Substance abuse JUST TOPICS :)

Question 1

Reasons for teen drug use

Answer 1

To look cool in front of friends, peer pressure, they believe everyone else is doing it, boredom, mental health reasons, calming, family history, injury led to addiction, genetic addiction, their surroundings, for fun

Question 2

Side effects of cocaine

Answer 2

euphoric, energetic, talkative, hypersensitive to sight, sound, and touch, decrease in appetite, decrease in need for sleep, depression/suicidal thoughts, death, liver damage, brain damage, nasal passage damage, STDs, destroys nervous system

Question 3

Side effects of heroine

Answer 3

Nausea, vomiting, severe itching, drowsiness, brain fog, slowed heart rate, slowed breathing, death, warm flushed skin, HIV, COMA, permanent brain damage, dry mouth, heart slows, lung damage

Question 4

Side effects of tobacco/nicotine use

Answer 4

lung damage, popcorn lung, cancer, psoriasis, stroke, gum disease, delays injury healing, heart attack, stroke, hypertension, nerve and blood vessel damage

Question 5

The Three Brutal Realities in Sean Covey’s book

Answer 5

Brutal Reality #1 - It’s stronger than You
Brutal Reality #2 - It doesn’t affect just you
Brutal Reality #3 - Drugs Kill Dreams

Question 6

The “Five No’s” you can use as shared in Sean Covey’s book

Answer 6

Use your parents as an excuse
Use humor
Be Direct
Just walk away
Offer an alternative