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DRUGS/MISC.
TOBACCO
MARIJUANA
INHALANTS
ALCOHOL
100
List a reason why someone may choose to use drugs?
What is peer pressure, curiosity, experimentation, easy access, stressed or depressed
100
What is the sticky, cancer causing agent, that coats the lungs when smoke is inhaled?
What is tar
100
What is the addictive drug found in marijuana?
What is THC (Tetrahydrocannabinol)
100
What is an inhalant drug?
What is a dangerous fumes, vapors or chemicals that are concentrated in a bag, on a cloth, etc. and inhaled deeply through the nose and/or mouth.
100
What type of drug is alcohol (slows down the body processes).
What is a depressant drug?
200
True of false...peer pressure is always negative
What is false
200
What is the drug found in tobacco products that makes it highly addictive?
What is nicotine.
200
What is another name, nickname, for marijuana?
What is dope, grass, mary jane, pot reefer, weed,
200
Give an example of two household products that can be misused as inhalants.
What is nail polish remover, aerosol sprays, stain remover
200
Once alcohol enters the body, how does it travel throughout the body?
What is through the bloodstream
300
What does the term OTC stand form in relation to medicine?
What is over the counter medicine
300
Besides cigarettes, name one other tobacco product.
What is cigar, pipe, dip, chew, hookah
300
What are 2 negative health consequences of marijuana use?
What is increased heart rate, laziness, decreases memory, coordination, judgement, development, reaction time, concentration, lung cancer, weakens immune system
300
How can you tell if someone has been using inhalants?
What is unexplained coughing, wheezing, nosebleeds, sores on mouth or nose, slurred speech, weird smell on breath and clothes
300
TRUE OR FALSE...alcohol is the most accessible drug?
What is TRUE
400
Besides, "Say No," what is another peer pressure refusal skill that could be used to stand up to drugs?
What is broken record, walk away, ignore, think of a better idea, steer clear, make an excuse, state the facts
400
What is smoke involuntary inhaled by someone who does not or has not chosen to smoke.
What is second hand smoke
400
True of false...marijuana is legal if you are over the age of 18
What is FALSE
400
What are 2 negative health consequences that can happen from inhalant use.
What is loss of self control, sneezing, coughing, confusion, fatigue, loss of coordination, appetite, bowel/bladder, judgement, headaches, brain damage
400
What are 2 short/long term health consequences of alcohol use?
What is loss of coordination, memory, judgement, decision making, reaction time, slurred speech, brain damage, coma, stomach/liver/kidney damage and cancer, destroys body and looks, regret, black out, vomiting, reckless behavior
500
What is the federal agency that oversees the selling, making and distribution of drugs in the USA?
What is FDA (food and drug administration)?
500
List one short term health problem that occurs when using tobacco. & List one long term health consequence of tobacco users.
What is shortness or breath, coughing, wheezing, smelly breath and clothes, increased heart rate, shakiness What is emphysema, lung cancer, heart disease, tooth decay, gum disease, mouth cancer, throat cancer, black lungs, asthma
500
How long can marijuana and THC store itself in the body's fatty tissues?
What is 4-6 weeks
500
True of false...you can die from your first use of inhalants.
What is true.
500
Why is the drinking age 21 and over in the U.S.?
What is because the brain is not fully developed until that age.