Alcohol
True or False?
Alcohol misuse can lead to health problems.
True. Alcohol misuse can lead to many health problems, such as heart disease, high blood pressure and many types of cancer.
True or False?
1 person dies every 15 minutes from a tobacco-related disease.
False. Unfortunally, 1 person does every 4.5 seonds from a tobacco-related disease.
True or False?
Inhaling many products are comepletely fine.
False. Many products that can be inhaled are very dangerous.
Hallucinogens are mainly found in...
Plants and fungi.
Caffiene can be found in...
Caffiene can be found in coffee and many other drinks, candy, gum, and sometimes (but rarely) bottled water, breath mints and peanut butter.
Alcohol is a depressant. This means...
a) Nothing, b) You will be despressed for life, or c) It slows down your brain
The answer is c. Drinking alcohol slows down all the activity happening in your brain.
Smoking 1 cigarette of tobacco (or just lighting a cigar) can take ____ minutes off your life.
11 minutes.
There are more than _____ products that are extremely dangerous when they're inhaled.
1000. This includes "typewriter correction fluid, air conditioning refrigerant, felt tip markers, spray paint, air freshener, butane, and even cooking spray." (dea.gov)
Common hallucinogen street names include...
Mushrooms, mind candy, acid, and cubes.
True or False?
Death from too much caffiene is possible.
True. Although it is super rare, too much caffiene in your body can cause you to die.
What are some examples of why most people enjoy drinking? (What are "feel good" effects of drinking alcohol?)
Examples include relaxation, stress relief, being more socially interactive, etc.
True or False?
There are over 1000 slang words for cannabis.
True. There are approximately 1200 different slang words for cannabis.
How long can hallucinations from street drugs last?
Also called "trips", hallucinations can last up to 12 hours.
A severe overdose of hallucinogens can cause...
Coma, seizures, respiratory depression, and death.
(The term respiratory means our respiratory system, which is how we breathe).
Does roasting coffee beans increase or decrease the amount of caffiene?
It descreases it. This is why darker roasts usually have less caffiene in them.
____ million deaths worldwide every year are because of alcohol specifically.
3 million.
Cannabis is _____ years old. (Hint: over 1000)
2500 years old.
Almost all street drugs can cause very serious health effects, like...
Violence, hallucinations, high blood pressure, panic attacks, dehydration, kidney failure, and death.
Stimulants come in the form of...
Powder, pills, rocks, or liquids.
Does caffiene stay in your body for seconds, minutes, hours or days?
Hours. "About 6 hours after you consume caffeine, half of it is still in your body. Caffeine may not completely clear your bloodstream until after 10 hours." (webmd.com)
Alcohol is processed in the...
Liver.
What does THC stand for? (Very hard question)
THC stands for delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol.
Common street names for inhalants are:
Gluey, huff, rush, and whippets.
When stimulants are taken, they can...
“Produce a sense of exhilaration, enhance self-esteem, improve mental and physical performance, increase activity, reduce appetite, extend wakefulness for prolonged period, and “get high”." (dea.gov)
Caffiene can be found in more than ___ types of plants around the world.
60 types of plants.