| DRUG I.Q. TEST |
Seaford Wellness Council
| 3940 Sunset Avenue Seaford, NY 11783 |
Seaford Wellness Council - Drug I.Q. Test
Suggestions:
* Trust your brain and the
feeling in your gut, beware
the messages from your heart.
* Consider removing all liquor
from your home.
* Keep lines of communication
open between yourself and
your child.
* Don't be afraid to go through
your child's room and
belongings.
* Do take action when
required, the problem will not
go away by itself.
* If you hear:
Oh!
1) It's only pot.
2) It's only recreational.
3) I can stop anytime I want to.
4) It's the first time I've tried it and I
swear I will never do it again.
5) This is not mine, I'm holding it for
a friend.
BE ALARMED!
| Some of the early warning signs of substance abuse are: FALLING GRADES DENIAL NEW FRIENDS LYING DROPPING OUT OF ACTIVITIES ITEMS MISSING DISRESPECT SLEEPING HABITS ITEMS MISSING (MONEY, JEWELRY) BREAKING CURFEW EATING HABITS APPEARANCE While these signs may also just be normal youthful growing pains, they should not be ignored. |
| ANSWERS 1) 11.6 2) Peer pressure 3) From your own liquor cabinet, old prescriptions left in your medicine chest, from parents, peers, brothers, sisters, a dealer, or asking older kids to buy it. 4) Alcohol and tobacco. 5) Alcohol 6) True 7) A condition that affects the developing unborn child, caused by the mother's use of alcohol during pregnancy. 8) 50% 9) Tobacco (nicotine) 10) Dip, sniff, wad, twist, chew and chaw. 11) Chewing tobacco. 12) Tobacco contains addictive nicotine, the hardest addiction to break. 13) 2-3 hours. 14) Short-term use, 3-4 weeks. Long-term use, up to 6 years. The chemicals in marijuana are stored in the fat cells. 15) Valium. 16) Glue, aerosols, paint thinner. 17) A natural of man-made derivative of the male sex hormone, testosterone. Though steroids don't make you "high", they do change the chemical composition of the body. 18) 10% 19) Severe acne, kidney dysfunction, heart disease, infertility. 20) Excessive hair growth on the face and body, deepening of the voice, temporary infertility, male pattern baldness. 21) Yes, by the premature closing of the growth plates of the long bones. 22) Yes, children who feel positive about themselves are more likely to have self respect to say "NO". 23) Yes, children are never too old to be told that they are loved and highly valued. Children who feel good about themselves are more likely to say "NO". |
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(Answers at the bottom of this page)
1) What is the age most kids first use drugs?
2) What is the number one reason teens try drugs for the first time?
3) Where do kids get drugs and alcohol?
4) What two drugs together cause more deaths each year than all the illegal drugs combined?
5) What is the drug most widely abused by today's teenagers?
6) There is the same amount of alcohol in a twelve-ounce glass of beer, one wine cooler, a five-ounce
glass of wine, and one and one-half ounces of eighty proof liquor. True or False?
7) What is Fetal Alcohol Syndrome?
8) What percent of fatal car accidents are alcohol-related?
9) What substance being abused in the United States is most addictive?
10) What are some common names for smokeless tobacco?
11) What causes cancer, gum disease, and mouth sores?
12) Why is it difficult to stop chewing tobacco?
13) How long does a marijuana "high" last?
14) How long does marijuana stay in the body?
15) What is the most widely prescribed and abused drug in U.S. history?
16) Name three common household products that can be abused as inhalants for an instant 'high"?
17) What are steroids?
18) What percentage of high school students are estimated to be using steroids?
19) What are some of the side effects that steroids can have on a male?
20) What are some of the side effects that steroids can have on a female?
21) Can the use of steroids irreversibly stunt growth in an adolescent?
22) Is self-esteem directly related to alcohol and other drug use?
23) Do hugs, kisses and saying "I love you" help your child stay drug free?
(Answers at the bottom of this page)
1) What is the age most kids first use drugs?
2) What is the number one reason teens try drugs for the first time?
3) Where do kids get drugs and alcohol?
4) What two drugs together cause more deaths each year than all the illegal drugs combined?
5) What is the drug most widely abused by today's teenagers?
6) There is the same amount of alcohol in a twelve-ounce glass of beer, one wine cooler, a five-ounce
glass of wine, and one and one-half ounces of eighty proof liquor. True or False?
7) What is Fetal Alcohol Syndrome?
8) What percent of fatal car accidents are alcohol-related?
9) What substance being abused in the United States is most addictive?
10) What are some common names for smokeless tobacco?
11) What causes cancer, gum disease, and mouth sores?
12) Why is it difficult to stop chewing tobacco?
13) How long does a marijuana "high" last?
14) How long does marijuana stay in the body?
15) What is the most widely prescribed and abused drug in U.S. history?
16) Name three common household products that can be abused as inhalants for an instant 'high"?
17) What are steroids?
18) What percentage of high school students are estimated to be using steroids?
19) What are some of the side effects that steroids can have on a male?
20) What are some of the side effects that steroids can have on a female?
21) Can the use of steroids irreversibly stunt growth in an adolescent?
22) Is self-esteem directly related to alcohol and other drug use?
23) Do hugs, kisses and saying "I love you" help your child stay drug free?