Cocaine
What is prevented from being recycled in the brain when cocaine is used?
DOPAMINE
What disease has an increased risk of 20-30% when inhaling secondhand smoke?
LUNG CANCER
This prevention program is a classroom-based universal prevention program designed to prevent adolescent tobacco, alcohol, marijuana use, and violence
Too Good For Drugs/Violence
Taking someone else’s prescription, even for a legitimate medical complaint is an example of what?
PRESCRIPTION DRUG MISUSE
Drugging another person without their knowledge or consent is a what?
CRIME
What is an alcohol blackout?
A GAP IN A PERSON’S MEMORY FOR EVENTS THAT OCCURED WHILE HE/SHE WAS INTOXICATED
Name two of the four severe health consequences of cocaine overdose.
IRREGULAR HEART, RHTHYM, HEART ATTACKS, SEIZURES, STROKES
Name three over-the-counter medications that help relieve the symptoms of nicotine withdrawal.
NICOTINE PATCH, GUM, NASAL SPRAY, INHALERS, LOZENGES
This program is a structured support group for girls from 9-18 years, integrates relational theory, resiliency practices, and skills training in a specific format designed to increase positive connection, personal and collective strengths, and competence in girls.
How is cognitive-behavioral therapy effective when treating prescription stimulant drug addiction?
IT MODIFIES THE PATIENT’S DRUG –USE EXPECTATIONS AND BEHAVIORS, AND IT CAN EFFECTIVELY MANAGE TRIGGERS AND STRESS.
While some states have legalized possession of marijuana for medical use with a physician’s recommendation, it is still considered illegal in all cases under what law?
FEDERAL LAW
How does alcohol affect the kidneys?
ALCOHOL CAN CAUSE CHANGES IN THE FUNCTIONS OF THE KIDNEYS AND MAKE THEM LESS ABLE TO FILTER YOUR BLOOD. ALCOHOL AFFECTS THE KIDNEYS ABILITY TO HYDRATE THE BODY.
Name 4 common street names for cocaine.
COKE, BLOW, BIG C, DUST, LINE, RAIL, SNOW, POWDER, STASH, PEARL, BUMP
What are the three most common side effects nicotine and smoking have on the brain?
COGNITIVE DECLINE, INCREASED RISK OF DEMENTIA, LOSS OF BRAIN VOLUME
This prevention program consists of parenting skills, children's life skills, and family skills training courses taught together in fourteen 2-hours group sessions. Parents and children participate in SFP, both separately and together.
Strengthening Families Program (SFP 10-14)
Researchers suspect that GABA may have what effect on the nervous system?
A CALMING, RELAXING EFFECT
In Pennsylvania, possession of less than one gram of heroin is considered what kind of possession?
SIMPLE POSSESSION
In 2019, what percentage of 12th graders drank alcohol during the past month?
30%
How long does the “high effect” from cocaine last?
A FEW MINUTES TO AN HOUR
What signal “teaches” the brain to repeat the behavior of smoking?
THE DOPAMINE SIGNAL
This prevention program puts social and emotional learning to work through fun and interactive lessons, building the self-confidence young people need to make healthy choices and achieve success.
Life Skills
What kind of drug abuse causes the largest percentage of deaths from drug overdosing?
PRESCRIPTION
What is the penalty for selling marijuana to a minor in Pennsylvania?
A FELONY CHARGE UP TO 2 YEARS IN JAIL AND A $5,000 FINE
What does the breath alcohol test measure?
HOW MUCH ALCOHOL IS IN EXHALED BREATH
What does it mean to take cocaine in binges?
COCAINE IS USED REPEATEDLY AND AT INCREASINGLY HIGHER DOSES
Cigarette smoking is responsible for more than 480,000 deaths per year in the United States. How many are related to second hand smoking?
MORE THAN 41,000
This prevention program matches adults with youth and provides children facing adversity with strong and enduring, professionally supported one-to-one relationships that change their lives for the better, forever.
Big Brothers Big Sisters
What type of prescription drug stops pain but can also cause constipation, drowsiness and slow breathing?
OPIODS
Biphetamine and Dexedrine are two kinds of what schedule II drug?
AMPHETAMINE
The 2018 National Survey of Drug Use and Health reports that how many Americans age 12 and older were past month binge drinkers?
67.1 MILLION