Are You In The Know?Are You In The Know?

Categories• Drugs in General

• Prescription Drugs and Over-the-Counter

Medications

• Alcohol

• Marijuana

• Tobacco

• Women and Drugs

• Pregnancy, Babies and Drugs

Category: Drugs in General

True or False?

Tobacco is the most popular drug in the

world.

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FalseCaffeine is the world's most popular

drug.It can be found in coffee, tea,

chocolate, colas, and energy drinks.

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True or False?

Hallucinogens are drugs that distort

reality.

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True

Hallucinogens (such as Ketamines, magic mushrooms and LCD) is a group of drugs that distort reality.

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True or False?

Drug misuse is using drugs in a way that they

weren't intended.

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TrueDrug misuse is defined as the use of drugs in a way that they weren’t intended(and increase the risk to your health and safety)

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True or False?Marijuana is the most commonly used drug

among students from grades 7 to 12.

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FalseAlcohol is the most commonly used drug among high school students. In 2011 55% of students reported drinking alcohol in the past year.

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True or False?

Taking more drugs that your body can

handle is called Drug Abuse.

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FalseTaking more drugs than your body can handle is called Drug OverdoseAt this point your body perceives the drugs as poison and this causes an adverse reaction.

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True or False?Drug withdrawal has only psychological

symptoms.

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False

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Headaches, anxiety, nausea and fatigue are all physical symptoms of withdrawal

When your body becomes dependent on a drug and then is deprived of it, you can experience these symptoms and more

Category: Prescription Drugs andOver-the-counter Medications

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True or False?

Drugs bought at a pharmacy are always safe.

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False

Prescription drugs are safe when taken

following the instructions on the label or the

doctor’s instructions.

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True or False?

Opioids are the prescription drug most often

abused by youth.

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True

Opioids (such as codeine, morphine, or opium)

have become the most common prescription

drugs used by teenagers to get high.

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True or False?

Drowsiness, injury, and death are 3 dangers of

taking prescription drugs to get high?

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TrueThe risks of taking prescription drugs to get high are:• Making risky decisions• Being injured or killed because of fighting• Becoming very drowsy- so drowsy that its difficult

to awaken the person• Dying from an overdose.

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True or False?

Most teens get the prescription drugs they

abuse from their parents' medicine cabinet.

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True

Friends and the family medicine cabinet are the major

sources of these drugs. More than seventy percent of

people who abuse prescription painkillers say they get

them from family or friends.

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True or False?

Teens find it easier to get high on over-the-

counter medicine than with illegal drugs.

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True

Teens find misusing prescription drugs it is the least expensive and easiest way of getting high and can be attained without having their motives questioned.

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Category: Alcohol

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True or False?There are no visible symptoms of alcohol

poisoning.

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FalseSome of the visible symptoms of alcohol poisoning are:

Vomiting (vomiting is your body’s way to get rid of a poison)

Passing out (passing out is the result of your central nervous system being depressed)

Blacking out

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True or False? Binge drinking is defined as having 3 drinks at

the same bar.

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FalseBinge Drinking is having 5 drinks or more in one

sitting (one drinking session)

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True or False?

Mixing alcohol with coffee or energy drinks will

make a person more alert.

FalseEnergy drinks usually make a person feel alert because they

contain caffeine and other stimulants. But combining them

with alcohol doesn’t work the same way. You might feel more

alert but you won’t actually be, instead of sobering up it will

produce a complicated cocktail for your brain.

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True or False?

Alcohol increases the likelihood of

unprotected sex.

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True

Being under the influence of alcohol increases chances

of having unwanted/unprotected sex

Alcohol affects the part of your brain that controls your judgement.

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True or False?

The best way to get sober when you have been

drinking is to take medicine (e.g. aspirins).

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False• Sleeping is the best way to become sober. It

allows your body to rest and allows it to clear the alcohol out of your system and cleanse it. The longer you sleep the better you will feel in the morning.

• Drinking water helps clean your body.• Getting fresh air, some exercise, and not having

an empty stomach also help!

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True or False?

A designated driver is a person who does not

take drugs nor drinks to provide a safe

ride home.

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TrueA designated driver is someone who is chosen (before the party) as the safe ride home and thus he/she does not take drugs nor drinks alcohol at the party. (BUT a driver’s ability to drive safely can still be affected if

all the passengers are drunk)

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Category: Marijuana

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True or False?

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Marijuana is a chemically engineered

drug.

FalseMarijuana comes from the Cannabis plant.

Cannabis is the scientific name for marijuana, plus there are many other slang terms such as pot, hash, weed etc.

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True or False?

Marijuana can affect someone's school

work

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True

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Marijuana affects memory, judgment, and perception. The

drug can make you mess up in school, in sports or clubs, or

with your friends. If you’re high on marijuana, you are

more likely to make mistakes that could embarrass or even

hurt you.

