relapse.
The type of tobacco absorbed through mouth tissues.
What is smokeless tobacco
WITH EACH CIGARETTE A PERSON SMOKES, A SMOKER LOSES 5 MINUTES OF LIFE.
FALSE.
A SMOKER ACTUALLY LOSES 7 MINUTES OF LIFE WITH EACH CIGARETTE SMOKED.
2 joints= 20 cigarettes in the terms of microscopic damage to the cells lining the airways.
True.
A relatively new way to inhale marijuana without smoking it.
What is vaping.
When a person needs more of the same drug to feel normal.
What is Tolerance.
The addictive chemical in tobacco
What is nicotine.
IN THE U.S, SECONDHAND SMOKE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ABOUT 1,000 LUNG CANCER DEATHS EACH YEAR IN NON-SMOKERS.
FALSE.
IT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ABOUT 3,400 DEATHS EACH YEAR IN NON-SMOKERS.
Marijuana today is stronger than in the past.
True.
THC levels in marijuana have been increasing.
In the early 1990s, the average amount of THC in marijuana was less than 4 percent; in 2018, it averaged more than 15 percent.
It's made in a lab to look like marijuana but it isn't.
K2, Spice or herbal incense.
What are the four stages of Chemical Dependency ( Drug Abuse)
hint* It's an acronym.
T- Trial
R-Recreation
A- Abuse
P-Pinned Down/Addicted.
The leading preventable cause of death, disease, and disability in the U.S.
What is tobacco use.
WHEN A SMOKER STOPS SMOKING, WITHDRAWAL USUALLY LASTS ABOUT 4 WEEKS
FALSE.
WITHDRAWAL LAST ABOUT 2 WEEKS.