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Teen substance use
Substance use and mental health
Substance use and trauma
Fentanyl/opioid overdose prevention
100

Youth substance use has _____ over the past 20 years (increased, decreased, stayed the same)

What is decreased

100
A substance associated with increases in depression and anxiety in teens, when used regularly

What is cannabis

100
Two examples of trauma are ____ and ____

Any of the following: Abuse (physical, emotional, sexual), Neglect, Violence (witnessing or experiencing), Accidents & Natural Disasters

100

Most youth deaths from overdose are related to _____

Fentanyl

200

The percent of 12th graders who have used illegal drugs in the past 12 months

About 1/4 or 25%

200
One study showed that about 66% of teens who developed a Substance Use Disorder had a history of...

A mental health disorder

200

One reason someone who experiences trauma might use substances

Any of the following: Avoidance, numbing, distraction, coping

200

True or false: Most young people who ingest fentanyl are taking it intentionally

False

300

The 3 Cs of Substance Use Disorders

What are Control, Cravings, and Consequences

300

This behavior has been linked to development, earlier onset, and worsening of symptoms of depression, anxiety, thoughts of suicide, and psychotic symptoms

Substance use

300
Two common consequences of trauma are _____ and _____

Any of the following: Anxiety & Depression, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Sleep & Eating Disturbances, Relational Difficulties, Learning & Cognitive Problems

300

If someone overdoses on fentanyl, you can use _____ to reverse the overdose

Naloxone or Narcan

400

There has been an increase in cannabis-associated visits to the emergency room because a person cannot stop _______

Vomiting/throwing up

400

Two reasons cannabis might lead people to go to the emergency room

Two of the following: Paranoia, hallucinations, anxiety and panic, erratic mood swings, hostility, vomiting

400
When substances are used to cope with trauma, it can put you at risk for experiencing _______

Further trauma

400

Fentanyl is a type of ______

Opioid

500

The amount of this chemical in cannabis has been rising very steeply since the 1990s

THC

500

The "feel-good" chemical cannabis makes your brain produce in larger quantities than it would on its own

What is dopamine

500

A mental health disorder that can come about after a traumatic event

PTSD

500

If a person wants to know if a pill they bought from a friend has fentanyl in it, they can use _______ to test it

Fentanyl test strips