Substance Education

Vaping

100

What is the minimum age to purchase tobacco products?

21

200

True or False: Using E-Cigarettes is safer than using tobacco products? Why?

• False: Nicotine in any form is a highly addictive drug. E-cigarette use exposes the lungs to a variety of chemicals, including those added to e-liquids, and other chemicals produced during the heating/vaporizing process. E-cigarette products have been found to have known carcinogens and toxic chemicals, as well as toxic metal nanoparticles from the device itself. There are also reports of lung illnesses and deaths related to inhalation of certain vaping oils into the lungs, which have no way to filter out toxic ingredients. (SAMHSA)

300

What two substances have the highest prevalence of use among youth?

Alcohol & Vaping Nicotine

31% of youth in Florida have reported using alcohol in their lifetime (FYSAS, 2022)

20.2% of youth in Florida reported vaping nicotine in their lifetime (FYSAS, 2022)

400

____________ is the leading cause of preventable disease, disability, and death in the United States

• Tobacco use: Smoking leads to disease and disability and harms nearly every organ of the body. Smoking leads to disease and disability and harms nearly every organ of the body. Youth use of tobacco products in any form is unsafe, irrespective of whether it is smoked, smokeless, or electronic. (CDC)

500

How are e-cigarette companies targeting teens?

- Introducing products with flavors of desserts, candy, fruit etc. 

-Promoting on social media, with young adult models. 

Alcohol

100

True or False: Regardless of age, alcohol affects everyone's brain in the same way.

• False; Alcohol is much more dangerous for a young person's brain than it is for an adult's brain because your brain is still growing and developing. Alcohol use will slow down or stop healthy development of the brain.

200

What is the main reason a peer might try alcohol?

PEER PRESSURE

looking for a way to cope with stress/other strong emotions

300

Name 3 negative consequences of alcohol use

What is making poor decisions, feeling embarrassed, feel sick, forgetful, fighting, drinking & driving, addiction, changes in mood and behavior, harder to think clearly, slurred speech, slows down brain development

affects areas of the brain that control reaction time, decision making, balance, and coordination. Affects memory, vision, heart rate, and speech

400

Which part of the brain does alcohol consumption significantly affect?

• Frontal lobe; pre-frontal cortex
• Responsible for creative thinking, personality expression, ability to reason, distinguish from right & wrong, decision making, ability to focus & retain information

500

How many stages of addiction are there?

•Stage 1: First-Time Use

•Stage 2: Occasional Use

•Stage 3: Planned Use

•Stage 4: Regular Use

Substance Education

100

The concentration of THC in marijuana has tripled in the last few decades, which has led to…

Which has led to… higher rates of addiction. (SAMHSA). Current strains of marijuana have much higher levels of THC than 25 years ago.

200

Why may someone use substances to cope with stress, difficult life circumstances, or sadness/anger? What can they do to cope instead?

All they know, acting impulsively, instant gratification, peer pressure

NAME COPING SKILLS- music, sports, art, reading, exercise, cooking/baking, hanging with friends/family,  etc.

300

Marijuana smoke deposits four times more tar in the lungs and contains __ to __ % more cancer-causing substances than tobacco does. 

50-70% (SAMSHA)

400

You cannot get addicted to marijuana or experience withdrawal symptoms.

• False; Just like with other drugs (alcohol, nicotine) you can get addicted to marijuana especially if use begins during your teen years. The longer a person uses, the more likely to experience withdrawal symptoms
• Marijuana withdrawal may be more subtle than others such as alcohol, but every bit as real:
• Mental symptoms: feeling irritable, anxious, worried, depressed, restless, low appetite, trouble sleeping
• Physical: stomach pain, sweatiness, shakiness, fever, chills, headache.

500

Out of every 10 people who use marijuana, how many will become addicted?

• Research says that about 1 in 10 people who use marijuana may become addicted — and 1 in 6 when use begins before age 18. (CDC)

Random

100

What word is always spelled wrong in the dictionary?

WRONG

200

The unicorn is the national animal of which country?

Scotland 

300

Take your best guess: At what age, on average, does the brain finish developing?

25

400

What is the only state that has a one-syllable name. 

Maine

500

How long is one year on Jupiter?

12 Earth Years