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A feeling that you must do the same things as other people of your age and social group in order to be liked or respected by them.
What is peer pressure?
It takes this long for your liver to break down one alcoholic drink.
What is 1 hour per glass, bottle or shot?
Sometimes referred to as a "study drug", ADHD medications like Adderall are misused by students without prescriptions. Adderall abuse among young adults without ADHD has led to an increase in serious visits to the ______ to treat symptoms such as increased heart rate, seizure and paranoia.
What is the ER, emergency room, hospital?
A device that contains the drug nicotine.
What is a vape?
Taking a friend's ________ pills that their doctor gave them is illegal. Being caught with medication that doesn’t belong to you can result in serious legal consequences.
What is prescription?
A condition in which a person is unable to stop using a substance or engaging in a behavior.
What is addiction?
_________ can lead to decreased athletic performance and has been known to decrease aerobic performance capacity by as much as 11% along with ability to grow muscle.
What is alcohol?
Recent research suggests that smoking this drug every day could increase the chances of developing psychosis by nearly five times compared to people who have never used the drug.
What is marijuana? (weed, pot, etc.)
A vape often contains the same amount of nicotine as _______.
What is a pack of cigarettes?
Almost__________Americans die annually from alcohol-related causes
A. 30,000
B. 1,000,000
C. 90,000
What is 90,000?
What people feel when they are uncomfortable about something that is happening. A normal response to the pressures and challenges of life.
What is stress?
Stress is a normal response to life's challenges, but it is important how we choose positive ways to manage our stress levels.
In extreme cases, it can lead to poor coping skills such as drug and/or alcohol use.
Permanently weakened communication skills, decreased focus, weakened memory, mood swings and learning difficulties are all potential side effects of using ___________.
What is Marijuana?
Alcohol use is a significant risk factor for__________. A disease that severely affects memory when people age.
What is Dementia?
Strongs cravings to vape, having difficulty concentrating at school, feeling irritable or restless or not being able to stop vaping are all signs of ______
What is addiction?
Every DAY, more than 150 Americans die after overdosing on ________. Now, this drug can be accidentally taken because other drugs or pills unknowingly contain traces of it.
What is an opioid? (heroin, fentanyl, oxycodone, etc.)
An excessive and dangerous dose of a drug or substance that often results in death.
What is an overdose?
Excessive alcohol use can lead to increased risk of health problems such as injuries, violence, liver diseases, and cancer. Drinking excessively within a short amount of time is called ______. This sometimes happens on college campuses.
What is binge drinking?
A brain chemical responsible for allowing you to feel pleasure, satisfaction and motivation. This chemical decreases after repeated alcohol or drug use leading to moodiness, crankiness and activities feeling less fun overall.
What is dopamine?
Vaping is extremely addictive — and teens are already more susceptible to addiction than adults because their ______ are still developing, which makes them more likely to become addicted to using drugs and alcohol.
What are brains?
Some people's _______ cause them to get addicted easier than others. Some people have health conditions that make their body react more extremely. YOU NEVER KNOW.
What are genetics?
When a drug or substance contains another unknown drug or substance. This is how the deadly drug fentanyl is being accidentally taken by many young people.
What is laced?
Drinking alcohol underage is illegal, but more importantly dangerous. Every 15 minutes a teenager will die due to ___________.
What is drunk driving?
Nicotine can worsen and increase someone's chances of having mental health symptoms of _____ and _____.
What is anxiety and depression?
An aerosol mist full of toxic chemicals such as formaldehyde, heavy metals like nickel, tin, or lead known to cause harm to your health and cancer.
What is vapor?
Careers that test for lifetime illegal drug use and will not accept applicants who have taken or currently use illegal drugs in their life.
What are armed forces, FBI and other government agencies?