Substances other than food that affect a person's mental, emotional, or physical state.
What are drugs
100
influences young people in Canada and around the world through the Internet, television, and movies.
What is the Media
100
A person tries a drug for the first time
What is First Use
100
People with this often use substances to "self medicate" their condition.
What is Mental Health Problems
100
More teens die from this category of drug that is "found over the counter" than heroin/cocaine combined
What is Prescription drugs
200
A category of drug that speeds up the body systems such as the CNS and the respiratory system, delay fatigue, and may produce hyperactivity.
What are stimulants
200
Problems such as anxiety disorder, ADHD, depression, or schizophrenia.
What is Mental Health Problems
200
The person keeps using the drug to feel a certain way
What is Continued Use
200
Most substances affect the user's judgment and motor coordination. It produces this concern?
What is Safety
200
In 2013, more high school seniors regularly used this drug over cigarettes as 22.7 percent used the drug in the last month, compared to 16.3 percent who smoked cigarettes
What is Marijuana
300
Slows down the CNS and reduce inhibitions.
What are depressants
300
Some young people may feel pressure to smoke, drink, or use other substances.
What is Social Acceptance
300
The person can not stop using the drug, even when the drug causes serious problems
What is Addiction
300
Introducing a foreign substance into the body on a regular basis may result in in this?
What is Long Term Health Problems
300
By the 8th grade, 28 percent of adolescents have consumed this substance, 15 percent have smoked cigarettes, and 16.5 percent have used marijuana
What is Alcohol
400
Are commonly used to treat certain medical conditions. Non medically can be used to enhance athlete performance.
What are Anabolic Steroids
400
When young people experiment with alcohol or other drugs
What is Curiosity
400
It takes more of the drug to get high
What is Tolerance
400
Many substances reduce inhibitions, give users a sense of self confidence an invulnerability, and impair judgment. These effects can lead to?
What is Violence and Crime
400
Teens who consistently learn about the risks of drugs from these people close to them are up to 50 percent less likely to use drugs than those who don't
Who are Parents
500
Alter user's perceptions of the world around them, causing distortions in the way they sense their surroundings.
What are Hallucinogens
500
People tend to value drugs for their symbolic importance than for their effect.
What is Celebrations and Religious Observations
500
The person gets sick without the drug
What is Dependence
500
Many of the drugs currently available such as crystal meth are manufactured in secret labs.
What is No Quality Control
500
One-third of teenagers who live in states with medical marijuana laws get their pot from