Drugs & Kids
Combined with Alcohol
Withdrawal
Startling Statistics
Wild Card
100

Meditation, mindfulness, exercise, therapy, calling a sober friend, & thinking of consequences are all examples of this useful skill or tool.
a) coping skills  
b) mood skills  
c) therapy skills
d) recovery apoplexy    
e) sobriety hacking



Answer: a) coping skills

What is your favorite coping strategy?

100

When mixed with alcohol, this drug creates a fast heart rate, problems with thinking, problems with talking, and driving.
a) benzodiazepines (Xanax, Valium, and other)
b) THC, Cannabis, Marijuana
c) bath salts
d) bath sugars

Answer: b) THC, Cannabis, Marijuana

If you have mixed alcohol with other drugs, what was the craziest thing that happened (if you can talk about it)?




100

Withdrawal from this "drug" can cause fever, hallucinations, seizures, and severe confusion.
a) Captain Crunch Cereal
b) THC, Marijuana, cannabis
c) nicotine
d) alcohol
e) LSD

Answer: d) alcohol

Do you see yourself as an alcoholic?


100

Each year in the US, nearly 85,000 people die from this LEGAL drug, making it the third leading preventable cause of death in our country.
a) excessive aspirin use
b) excessive alcohol use
c) excessive Pepto Bismol use
d) excessive birth control use

Answer:  b) excessive alcohol use

Do you have a family member with alcohol issues?

What problems did it cause?



100

What is assertiveness?
a) to cuss someone out if they make you mad
b) to assert your right to be shallow and petty
c) to allow people to take advantage of you
d) to confidently & politely stand up for yourself
 

Answer: d) to confidently & politely stand up for yourself 

Is it easy or challenging for you to be assertive?
How will your life become different when you are more assertive?

200

What is the most used illegal drug in middle school?
a) aspirin
b) marijuana
c) oatmeal
d) heroin
e) Xanax

Answer: b) 12-step support groups

there are more than 1000 AA meetings per week in the Phoenix Metro area.  

When you were in 5th grade, how did you think about marijuana?


200

When mixed with alcohol, there is a greater risk of overdose & sudden death than either drug alone.
a) LSD
b) cough medication
c) cocaine
d) aspirin
e) jelly beans

Answer:  c) cocaine

If you have used coke with alcohol, how did you react?

200

Withdrawal from this substance can cause anxiety, muscle aches, increased tearing, insomnia, runny nose, sweating, yawning, and pain.
a) Frosted Flakes Cereal
b) THC, Marijuana, cannabis
c) Opiates - (heroin, morphine, oxycontin)
d) cigarettes

Answer:  c) Opiates - (heroin, morphene, oxycontin)

What do you THINK about when you consider opiate withdrawal?


200

What is the annual cost of the abuse of tobacco, alcohol, and illicit drugs in the United States, including costs related to crime, lost work productivity, and healthcare?
a) $6     b) about $16 million   c) about $297 million
d) about $1.5 billion         e) about $600 billion


Answer:  e) about $600 billion

What has been the annual cost to your family?


200

Who of the following are NOT famous alcoholics?
a) Mike Pence
b) Vincent Van Gogh
c) Eminem
d) Alexander the Great
e) Ulysses S Grant
f) Ben Affleck

Answer: a) Mike Pence      
Eminem is currently sober. Affleck is sometimes sober.  The closest that Mike Pence gets to alcohol happens every Friday when he has pizza with an O'Doul's non-alcoholic beer, according to his wife.

Have you ever been concerned about alcoholism in a relative or a friend?

300

Identify a medication that can help a heroin addict with their recovery?
a) methadone
b) aspirin
c) cocaine
d) naltrexone
e) gummy bears

Answer: Either A or D

a) Methadone
d) Naltrexone

Do you know an opiate addict?  If so, how would you describe the impact of opiates on their life?

300

Which drugs slow both heart rate & breathing and can be fatal when mixed with alcohol.
a) aspirin, ibuprofen, and Motrin
b) opiates, Xanax, and Benadryl
c) 3-cheese lasagna
d) bedwetting medication
e) penicillin

Answer: b) opiates, Xanax, and Benadryl

How did you experience alcohol & opiates?

