Alcohol | Marijuana | Tobacco | Gambling | Risk and Protective Factors |
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True A drug is any substance, other than food, that is taken to change the way the body or mind function.
Alcohol is a drug
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True, Judging distance and passage of time is difficult under the influence of marijuana.
Smoking marijuana interferes with your sense of time and distance
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True
Smoking causes 80-90% of all lung cancers
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False, gambling is defined as the act of risking money, property or something of value on an activity with an uncertain outcome
Playing pool with friends for money isn't really gambling
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True, Examples of protective factors are developing good social skills, participating in productive activities, feeling connected to school and having friends who positively influence decision making
Protective factors decrease kids' chances of becoming harmfully involved with substances use or gambling
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True, alcohol depresses the brain centers and control behaviour.
Alcohol is a depressant
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False, An average cigarette has over 4000 chemicals in it; most of those same chemicals are present in marijuana.
Marijuana is grown naturally therefore it is less harmful than cigarettes
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True, tar consists of solid particles from cigarette smoke. This creates shortness of breath by interfering with oxygen exchange in the lungs.
Tobacco smoke contains tar
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False, you must be 18 years of age
You must be 16 in order to purchase a lottery ticket
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True, risk factors include early involvement with alcohol, tobacco etc. history of abuse in the family, family conflict and poor school connection
Risk factors increase kids' chances of harmful involvement with substances or gambling
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True, physical dependence occurs when the body gets used to having alcohol in the system.
When a person stops drinking suddenly after drinking heavily, they can get sick
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False, the marijuana sold today is much stronger
Marijuana sold in the 1960's is stronger than the marijuana that is sold today
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False, light cigarettes contain more tar, nicotine and carbon monoxide than manufacturers claim.
Smoking light cigarettes decreases your risk of heart disease compared with smoking regular cigarettes
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True
Government revenue from gambling in Ontario is over $1 billion annually
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True, it's important to participate in extracurricular activities, positive relationships between youth and adults in the school.
Schools can make a valuable difference in preventing substance use and gambling problems
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False, The form of alcohol makes no difference
If you drink only beer you won't develop a drinking problem
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True, mood swings poor concentration and lung damage are also side effects as well
Short-term memory loss, laziness and feeling tired all the time are side effects of using marijuana
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False, almost 80% of individuals over the age of 15 do not smoke.
There are more smokers than non-smokers
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True
Children introduced to gambling by age 12 are 4x more likely to develop a gambling problem.
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True, as people grow older, bottled up feelings will continue to cause pain.
Young people may turn to substance use or gambling when they cannot express their feelings in a healthy way
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False, Anyone who drinks can become alcoholics
Only people who drink every day can become alcoholics
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False, it can be. Psychologically addictive and a mild physical addiction
Marijuana is not addictive
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True, fifty of these chemicals are cancer causing agents called carcinogens.
Tobacco smoke contains 4000 different chemicals
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False, There is a 50-50 chance the coin will come up either tail or heads
When a flipped coin comes up heads four times in a row, the next flip will more likely come up tails than heads
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False, a young person needs to know that it is okay to talk honestly about feelings or to feel sad, confused and vulnerable at times
It is helpful for an adult to tell a youth how to replace feelings of sadness with feelings of happiness
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