Drug Abuse
Drug Abuse
Alcohol
Tobacco
Marijuana
100

The most commonly abused drug in the United States

What is Alcohol?

100

Over time, more of the substance or drug is needed to get the same "high" or effect.

What is tolerance?

100

Between 1 and 5, alcohol ranks as the ____ highest cause of death in the United States.

What is 3rd?

100
The chemical inhaled into a person's lungs while smoking a cigarette
What is Nicotine?
100

5 street names for marijuana.

What is Pot, Weed, Grass, Joint, Mary Jane, 420, Bud, Doobie, Hemp, etc.

200

Most easily addictive drug

What is Heroin?

(2. Cocaine, 3. Nicotine, 4. Barbiturates, 5. Alcohol)

200

Category of prescription drugs that are the most addictive.

What is opiates? (Oxycodone, Codeine, Percocet, Morphine)

200

Amount of beer, wine, and liquor considered to be a standard drink.

What is 12 oz of beer, 5 oz of wine, and 1.5 oz of liquor?

200
____ exposure causes disease and premature death in children and adults who do not smoke.
What is 2nd hand smoke?
200

True or False: A person can be addicted to marijuana

What is true (Psychologically addicted most of the time)

300

For the best chance of remaining sober, the number of days a person should stay in treatment.

What is 90 days?

300

Substances that speed up the body and metabolism are classified as what kind of drug.

What are stimulants?

300

On average, a drunk driver will drive this many times under the influence before their first arrest.

What is 80?

300

Decreasing or Increasing: Vape use in teens. 

What is Decreasing?

(2022 - 14%, 2023 - 10%)

300
Four common withdrawal symptoms from marijuana
What is insomnia, depressed mood, irritability, change in appetite? (Other answers accepted)
400
Five ways that drugs are taken into the body.
What is orally, snorting, smoking, injecting and absorbing?
400

People, places, and things can cause ______ for a person in recovery

What is triggers?

400

5 or more drinks for men OR 4 or more drinks for women in one sitting.

What is binge drinking?

400

Cost of buying a pack of cigarettes per day for a full year.

What is $3,000?

400

Stimulant, Depressant, or Hallucinogen 

What is the drug classification of marijuana?

500

Due to the unknown chemical mix, you don't know the dosage of each chemical you are taking.

Why is Molly, Ecstasy or any form of MDMA so dangerous?

500

Chemical that causes pleasure in our brains that plays a major role in substance use.

What is Dopamine?

500

Three factors that affect a person's blood alcohol level

What is gender, weight, and time?

500

Percentage of middle and high school students having tried e-cigarettes/vapes.

What is 10%.

500

3 negative effects a person can have after smoking marijuana.

What is Paranoia, Depression, Anxiety, Hallucinations, Increased heart rate, Difficulty concentrating, Lessened coordination