Substances
These substances can change how your body and brain work.
What are alcohol, tobacco, vaping products, and drugs?
Alcohol is classified as this type of drug that slows the body.
What is a depressant?
This highly addictive chemical is found in tobacco and many vaping products.
What is nicotine?
These include illegal substances and misuse of medications.
What are drugs?
This includes social media, TV, movies, music, and advertisements.
What is media?
This stage of life is when your brain and body are still developing, increasing risk.
What is middle school (or adolescence)?
Poor judgment and loss of coordination are examples of these effects of alcohol.
What are short-term effects?
ncreased heart rate and reduced lung function are examples of these effects.
What are short-term effects of tobacco?
Confusion and paranoia are examples of these types of drug effects.
What are short-term effects?
When media makes substance use seem like “everyone is doing it,” this is happening.
What is normalizing behavior?
Using substances early increases the risk of this condition.
What is addiction?
This dangerous condition can occur from drinking too much alcohol quickly
What is alcohol poisoning?
This is a long-term disease commonly linked to tobacco use.
What is lung cancer (or heart disease)?
Long-term drug use can lead to this, making it hard to stop.
What is addiction?
Influencers posting about vaping or drinking can create this type of pressure.
What is peer pressure?
These are effects on the body and brain caused by substance use.
What are health consequences?
These three organs can be damaged by long-term alcohol use.
What are the brain, liver, and heart?
This device is used to inhale vapor in vaping.
What is an e-cigarette?
Drug use can negatively affect this area of life, including grades and focus.
What is school performance?
This skill involves analyzing media messages instead of believing them automatically.
What is media literacy?
Breaking laws or rules due to substance use leads to these outcomes.
What are legal consequences?
It is illegal for people under this age to drink alcohol.
What is 21?
Many people mistakenly believe this about vaping.
What is that vaping is harmless?
Possessing drugs can lead to this serious legal outcome.
What is arrest (or legal trouble)?
Saying “no,” giving a reason, or walking away are examples of these skills.
What are refusal skills?