True or False?

Since marijuana is natural (because it

comes from a plant) it is good for you.

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False

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Although marijuana is a plant that doesn’t mean that

it is good for you; it is being mixed with over 100 chemicals

that can cause serious health problems

True or False?

There is more tar in marijuana than in tobacco.

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TrueResearch shows there are 3-5 times the amount of tar in the lungs from smoking marijuana. Tar is known to cause breathing problems.

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True or False?

Growing marijuana is legal in Canada.

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False

Marijuana is currently a controlled substance. It is a

criminal offense to import, export, possess, grow,

sell, give, or traffic.

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Category: Tobacco

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True or False?

Nicotine is the substance in cigarettes

that makes them addictive.

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TrueN

icotine

(there

are

more than

500

additives in tobacco cigarettes, creating

over

4000 chemical components

when they

are

burned;

BUT

it is the

nicotine that is

addictive,

whether in cigarettes,

gum

or

patch)

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Nicotine is the substance that makes cigarettes

addictive. Nicotine addiction is both physical and

psychological.

True or False?

Arsenic can be found in cigarettes.

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TrueArsenic is found in Cigarettes, Pesticides, Insecticides.Arsenic is a poison that has the potential to cause damage to the skin, lungs, blood vessels and heart.

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True or False?

The pleasurable effects of nicotine last

five minutes.

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FalseThe pleasurable effects of nicotine last about an hour.

After that the craving cycle begins again.

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True or False?

Yellow teeth are a common side effect of

smoking.

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TrueSome of the common effects of smoking are:

Yellow teeth, Lungs hurt, Persistent coughing

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True or False?

The legal age to buy cigarettes in Ontario

is 18.

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FalseThe legal age is 19.

(under the Smoke Free Ontario Act, which came into

effect in 2006)

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Category: Women and Drugs

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True or False?

Tylenol #3 is a drug that is more

commonly used by guys rather than

girls.

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False

Tylenol #3 is more commonly used by girls

than by guys

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True or False?Girls generally use drugs to improve their

confidence.

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TrueGirls usually use drugs to improve mood and increase confidence. Their reasons are generally different than the ones given by guys; girls use drugs to decrease tension, lose weight and fit in with their peer group.

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True or False?Women have a stronger reaction than men to

the same amount of alcohol because it

reacts with estrogen.

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False

Because

women

have less

water

in their

body so the

blood/

alcohol concentration is larger

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There are 2 reasons why women have a stronger reaction than men to the same amount of alcohol:

1. Percentage of body fat compared to water. Females generally have more fat& less water in their bodies. Alcohol is water soluble, so less water in the body translates to a higher blood alcohol concentration.

2. Females have less of the active enzyme alcohol dehydrogenase which begins to break down alcohol in the stomach lining. Less enzyme means more alcohol in the system.

True or False?

Developing Breast Cancer is a risk that can be

increased with each additional drink a

woman takes.

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TrueResearch shows the risk for developing breast cancer later in

life increases for every drink you take.

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True or False?We can prevent young women from having

problems with drug use by increasing their self

esteem, coping skills, and peer support.

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FalseSome of the ways we can prevent young women from

having problems with drug use include:

•Increasing their confidence and self esteem

•Giving them the skills to cope and meet life’s

challenges

•Helping them give and get support from their peers

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Category: Pregnancy, Babies and Drugs

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True or False?

The law cannot punish adults smoking with

minors in a motor vehicle.

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False

A new law passed in 2009 in Ontario prohibits

smoking in a motor vehicle with a minor under the

age of 16.

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True or False?

Ecstasy is the most frequently used illicit

drug during pregnancy.

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False

Marijuana is the most frequently used illicit

drug during pregnancy

Reports estimate use ranging from 3-30% among pregnant

women.

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True or False?

Hyperactivity, depression, and anxiety are

some risks that a child may suffer if their

mother used cannabis heavily during their

pregnancy.

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TrueHyperactivity ,Depression and anxiety , Problems with

memory can result from heavy use of marijuana during

pregnancy.These effects are often delayed until the child is 3-6 years old or older.

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True or False?

Doctors have discovered an optimal amount of

alcohol that can be drunk safely during

pregnancy.

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FalseThere is no proven safe level for alcohol during

pregnancy. Although the evidence is that heavy drinking causes Fetal Alcohol

Syndrome, research cannot establish a safe level for alcohol and

therefore no alcohol at all is seen as the safest practice.

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True or False?

Mothers who have problems with substance

abuse are reluctant to get help because of

stigma.

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True.Society can be blaming and judgemental.

Stigma and scrutiny cause mothers not to get help for their problems.

This is far more evident for aboriginal women, poor women and women

of color.

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