Cannabis
False: A person has to be 21
They are found in plants and fungi (not not portobella or shiitake) or are synthetically produced and are among the oldest known group of drugs used for their ability to alter human perception and mood.
WHAT ARE HALLUCINOGENS?
True or False: Cannabis is legal in Canada
True
This drug has gotten a lot of attention for being slipped into people's drinks at parties. It can cause a drop in blood pressure, memory loss, drowsiness, and dizziness. This has at times resulted in the person who is unknowingly drugged being sexually assaulted.
What are Roofies or Rohypnol?
This is non psychoactive is derived from the hemp plant. While it will not get you "high" studies have shown it has positive effects on one's health including reducing headaches, anxiety, and chronic pain.
What is Cannabidiol (CBD)?
Prohibition in the United States was a nationwide constitutional ban on the production, importation, transportation, and sale of alcoholic beverages from 1920 to 1933. It was a huge success!
It only resulted in people drinking illegally. On December 5, 1933, the 21st Amendment was ratified, as announced in this proclamation from President Franklin D. Roosevelt. The 21st Amendment repealed the 18th Amendment of January 16, 1919, ending the increasingly unpopular nationwide prohibition of alcohol.
Experiencing sensory effects include perceptual distortions that vary with dose, setting, and mood. Psychic effects may include distortions of thought associated with time and space.
What are the effects on the mind when taking hallucinogens?
True or False: Cannabis is legal in New York?
True but this is a recent development and currently there are only medical dispensaries and not recreational dispensaries where someone 21 and over can purchase cannabis in different forms.
This approach to substance use/abuse focuses on positive change and on working with people without judgement to help them reduce and even stop their drug use. It may involve safe needle exchange and safe injection sites for people who use IV drugs like heroin.
What is harm reduction?
The name of a place where people can safely and legally purchase adult-use cannabis products. These products are age-restricted and require proper ID is needed to purchase cannabis products from a dispensary.
What is a dispensary?
True. Shots are much, much stronger!
These animals go to great lengths to seek out the hallucinogenic fly agaric mushroom (Amanita muscaria) and eating the fungi make them behave drunkenly, run about aimlessly and make strange noises.
What are reindeer?
Enacted in 1973, this law mandated lengthy prison sentences for people convicted of a range of drug offenses. In 2009, a series of reforms essentially dismantled these laws, eliminating mandatory minimum sentences for people convicted of a range of felony drug charges and increasing eligibility for diversion to treatment instead of incarceration.
What were the Rockefeller Drug Laws?
This prescription drug used to treat alcoholism can cause a person to become nauseous, dizzy, tired, experience fast/irregular heartbeat, blurred vision, and/or vomiting if they drink alcohol while taking it.
What is Antabuse?
This method of ingesting cannabis involves using a battery operated device to inhale an aerosol and studies have shown it is often a stronger high than smoking traditional flower.
What is a vape pen?
True
True or False: Overdoses from hallucinogens are one of the most common causes of teenage deaths.
False
Voters in this state decriminalized the possession of all drugs, including cocaine, meth, and heroin. In February 2021, the measure went into effect.
“Now, if you are caught with a small possession amount of drugs you would get a citation and it would look similar to a traffic ticket,” stated the executive director of the ______ Health Justice Recovery Alliance.
What is Oregon?
This is a 12 step program designed for helping people who have loved ones who abuse drugs and/or alcohol
What is Alanon? Or Alateen?
True or False: If a person ingests a marijuana edible and they feel nothing after 20 minutes they should take another edible
False: Edibles can take up to 3 hours to feel the full effects so if a person choses to use them they need to be very careful with timing and dosage.
The blood alcohol level (BAL) limit in New York State for drinking and driving
What is .08 percent? This is determined by a breathalyzer test performed by a police officer.
This drug acts as a stimulant and hallucinogen. It produces an energizing effect, distortions in time and perception, and enhanced enjoyment from sensory experiences. It causes an enormous release of serotonin, the neurotransmitter that plays an important role in the regulation of mood, sleep, pain, appetite, and other behaviors. The excess release of serotonin likely causes the mood-elevating effects people experience. It has even been used in therapy to help people who have experienced trauma.
What is MDMA (methylenedioxymethamphetamine) which is often referred to as Molly?
Molly is having trouble focusing and she has a Regents exam coming up. Her friend offers her some Adderal. Is this legal or illegal?
Illegal. Federal and state law prohibit the sharing of prescription drugs that are controlled substances (like Adderal).
This class of drugs may be prescribed by doctors to relieve stress and anxiety and to help people sleep. It is rarely prescribed to children or adolescents.
What are Benzodiazepines? Some common ones are Valium, Xanax, and Klonopin.
True or False: In a 2017 research study, an estimated 1.2 million youths aged 12 to 17 reported having tried marijuana for the first time—that’s approximately 3,300 kids each day. In fact, about half of youths aged 12 to 17 said that it would be easy to get marijuana if they wanted some.
True
True or False: According to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse in 2019, about 24.6 percent of 14 to 15 year olds reported having had at least 1 drink
True
This hallucinogen is an odorless and colorless substance with a slightly bitter taste. It is available in saturated absorbent paper and divided
into small, decorated squares, with each square representing one dose.
What is LSD or Lysergic acid diethylamide?
The legal age to purchase tobacco in the state of New York is
What is 21?
Sometimes people with a diagnosis of ADHD are prescribed this type of medication to help them focus and sometimes they share it with friends/classmates.
What are stimulants (ie: Adderal/Ritalin)?
The psychoactive ingredient in marijuana that when smoked causes people to feel its psychoactive effects almost immediately.
What is THC (delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol)?
According to the CDC (Center for Disease Control) this act involves consuming 5 or more drinks in a short amount of time. Most people younger than 21 who drink alcohol report ______, often consuming large amounts. Among high school students who ________, 44% consumed eight or more drinks in a row.
What is binge drinking?
This drug can induce a state of sedation (feeling calm and relaxed), immobility, relief from pain, and amnesia (no memory of events while under the influence of the drug). It is manufactured commercially as a powder or liquid. It has long been popular as a "party" drug but in recent years has been used with adults in therapeutic settings under the supervision of a medical professional to help patients work through traumatic experiences in their past.
What is ketamine?
The legal age to drink alcohol in Puerto Rico
What is 18?
This group of drugs that include opioids like fentanyl, drugs like heroin, and legal prescription pain relievers
such as oxycodone (OxyContin®), hydrocodone (Vicodin®), codeine, and morphine. In 2016, 1 in 5 deaths among young adults were related to this class of drugs.
What are opioids?