Alcohol
This is when you drink a large amount of alcohol in a small amount of time with the intent to get drunk.
What is binge drinking?
This is the addictive chemical present in traditional-style cigarettes.
What is nicotine?
This is the chemical that is responsible for the narcotic effect of marijuana.
What is THC?
This is the emergency number in Switzerland (and Europe, in general).
What is 112?
Alcohol is this type of substance that slows down our body's processes.
What are depressants?
Found in Switzerland (and other European countries), this is the smokeless (and vaporless), oral tobacco product that often comes in a small pouch.
What is snus?
This is the chemical that is NOT responsible for the "high" of marijuana; this chemical is linked its medicinal properties.
What is CBD (or cannabinoids or hemp)?
The legal age for consuming this type of beverages in Switzerland is 16.
What is beer OR wine OR cider?
This is the scientific name for the alcohol that is commonly referred to as simply "alcohol" in beverages.
What is ethyl alcohol or ethanol?
This is the part of an e-cigarette that holds the main product used in an e-cigarette.
What is the (liquid) cartridge or the e-liquid?
This method of ingesting cannabis typically has a quicker, but shorter effect on your body.
What is smoking?
The legal age for consuming this type of beverages in Switzerland is 18.
What are hard spirits?
Alcohol can negatively impact this part of the brain which is responsible for our decision-making and behaviour.
What is the frontal lobe?
This is the role of the battery in an e-cigarette.
What is heating the liquid?
This method of ingesting cannabis typically has a slower, yet sustained effect on the body.
What is eating / what are edibles?
In Switzerland, the laws around marijuana focus on % THC and mass in your possession. What is the legal limit for mass?
What is 10 grams?
Alcohol can negatively impact this part of the brain which is responsible for our speech and memory.
What are the temporal lobes?
This is the part of the e-cigarette that turns the product into a vapour.
What is the atomizer / atomization chamber?
This is the tissue in brain responsible for communication, learning, memory, and emotion where cannabinoids have the greatest effect in the teenage brain.
What is white matter?
In Switzerland, the laws around marijuana focus on % THC and mass in your possession. What is the legal limit for THC?
What is 1 %?