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Drugs and Substances
Mental Health disorders
100

continuous use of a substance despite the negative consequences it causes in different area of you life such a work, relationships, school, or health

What is Addiction

100

1 in 5 people experience this throughout their lifetime. 

What is mental illness

100

List 2 people or organizations you can talk to if you have questions or concerns regarding mental health or substance use problems?

what is family, friends, pastors, mental health counselors, substance use counselors, school counselors, crisis line, 911

100
The effects of this drug are felt immediately and could last for one to three hours?
What is Marijuana
100
More then a feeling of unhapiness. Often lasts most of the day and more then two weeks. Could also present itself as feeling empty, apathetic, and lifeless
What is Depression
200
A wide range of conditions that are defined as a disturbance in thoughts and emotions that decrease a persons ability to cope with the challenges of everyday life?
What is mental health disorders / mental illness
200
What substance is linked to 1 in 25 deaths worldwide?
What is Alcohol
200
how many mg of caffeine a day is recommended for teenagers?
What is 100mg
200
Give 2 examples of mood-alerting drug that are sometimes known as stimulants or ‘uppers’?
What is Caffeine, Nicotine, Cocaine "Crack" Methamphetamine "Crank" "Speed" "Ecstacy" or MDMA "Bath Salts" Prescription Psycho- stimulants: Amphetamine Methylphenadate
200
This disorder is associated with: irrational and excessive fear, apprehensive and tense feelings, nervous behaviour, difficulty managing daily tasks and/or distress related to these tasks
What is Anxiety
300
___ a serious and sometimes deadly consequence of drinking large amounts of alcohol in a short period of time. ( Drinking too much too quickly can affect your breathing, heart rate, body temperature and gag reflex and potentially lead to coma and death.)
Alcohol Poisoning
300
What is the percentage of people who have a substance abuse problem and mental illness (Concurrent Disorder)
What is 20-80%
300
Hallucinations appear real and vivid to the person experiencing them. They are a distortion in a persons perception of reality. Explain what a person may experience if they have a hallucination
What is : hear, see, taste, smell or feel something that does not actually exist
300
The nicotine in one dip or chew of tobacco is equal to how many cigarettes?
what is three to four cigarettes
300
Young people with this disorder frequently become bored easily, fail to concentrate even for short periods of time, and can be disruptive. This problem may be evident in both the home and in school but typically presents itself most often in school.
What is Attention defficit hyperactivity disorder ( ADHD)
400
Unpleasant symptoms (the shakes, irritability, insomnia,anxiety etc...) that follow the discontinuation or decrease of drug use as the body attempts to restore itself
What is Withdrawal
400
This age group is more likely to experience mental illness and/or substance use disorders than any other age group
What is 15-24
400
having 4 drinks within 2 hours (for women), and having 5 drinks within 2 hours (for men) is considered____
What is binge drinking
400
Name two substances that are known as " depressants" or downers"
What is alcohol,heroin, or marijuana
400
Individuals with this illness have difficulty distinguishing what is real and what is imagined and may have symptoms such as hallucinations, delusions,lost of interest, and reduced motivation
What is Schizophrenia
500

This category of drugs are sometimes called “uppers",they cause elevation of mood, reduced fatigue, a sense of increased alertness, and invigorating aggressiveness.

What is a stimulant

500
Approximately 1 in 100 develop this mental illness
What is Schizophrenia
500

In this stage of change an individual is not willing to make change or is not thinking of change.

What is Pre-contemplation

500
People who use this drug and have a genetic risk for developing Schizophrenia have an increased risk for developing psychosis at an earlier age
what is marijuana
500
Bipolar disorder typically consists of three states. Name 2 out of the three states:
What isa high state, called mania a low state, called depression, and a well state during which the person feels normal and functions