Show:
PROPER USE VS. MISUSE
SAYING NO
INFLUENCES ON DRUG USE
DRUG USE DANGERS
DECISION MAKING
100

Taking a prescription medication as directed by a healthcare professional is an example of _____.

What is proper use?

100
Strong tone of voice, clear voice and saying "No" are examples of _______ communication skills.
What are verbal?
100
Three media sources where you see or hear prescription drug references.
What are TV commercials, radio, magazine ads, pop-up internet ads or billboards?
100

An excessive and dangerous dose of a drug.

What is overdose?
100
The age at which the brain is fully developed.
What is 25 Years?
200
Taking a pain pill for a knee injury that was prescribed for a toothache is an example of _____.
What is misuse?
200

Eye contact and body language are _____ communication skills.

What are non verbal?

200
Three factors that increase the risk for participating in negative health behaviors.
What are dysfunction in the home, academic failure, peers who use, mental illness or substance abuse in the home or poor parenting?
200
Two physical consequences of drug  abuse.
What are overdose, disease, death, stroke, bad breath, dry mouth, dizziness, confusion, etc...?
200

Damage to this part of the brain is known to impair one's ability to think and make choices

What is the frontal lobe?

300
Two reasons someone would consider misusing medication.
What are stress relief, self medicating, curiosity, peer pressure, perception that it is safe because it is prescribed by a doctor?
300

Two strategies to say NO to drug use.

What are blaming your parents, using humor, suggesting positive alternatives or making excuses?

300
Three factors that can help you avoid negative influences.
What are academic achievement, connections to other non-parental adults, caring friends, school safety, neighborhood safety, or close connection with parents?
300

A chronic disease characterized by drug seeking and use that is compulsive, or difficult to control, despite harmful consequences.

What is addiction?
300
Three things to take into consideration when making a decision.
What are how will my decision impact me, how will it impact others, what are the pros of the decision, what are the cons of the decision, does the decision align with my values, how will my parents feel about my decision, are there risks to my health as a result of my decision?
400
Three possible consequences of drug misuse or abuse.
What are addiction, sickness, relationship problems, difficulties in school, overdose, death?
400
Name one disadvantage to refusing to use drugs with someone.
What are they may not talk to you anymore, your social life will be compromised, they might call you a coward or uncool?
400
Three risk factors for developing a substance use disorder.
What are history of physical/sexual abuse, genetic vulnerability, early onset of first use, prenatal exposure to alcohol or other drugs, lack of parental supervision or monitoring or friends that use?
400
Three reasons for drug use.
What are to fit in, to feel good, boredom, curiosity, to deal with stress or friends who use?
400
Four people or things that influence our decisions.
What are family, culture, media, friends, values, goals, education, sports, teachers or coaches?
500
Three ways a person can stay safe regarding medicines.
What are don't take someone else's medication, don't share medication with others, follow directions and take the right dosage, store securely and dispose of properly, take for the right reason under the direction of a trusted adult?
500
Name two advantages of refusing to use drugs.
What are you stay safe, you avoid trouble with the law, you avoid disappointing your parents, you avoid risk of being kicked off a sports team or club in school?
500
The only two countries that allow prescription medications to be advertised on television.
What are the United States and New Zealand?
500
Excessive use of a drug or use of a drug without a medical justification.
What is drug abuse?
500
Stop, Think and Choose.
What is a decision making process?