1. What are the 5 categories of Drugs discussed in Lesson 1? Stimulants –Speed Up Brain Depressants –Slow Down Brain Inhalants –Damage Brain Cells, Slow Nerve Activity Hallucinogens –Make you see and hear things Medicines –Help your body

2. Substance Abuse Prevention Lesson 2 Alcohol

3. Alcohol A colorless volatile flammable liquid obtained by fermentation of sugars and starches. What are some types of alcohol people drink? Liquor Wine Beer Wine Coolers

4. Intoxication To be strongly affected by the use of a drug.

5. Effects of Alcohol –Alcohol is absorbed into your blood through your stomach and goes to your brain so the effects are pretty quick. Short Term Effects: Can last up to 24 hours 1.Slurred Speech 2.Blurry Vision 3.Loss of Balance 4.Poor Coordination 5.Mental Confusion 6.Dehydration

6. True/False “Lite” beer contains less alcohol. –True

7. True/False Alcohol affects everyone the same way. –False –What changes how alcohol affects someone? Weight Brain development Tolerance (history and metabolism)

8. True/False A cold shower will sober you up if you are drunk. –False The only thing that will sober you up is time.

9. True/False Alcohol is a drug. –True A drug is a substance other than food that changes the way your body works.

10. True/False Drugs are always bad for you –False Some people cannot live without medicines.

11. True/False Alcohol contains a lot of calories, but no vitamins –True

12. True/False A person can drink four beers an hour before they have difficulty driving a car. –False

13. True/False Alcohol is the oldest and most widely used drug –True

14. True/False Alcohol can affect your physical, emotional, and social growth –True: It is what type of drug?

15. Long-Term Effects of Alcohol 1.Irritated mouth, throat, and stomach linings 2.Damaged Brain Cells 3.Low Self-Esteem 4.Cirrhosis of the Liver 5.High Blood Pressure

16. Alcohol and How it Works https://www.youtube.com/watch?v= GlpQKqf4LqIhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v= GlpQKqf4LqI

17. What are the short and long term effects of alcohol? List 3 of each.