Any substance other than food or water that changes the way your body functions.
What is a drug?
Using a substance to the point that it alters a person’s judgment and decision making, leading to dangerous behaviors.
What is substance abuse?
This is the main ingredient in cigarettes, cigars, and dip. It is a leaf that has the drug nicotine in it. You have to be 18 years old to buy it.
What is tobacco?
This takes place when friends or people your own age try to get you to do something.
What is Peer Pressure.
This group will have a great influence on how you grow up. They help to raise you and influence you daily. If they are smokers, you are far more likely to try smoking.
What are your parents of family?
In simple terms, a__________ is anything that brings back thoughts, feelings, or memories of an addiction
Trigger
These can be ruined by drug abuse because drugs take away your drive to accomplish things.
What are your goals?
Sports, drama, & music are examples of these which help to keep you busy and prevent abuse.
What are hobbies?
This type of tobacco is not smoked but it still causes deadly cancer of the mouth, throat and gums.
What is chewing tobacco or dip?
Name 3 different things you could say to refuse someone asking you to try drinking.
What is No!, I have a game tomorrow, I don't want to, my mom is coming to get me, I have to go, etc. etc.
Even though withdrawing from all drugs is extremely painful and sickening, for someone addicted to this substance withdrawal could cause death.
What is alcohol?