Which drug?
Consequences
Marijuana
Alcohol
Vaping/E-cigarette
SPF
Fun facts!
DCPC History
100

Smoking this substance will result in sedation, along with red eyes, increased appetite, and other effects.

What is marijuana? 

100

True or false: You can lose college scholarships for possessing drugs. 

What is True?

100

This is food with marijuana cooked into it.

What are edibles?

100

This is drinking excessively in a short period of time.

What is binge drinking?

100

A vaping pen or e-cigarette contains 4 components that make it function as such.

What is a battery, atomizer (heating element), cartridge or reservoir (place to hold liquid), and a mouthpiece?

100

These steps are the planning process that prevention practitioners follow in order to understand and more effectively address the substance abuse and related mental health problems facing the community. 

What is assessment, capacity, planning, implementation, evaluation, cultural competency and sustainability? 

100

What does YPLC stand for? 

What is Youth Prevention Leadership Corps? 

100

DC Prevention Centers are the initiatives of which DC department.

What is Department of Behavioral Health?

200

A highly addictive class of drug that is often prescribed to treat pain


What are opioids? 

200

It would be illegal to possess or consume any of these three substances if you’re under 21.

What is tobacco, marijuana, and alcohol?

200

Other than your lungs, smoking weed under age affects this organ the most.

What's your brain?

200

This organ breaks down most of the alcohol humans consume.

What is the liver?

200

Other than your lungs, vaping under age affects this organ the most. 

What's your brain? 

200

These 2 steps are the guiding principles in SPF which are constantly being brought up as the prevention plan is being created. 

What is cultural competency and sustainability?

200

The name of our office. 

What is the DC Prevention Center for Wards 1 & 2? 


200

This branch of the U.S. department of behavioral health and human services funds DBH and DCPC program in DC.

What is Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)?

300

This drug can help reverse an opioid overdose

What is Narcan?

300

Losing trust from loved ones and being excluded from participating in certain groups because of drug use is this type of consequence.

What is a social consequence? 

300

The hallucinogenic compound found in the marijuana plant.

What is THC (tetrahydrocannabinol)?

300

If you're over 21 and have a BAC that is at or above this percentage in DC you can receive a DUI.

What is 0.08%?

300

Vaping pens/ e-cigarettes contain this substance that raises levels of physiological or nervous activity in the body. 

What is Nicotine?

300

In assessment and capacity you must recognize this factor.

What is community readiness? 

300

These are the names of the DCPC Wards 1&2 team members.

Who are Avery, Gaby, Itayu, Gian, Darsheeka and Hope?


300

In the span of 8 wards how many DC Prevention Centers are there located in the District.

What is 4 centers?

400

Illegally produced pills are often laced with this opioid substance that is responsible for most overdose deaths in 2020. 

What is fentanyl? 

400

What does a person develop when they have to use more of a drug to feel an effect

What is tolerance? 

400

This is the male variety of the marijuana plant that does not contain its hallucinogenic compound.

What is hemp?

400

Legal age to serve alcohol in DC.

What is 18 years old?

400

These 2 metals have been found in high levels in certain "cig-a-like" e-cigarette brands. 

What is nickel and chromium? 

400

This is the type of planning you must do in order to result in the implementation of an effective program. 

What is active planning? 


400

These are the factors that keep you away from abusing drugs!

What are protective factors?

400

This group of programs, organizations make up the partners to the prevention centers.

Who are Community Prevention Networks (CPN)?

500

A popular anti-anxiety medication often confused as an opioid

What is Xanax 

500

This can happen if you take too much of a drug. Symptoms include loss of breath and consciousness, pale skin, etc. 

What is an overdose? 

500

This law was passed in 2015 as the official DC Marijuana law legalizing the substance in the district for those 21+.

What is Initiative 71?

500

This is the percentage of their windows that liquor stores can cover with ads about alcohol.

What is 25%?

500

This law/bill was passed in early June 2021 in DC banning the sale or distribution of any electronic smoking device, like a JUUL, within one quarter mile of any middle or high school in the District.

What is Bill 24-0020 The Flavored Tobacco Product Prohibition Amendment Act? 

500

These are factors in cultural competency and sustainability. 

What is diverse funding, socio-economics, religion, language, partner orgs, gender and ethnicity? 

500

These are the first three things you should do if someone is experiencing an overdose? 

What is, call 911, check the breath, and put in the recovery position? 

500

What grant is currently being focused on in DC Prevention Centers.

What is DCOR (DC Opioid Response)?