Alcohol
What is the legal drinking age in the United States?
21 years old
How old do you have to be to purchase tobacco in Coos County?
21 years old
Is it okay to drive after using marijuana?
No, it slows your reaction time and distorts your perception.
True or False: Cocaine is powerfully addictive depressant drug?
False - Cocaine is a stimulant drug.
True or False: Inhaling fumes quickly affects the brain, then the heart, and eventually other vital organs and cells in the body.
True
Is alcohol deadly?
Yes, alcohol can be deadly.
Name at least three things that can happen to you when you smoke cigarettes after a long time.
Death, Lung Cancer and other cancers, Heart Disease, and COPD
Does marijuana affect everyone in the same way?
No
True or False: There are legal and illegal opioids.
True, there are legal opioids like prescription pain relievers and illegal opioids like heroin and illicit fentanyl.
True or False: E-cigarettes/Vaping is safer than regular cigarettes?
False, e-cigarettes/vaping may contain cancer-causing and other toxic chemicals - including nicotine, formaldehyde, arsenic, aluminum, and lead.
Name at least three things that can happen if you drink regularly over time.
Addiction, Liver, Brain, and Nerve Damage, and Death
Is it harmful to be around people who smoke?
Yes, secondhand smoke can cause lung cancer and heart disease. Young children are especially at risk.
Name at least three short-term effects of marijuana.
Altered senses, changes in mood, impaired body movements, difficulty with thinking, increased appetite and dry mouth, impaired memory, etc.
What type of drug can cause intense itching leading to skin sores?
Methamphetamine
What are the four sources of pressure?
Friends, Adults/Family, Ads/Media, and Yourself
True or False: Once you drink, nothing sobers you up but time. At least one hour for each ounce of alcohol consumed.
True
Is nicotine a depressant or stimulant drug?
Stimulant
If it's legal to use marijuana in some states and places outside of the U.S., does that mean it is safe?
It is a drug, and using drugs often come with serious, sometimes severe, consequences.
What drug is known as the "party drug"?
What are the six ways to say NO?
Simply say, "No", Give a reason, Leave the scene, Stand up to pressure, Offer an alternative, Avoid the scene
Is alcohol a depressant or stimulant drug?
Depressant
Why does smoking make you dizzy?
When you smoke, you inhale carbon monoxide which lowers the level of oxygen in your body.
What is the main "mind-altering" ingredient in marijuana?
Delta-9-tetrahydro-cannabinol (aka THC)
What are three ways someone can misuse prescription stimulants?
Taking medicine in a way or dose other than prescribed, taking someone else's medicine, or taking medicine only to get high.
Which drug is the most dangerous?
They are all dangerous in different ways!