Tobacco Abuse
Alcohol Abuse
Drug Abuse
Prevention
Extras
100
Average amount of life expectancy time taken off of a smoker's life
What is 10 years
100
Name five examples of alcoholic drinks which can be found in most supermarkets
What is wine, beer, gin, whiskey, vodka, etc.
100
Name four illicit drugs
What is Marijuana, Cocaine, Methamphetamine, Heroin, etc.
100
Name three activities in which teens could do to relieve their stress without substance abuse
What is spending time with family and friends, getting exercise, listening to music, etc.
100
Percentage of high school students in North Carolina who smoke e-cigarettes
What is 7%
200
The approximate amount of chemicals in a cigarette
What is 4,000
200
Percentage the blood-alcohol concentration has to be inside your body in order to be considered "Driving While Impaired (DWI)"
What is 0.08%
200
If parents are consistent with warning their teens about the dangers of drugs, the likelihood that the teen will do drugs is this percentage less
What is 50%
200
Age range in which people are more likely to be susceptible to drugs
What is ages 14 to 20
200
Amount of money cigarette advertisements spend a year
What is 9.17 billion dollars
300
Name four chemicals found in a cigarette
What is Acetate, Lead, Carbon Monoxide, Formaldehyde, Benzene, Methanol, Nicotine, Tar, etc.
300
Average amount of people who die each day, in the U.S., from alcohol poisoning
What is 6
300
Average amount of money wasted by America on drugs each year
What is 181 billion dollars
300
One of the top ways in which teens are pushed into doing drugs
What is peer pressure
300
Average amount of money wasted each year by a smoker
What is 3,000 dollars
400
Amount of people who already have one disease caused by smoking
What is 16 million
400
Annual number of emergency room visits linked to underage drinking
What is over 175,000
400
Number of people in the U.S. who use pain-relievers for nonmedical reasons
What is 12.4 million
400
The best people to talk to about peer pressure, especially when being pressured to do dangerous things, such as drugs or alcohol.
What is your parents
400
Percentage of adults in North Carolina who smoke
What is 20.3%
500
Estimated percentage of high school students who use smokeless tobacco
What is 9%
500
Daily average amount of people who are killed in a motor vehicle crash involving an alcohol-impaired driver
What is 28
500
Percentage of teens who say that illegal drugs were made able to them on school property
What is 29%
500
An excellent resource for more information about drug use and abuse prevention, as well as more information on how abusers are treated for their addiction at a proper facility.
What is your health teacher, Ms. Brosse
500
Percentage of prescription drug abusers who get their drugs from home
What is 70%