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Types of Substances
Drug Abuse
Coping Skills
Saying "No!"
Consequences of Addiction
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

speaking to a therapist, counselor, or sponsor

What is talk therapy?

100

This takes place when friends or people your own age try to get you to do something.

What is Peer Pressure.

100

Family, significant others, and friends have distanced themselves from you

Loss of relationships, Loss of trust 

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

Finding a common ground to avoid negative interactions

What is conflict resolution?

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

When you have a toxic amount of drugs in your systems that shuts down your central nervous system?

What is overdose ?

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

Reminding yourself of the painful moments of your addiction

What is playing the tape through 

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

Having a positive conversation with self which identifies attributes, strengths, and characteristics

Positive self talk 

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

Associated with spirituality, spiritual connection, and connecting mind, body, and spirit

Meditation 

500

Name 3 different things you could say to refuse someone asking you to use drugs or 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?