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100

This age group has the highest percentage of binge drinkers.

High Schoolers, 18-24, 25-34, or 35-44 year olds

25-34 year olds

100

This tobacco/nicotine product has the highest percentage of use among high school students.

Vaping/E-cigarettes, Cigars, Cigarettes, or Hookah

Vaping/E-cigarettes

100

True or False: According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse (2020), the majority of people who use marijuana go on to use other ‘harder’ substances.

False

100

True or False: There has been an increase in opioid overdoses in recent decades.

True

100

True or False: Illegal drugs cause more annual deaths than legal drugs (such as alcohol or tobacco)

False

200

This type of drinking refers to drinking 5 or more drinks on the same occasion on 5 or more days in a month.

Heavy Drinking

200

The number of tobacco-related deaths per year, according to the CDC.

480,000

200

The percentage (%) of Americans who favor legalizing marijuana, according to a 2019 Pew Research Center survey.

67%

200

The number of drug overdose deaths in 2022, according to the CDC.

108,000

200

_________ had important roles in the banning of drugs in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Racial, Ethnic, and Nationality Prejudice

300

Most economic costs of excessive alcohol use are related to binge drinking (CDC 2010). 1 out of ___ people are binge drinkers.

1 out of 6 people

300

The percentage (%) of adults who currently smoked cigarettes in 2022, according to the CDC.

11.6%

300

The percentage (%) of Americans who favor legalizing marijuana for medical use, according to a 2019 Pew Research Center survey.

92%

300

The percentage (%) of overdose deaths in 2022 that involved an opioid.

75% (around 80,000 opioid deaths)

300

The leading cause of preventable disease, disability, and death in the United States (CDC 2019).

Cigarette smoking

10000

Excessive alcohol use impacts many aspects of the drinker’s life and the lives of those around them. This behavior also costs the American economy hundreds of billions of dollars per year. According to the CDC (2010), these costs mostly resulted from what?

Losses in worker productivity (lost labor and lower worker performance in the workplace)