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Types of Substances
Drug Abuse
Triggers
Saying "No!"
Consequences
100
Any substance other than food or water that changes the way your body functions.
What is a drug?
100
Using a substance to the point that it alters a person’s judgment and decision making, leading to dangerous behaviors.
What is substance abuse?
100

A trigger is a stimuli-such as a sight, smell, or situation-that initiates a sudden, intense, and often involuntary emotional or physical reaction, usually linked to past drug use, trauma or a mental health condition.

What is a trigger?

100
This takes place when friends or people your own age try to get you to do something.
What is Peer Pressure.
100
Len Bias was a college basketball player who had just signed w/ the NBA. His career and his life were ruined because of this.
What is cocaine?
200
Substances that have a high potential for abuse which may lead to severe psychological or physical dependence.
What are controlled substances or illegal drugs?
200
It can take your brain up to three weeks to recover to full function after using this substance only one time.
What is marijuana?
200

In the acronym- HALT? What does H & L stand for?

Hungry, Lonely

200
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?
200

Addiction is a chronic, relapsing brain disease characterized by compulsive engagement in req=warding stimuli such as substance use or behaviors despite negative consequences. .

What is Addiction?

300
Substances that are prescribed by a doctor to safely treat one's medical condition; but when taken when such symptoms aren’t present, they affect the brain in ways very similar to illegal drugs.
What are prescription drugs?
300
Teens abuse this OTC substance to get high. It causes weakness, numbness, nausea or vomiting, increased heart rate and blood pressure and brain damage.
What is cough/cold medicine?
300

Change your life; Be completely honest; Ask for help; Practice Self-Care; Don't Benf the Rules.

What are the five rules of addiction recovery??

300
These can be ruined by drug abuse because drugs take away your drive to accomplish things.
What are your goals?
300
When someone who is addicted to drugs stops taking that drug, they go through this, which involves pain, shakes, vomiting, and severe headaches.
What is withdrawal?
400
Substances that are sold from a drug store directly to a person without a prescription; can be abused if taken for another purpose than intended.
What are over-the-counter (OTC) drugs?
400
Abuse of a substance to the point where your body or brain needs the drug to function properly.
What is addiction?
400
Smoking has short term consequences. It makes it harder to breathe and makes you more likely to get sick. Smoking also has _______________, such as Lung-disease, heart-disease and many types of cancer.
What are long-term consequences of smoking?
400
Sports, drama, & music are examples of these which help to keep you busy and prevent abuse.
What are hobbies?
400
This can happen to you if you are caught w/ drugs. If it does happen to you, it stays on your record and can make it impossible to get into College, private high schools, or even get the job that you want.
What is getting arrested?
500
Substances that have an age requirement for consumption that are not prohibited by drug laws; examples are tobacco & alcohol.
What are legal drugs?
500
Psychological addiction is when your brain thinks that it needs a substance to function properly. However this type of addiction is when your BODY is so used to the drug that it needs it to function properly.
What is Physical Addiction?
500

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?

500
Name 3 different things you could say to refuse womone 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.
500
Though withdrawing from all drugs is extremely painful and sickening, for someone addicted to this substance withdrawal could cause death.
What is alcohol?