Red Ribbon Week 2018-2019

What are the two most common reasons teens abuse drugs?

• Curiosity and Peer pressure

• For fun and to be cool

• To get out of tough situations and to lose weight

• To get out of school and to be cool

What percent of teens who abuse prescription medication got the drugs from their parents medicine cabinet? 

• 28%

• 40%

• 72%

• 13%

Fill in the blank: Alcohol is the ____ leading cause of death in the nation. 

• First

• Second

• Third

• Fifth

What is the percentage of alcohol consumed in the US by underage drinkers?

• 29%

• 3%

• 11%

• 15%

Which one is NOT a side effect of long term alcohol abuse?

• Throat cancer

• Liver cancer 

• Anxiety and Depression

• Heart attack

What do we celebrate during Red Ribbon Week?

• Saying no to drugs

• Saying no to bullying

• making good choices

• all of the above

Who is Enrique Camarena?

• a famous poet who wrote about being drug free

• A drug enforcement agent who died, while trying to protect others from drugs

• A high school principal

• a school counselor

What does it mean when a person abuses drugs?

• The person has a sweet tooth

• The person takes medicine when he or she is sick

• The person gives medicine to others

• The person takes drugs more than needed

What does drug and alcohol abuse do to your body?

• Makes you healthy

• Damages lungs, heart, liver and brain

• Makes you smart

• Damages your appetite

Can a person become addicted to drugs and alcohol?

• yes

• no