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Cycle of Addiction
Alcohol
Nicotine
Marijuana
Other
100

Define Drug Use?

Using drugs out of curiosity or pleasure.

100

The most widely used legal substance in the North America that people use to get a high or buzz.

What is Alcohol

100
It is an addictive substance that comes in multiple forms:cigarettes, cigars, pipes, chew, second hand smoke and shisha (smoked in a hookah).
What is Nicotine
100

The most widely used illegal drug in North America.

Hint. May not be illegal in all states..... 

What is Marijuana

100

What kind of addiction is it called when a person fails to control their eating, secretly binges and eating over your emotions? 

What is a food addiction

200

What is Drug Abuse

Continuing to use a drug over time, especially to escape reality.

200

How much alcohol is in 1 "Standard" drink

13.4 grams or 1 liquid ounce

200

Nicotine is the most addictive for which age group?

What is Adolescence / Teenagers

200

Marijuana comes from this part of the plant

The "Bud"
200
Betting on sports, buying lotto tickets, playing poker, slot machines, or roulette could develop into a _________ addiction
What is gambling addiction
300

What is drug misuse

Using a substance in a manner which it was not necessarily intended. 

300

Organ that is responsible for breaking down alcohol

The Liver

300

Respiratory illness, Cancer, Stroke, Heart disease, gum disease, stained teeth/fingernails and a cough are all sign of ____

What is long term tobacco use? 

300

Name two chemicals that occur natural in Cannabis

THC and CBD

300

Other than "free stuff", this is often the motivation for shoplifting

A thrill, excitement, or arousal 

400

What is occasional or social use?


Using substances at parties or other social settings.

400

This population absorbs alcohol slower because they have less of the enzyme which breaks it down.

Women

400

Nicotine is as physically and mentally addictive as what other drug.

What is heroin

400

Long term users have trouble with this

What is short term memory loss

400

What percentage of students from ages 14 to 24 gamble regularly?

40-50%

500

What is Substance Dependency?

Substance changes the way the body works, so the person may go through withdrawal when they don't have it. The addiction becomes the only thing they care about.

500

Alcohol is defined as this because it slows down how fast the nervous system works.

A Depressant

500
The time it takes for nicotine to hit the brain when inhaled
What is 7 seconds
500

What mental health symptom can long term Marijuana use cause other than memory issues

Anxiety or Paranoia 

500

Feel a need to steal inexpensive items. Often also have problems with gambling and overeating.

Kleptomaniacs