Peer Pressure
This is when people your age try to influence you to think or act like them
Peer Pressure
True or False: A can of beer, a glass of wine, and a shot of liquor all have about the same amount of alcohol
True
True or False: Long term substance use can lead to mental health disorders such as anxiety, depression, and PTSD
True
Wanting to stop using a drug but being unable to without help is a sign of what serious problem.
Addiction
A drink that can make people sick, or change how you think
Alcohol
True or False: Peer Pressure is always a bad thing
False: It can be positive or negative
Name a major organ that can be seriously affected by drinking alcohol
Liver, heart, brain
This organ, responsible for thinking and memory, can shrink or lose function due to long-term drug use.
The Brain
If a friend is using and you feel worried, a good first step is to talk to this trusted person
adult, teacher, counselor, parent
This illegal drug is often smoked and can harm your lungs and brain.
Marijuana
This is the simplest and most direct way to resist peer pressure
Just say "NO"
This term describes the physical and mental impairment that results from alcohol use
intoxication
after long term use, drugs can weaken your _?_?_?__ system, making it harder for your body to fight off sickness.
Immune system
True or False: Only people with no self-control get addicted.
False: anyone who uses substances could become addicted
This term describes any substance that changes how your body or mind works.
Drug
If a situation is making you feel uncomfortable, doing this action physically removes you from the pressure
Walking away/removing yourself from the situation
This is a safe choice if friends are pressuring you to try alcohol.
Say "NO" or walk away
When a drug changes how you think, see, or hear things for a short time
hallucination
True or False: Your brain is fully developed by age 18
False: Your brain is fully developed by age 25
This addictive drug is found in cigarettes.
nicotine
This percentage of High School students report feeling peer pressure from friends and classmates
A. 85% B. 60% C. 40%
A. 85%
The choices teens make about alcohol are influenced by 3 main factors: Peer Pressure, Family, and _____?
Social media or advertising
Smoking tobacco over many years is the leading cause of this deadly lung disease.
lung cancer
This chemical messenger in the brain is often linked to feelings of reward and pleasure.
dopamine
When someone uses a vape with nicotine, it can affect this organ that’s still developing in teens.
Brain