During the last week of October people all over the United States celebrate living healthy by being alcohol and drug free.
What is Red Ribbon Week?
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How old you must be to purchase tobacco.
What is 18?
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Tobacco will ruin your taste buds.
True or False
What is true?
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If someone you know is using illegal drugs or abusing alcohol, you need to do this.
What is tell an adult you trust.
100
This is what OTC stands for. These medications include things like Advil, Tylenol, or cough medicines.
What is Over-The-Counter?
You can buy OTC medications at drugstores or pharmacies without getting doctor's prescription.
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The DEA agent who was abducted and murdered. He is the reason Red Ribbon Week was started.
What is Enrique "Kiki" Camarena?
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What age you must be to purchase alcohol.
What is 21?
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This is what is in tobacco that makes it addictive.
(Hint: It begins with the letter "n.")
What is nicotine?
200
Children of alcoholics ____________ become alcoholics themselves.
are less likely to are more likely to always
What is are more likely to.
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This is what is written out by a doctor for you to get medicines or drugs that are needed for such things as ADHD or asthma.
(Hint: it starts with the letter "p.")
What is prescription?
Doctors are not the only people that can write out prescriptions. Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants can also write you a prescription.
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To raise awareness of drug and alcohol use and abuse and teach kids what to do if they are worried about a friend or parent are reasons why we have this special week.
What is Red Ribbon Week?
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You people who drink before the age of 15 are _______ more likely to develop into alcoholics.
two times three times four times
What is four times?
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Even if you do not smoke, but you live with someone who does, you can get allergies and asthma due to this. It is called _____________ smoke?
What is secondhand smoke?
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The feelings you may have if you live with an alcoholic parent.
What are embarrassed, angry, sad, hurt, helpless, disappointed, frustrated...?
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You are sick with Strep Throat and get a medicine from the doctor. Your little sister gets Strep Throat a week later. You have some of your medicine left over. It's OK for her to just take your medicine to get better.
True or False
What is False?
Never share your medications! The doctor prescribes a certain dosage especially for your age and weight. It may make another person sick.
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The country where DEA agent, Kiki Camarena, was killed.
What is Mexico?
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It takes about ___________ for the effects of alcohol to leave the body.
10-15 minutes 2-3 hours 1-2 days
What is 2-3 hours?
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Smokeless tobacco can do damage to your mouth, tongue, and gums. Another name for smokeless tobacco is _________
What is chew, snuff, or dip?
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Alcohol is a ______________.
stimulant depressant neither
What is depressant?
Alcohol slows down your thinking and reaction time. When you can't think clearly, you may do things that will get you in trouble or hurt you.
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Among 12 and 13 year olds, prescription drugs are their "drug of choice" to abuse.
true or false
What is true?
Half of teens do not see a risk in abusing prescriptions or Over-the-counter drugs. However, taking drugs this way is life-threatening and a kid can die even doing it for the first time.
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Red Ribbon Week was finalized in 1988 when this President of the United States and his wife, Nancy, served as the Red Ribbon Week honorary chairpeople.
Who is President Ronald Reagan?
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The alcohol in one 12 ounce can of beer is _______ the alcohol in one 5 ounce glass of wine.
less than equal to more than
What is equal to?
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This is the average cost per year for someone that smokes cigarettes.
$150 $500 $1500
What is $1500?
500
Alcohol is the most abused drug in the United States.
True False
What is true?
Ten million Americans are addicted to alcohol. It has killed more people than illegal drugs such as cocaine or heroin.
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Marijuana, LSD, Cocaine, Heroin, and Meth are all examples of this.