Substance Use & Effects
This addictive substance is found in cigarettes and vapes.
What is Nicotine?
Bullying that happens through texting, social media, and online platforms.
What is Cyberbullying?
You are at a party and people are trying to force you to have a drink.
What is Peer Pressure?
This feeling is normal before a test or performance and can be reduced with deep breathing.
What is Anxiety?
This drug can lead to increased appetite, loss of coordination, decreased concentration, memory loss etc.
What is Marijuana/Cannabis?
This term describes when someone feels like they need a drug to function.
What is Addiction?
This type of information, like your full name or address, should not be shared online with strangers.
What is Personal Information?
When diving, you can get a head injury if you do not do this.
What is Check the Water Level?
This skill helps you calm down by focusing on your breathing and staying present.
What is Mindfulness?
This type of smoke comes from the burning of a cigarette and is harmful to people nearby.
What is Secondhand Smoke?
This substance in energy drinks can cause increased heart rate and jitteriness.
What is Caffeine?
This type of online trick tries to steal your information by pretending to be a trusted person or company.
What is a Scam?
Driving while texting on the phone.
What is Distracted Driving?
This neurotransmitter is released in your brain when you do something that is pleasurable. It is the "feel good" chemical.
What is Dopamine?
This dangerous condition can happen when someone drinks too much alcohol in a short time.
What is Alcohol Poisoning?
This type of drug slows down the brain and body (alcohol is one).
What is a Depressant?
What is a Digital Footprint?
Many teenagers have a tendency to act before they think and this is described as _______.
What is Impulsivity?
This term describes recognizing how somebody else feels.
What is Empathy?
This skill helps you confidently say “no” when you feel uncomfortable.
What are Refusal Skills/Strategies?
This term describes the uncomfortable physical and emotional symptoms that occur when a person who is dependent on a substance stops using it.
What are Withdrawal Symptoms?
This term refers to giving credit to the original author or source when you use their words, ideas, or information.
What is a Citation?
A blow to the head that causes the brain to shake inside your skull.
What is a Concussion?
Identifying something you are grateful for.
What is Gratitude?
This describes listening to your instincts when something does not feel right.
What is Trust your Gut?