Smoking
What are the top 2 reasons people die of smoking?
Heart disease and cancer
What is the legal age to buy vapes in the US?
21
What is the first sign of alcohol poisoning?
Violent Vomiting
What is a drug that causes changes in a person's mood and makes them see and hear things that aren't there?
Hallucinogen
What is the chemical released in the brain that can be the reason for addictions?
Dopamine
What is second hand smoke?
When you are around a smoker and breath in the smoke from their cigarette?
What percentage of high schoolers use vapes?
3% 8% 14% 20%
14%
What are 2 reasons why teens drink?
What are drugs called that are prescribed by a doctor?
Medicine
What is it called when someone has become dependent on a drug?
Addicted
How many cancer causing chemicals are found in cigarette smoke?
Why are teens more susceptible to nicotine addiction than adults?
Mostly because their body and brains are still developing.
Which organ takes the brunt of damage from alcohol?
Liver
What is the active ingredient in marijuana that causes the user to be "high"?
THC
Why are teens more likely to become addicted when experimenting with drugs?
Their bodies and brains are not fully developed.
How many chemicals are found in cigarette smoke?
~7000 chemicals
Why do companies target young people instead of adults for using vapes?
Young people have more years to be customers. As well as being more susceptible to addiction.
People who drink well into adulthood risk damaging which organs?
Brain, heart, liver.
What percentage of male teen drowning deaths are related to alcohol use?
50%
At what age does the frontal cortex fully develop?
25
What is 3rd hand smoke?
Smoke that lingers in clothes and other surfaces. It can cause damage to those who come in contact with it.
Water is not the base for vape juice what makes up the majority of the liquid?
Propylene Glycol.
Name the 3 different categories alcohol and state the volume of "1 drink" for 2 of the 3?
Beer 12 ounces
Wine 5 ounces
Liquor 1.5 ounces
What type of drugs are heroin, LSD, cocaine, and meth?
Illicit Drugs
What is the term for someone who is not using drugs or has "gotten clean" from using drugs?
Sober