300

Withdrawal from this drug can cause fever, hallucinations, seizures, and confusion.
a) Macaroni and cheese
b) THC, Marijuana, cannabis
c) cocaine
d) nicotine - cigarettes - vaping
e) Vick's Vaporub


Answer:  c) cocaine

Cocaine is a strong stimulant recreational drug that is snorted, inhaled as smoke, or dissolved and injected into a vein.

Have you thought about coke withdrawal as dangerous?


300

Drug use changes the brains of what percentage of people who use them in ways that makes it harder to quit?
a) less than 9%
b) about 27%
c) about 48%
d) more than 90%

Answer:  more than 90%

Drug use and abuse changes the "reward circuitry" of the brain that easily triggers the brain to want more of the drug.  

300

After just one use, this drug can be found in the brain for three to six weeks.
a) iodine
b) THC - marijuana
c) aspirin
d) cocaine
e) flatulence medication

b) THC - marijuana

Do you think that flower marijuana or wax is apt to stay is the brain for a longer period of time?

What does it do to brains?


400

What is it called when someone meets with a counselor or therapist to work on problems?
a) neurotherapy
b) biofeedback
c) counseling
d) hedonism
e) chemotherapy

Answer: c) counseling

How have your feelings about counseling changed, if at all since you've become involved in it?

Is group, family or individual counseling most useful to you?  why?

400

When combined with alcohol, these drugs appear to prompt impulsive violent behavior.
a) placebo
b) anabolic steroids
c) metabolic steroids
d) sugar
e) garlic butter infused aspirin


Answer: c) Anabolic Steroids

If you've had problems with anger or violence, what situation prompted their use? 

400

Withdrawal from this drug can cause headaches, fatigue, anxiety, irritability, and sadness. concentrating.
a) Caffeine - coffee, cola drinks,
b) green beans
c) cocaine
d) alcohol

Answer:  a) Caffeine - coffee

Have you ever gotten so "amped" on coffee or cola drinks?  How did you feel?  Could you get to sleep?

400

What age group of more than 13,000 people is CURRENTLY struggling with addiction?
a) newborn babies
b) 8-11 year-olds
c) post-menopausal women
d) cat herders in the state of Wyoming
e) seniors aged 95 and above

Answer:  a) newborn babies

Babies can be addicted at birth due to their mother's addictions.

What emotion does that stir up in you?

400

What is the name of the family of drugs containing chemicals related to an amphetamine-like stimulant found naturally in the Khat plant. Users experience paranoia, agitation & hallucinations.  Violence and death have been reported.

a) aspirin  b) bath salts    c) LSD    d) LDS    e) THC

Answer:  b) bath salts

What does it mean to be "salted?"

500

What is NOT a reason that kids use for trying drugs?

a) peer pressure
b) wanting to fit in
c) cope with emotional problems
d) influence by rock stars or celebrities
e) having too much money that they need to spend

e) having too much money that they need to spend

What influenced your view of drugs when you were younger?

500

Which occupation has the highest rate of alcoholism?
a) hair stylists
b) teachers
c) miners
d) deli workers
e) Uber drivers


Answer:  c) miners

Physicians, bartenders, restaurant workers, construction workers and lawyers also have high rates of alcoholism.

Does your status in your employment or as a student impact your drinking?

500

Withdrawal from this drug can cause headaches, nausea, constipation or diarrhea, falling heart rate, fatigue, drowsiness, insomnia, irritability, difficulty concentrating, and anxiety.

a) tea            b) cola drinks    c) THC-marijuana
d) nicotine     e) THC              f) spaghetti

Answer:  d) nicotine
Either from smoking, vaping, or chewing, it is one of the most common addictions in the world.

If you smoke cigarettes or vape, what aspect of it's use do you really enjoy?

500

This is the leading cause of preventable disease, disability, and death in the United States.
a) heroin
b) tobacco use
c) car accidents
d) bedwetting
e) artificial sweeteners

Answer:  b) tobacco use

No tobacco use is "safe," but do you think that smoking cigarettes, vaping, or chew is safer? Why?

500

Identify a drug that was an approved anesthetic, but discontinued in 1965 because patients often became agitated, delusional, and irrational while recovering from its effects.

a)RxP   b)marijuana   c)Idoknow   d)PCP   e)ether

Answer:  d) PCP

If you've ever taken PCP, how did your respond?
If you have not tried PCP, why have you avoided it?