Refusal Skills/
Who are three people in school that you can talk to, to get information about substance abuse prevention?
- Health teacher
- School nurse
- Guidance counselor
- Psychologist
This type of drug can easily be found at home in products such as cleaning supplies.
(Give two examples of this drug)
Inhalants
When this nuerotransmitter is released from the limbic system, it associates a positive experience with drug use and wants more.
Dopamine
This is the chemical found in marijuana that causes the high effect.
THC
The younger a person starts smoking he or she is most likely to become what?
An addict
The purpose of using refusal skills is to resist ___________ ___________ while maintaining self respect.
Peer pressure
Examples of this type of drug are cocaine, amphetamine and methamphetamine. They cause short-term effects such as an increase in energy and alertness, anxiety and panic attacks and an increase in heart rate and blood pressure.
Stimulant
This organ metabolizes, or breaks down, alcohol.
Liver
This is defined for males as drinking 5+ drinks in a two hour period and for females drinking 4+ drinks in a two hour period.
Binge drinking
This is created naturally when sugars in grains, vegetables and fruits are fermented.
Alcohol
“I can’t. I have a test tomorrow.” “I don’t like the taste.” “It’s just not for me.” are all examples of...
Refusal skills
This drug causes enhanced sensory perception, euphoria, drowsiness, slowed reaction time, coordination problems, increased heart rate and appetite, problems with learning and memory, hallucinations, anxiety and panic attacks.
Marijuana
This is a biological response to when the human body receives too much of a substance or mix of substances.
Overdose
This is the legal age to purchase alcohol and tobacco products in CT
21
What Is The Common Name For Prescription Drugs
Medicine
The practice of avoiding or not doing/having something.
Non-use or abstinence
Drugs that cause short-term effects such as slowed breathing, slurred speech, drowsiness, poor concentration and impaired coordination are classified as...
Depressants
What is it called when scar tissue builds up on the liver from drug abuse?
Cirrhosis
When Someone Who Is Addicted To Drugs Stops Taking That Drug, They Go Through Pain, Shakes, Vomiting, And Severe Headaches.
Withdrawal
This can be purchased by anyone in a drug store or grocery store. It can be used to treat symptoms of common illnesses, such as a cold, allergies or the flu.
Sometimes there are limits on who can purchase an over-the-counter drug, such as needing to be over age 18
over-the-counter drugs
Define and give an example of harm reduction.
A set of strategies that encourages people to make the safest and healthiest choice they can based on their circumstances.
Example: putting on a seat belt will minimize the risk of injury in a car accident.
Drug category that dulls senses or relieves pain
(Give one example)
Opioids/narcotics
(Heroin, Fentanyl, OxyContin)
What can happen to the baby when a mother drinks during pregnancy?
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
What medication can reverse the effects of opioids?
Naloxone
This is the use of legal prescription or over-the-counter drugs in greater amounts, more often or in different ways from what’s prescribed or recommended, or for purposes other than those for which the drug is prescribed or recommended.
Drug misuse