Grade 3: Addiction and Dependency Assessment

Addiction or dependency means what?

• We become so caught up in something that we don't think we can go without it.

• These are math terms.

• There is no such thing as addiction or dependency.

• The titles of really good movies.

If something is legal, that means it is good for us.

• True
• False

There are two types of medications. They are over-the-counter medication and ___________ medication.

Addiction or dependency on a substance or device only harms the person who is addicted or dependent. It does not cause harm to that person's friends or family.

• True
• False

Once you become addicted or dependent on a substance or device...

• You have shown great commitment.

• You will be an expert on that product or device.

• You may begin to have poor health and troubled relationships with your friends and family.

• You become an expert on figuring out the total cost of things.

Please match each of the following:

• Prescription medication.

• The term used to describe a situation where we can't go without something.

• Alcohol.

• The name of the person appears on a bottle of medication.

• Dependency.

• A drug found in coffee and energy drinks.

• Caffeine.

• One suggestion to help us beat an addiction or dependency.

• Set time limits.

• A product that can cause slurred speech, balance issues and an unhealthy liver when consumed regularly.

Once you become addicted or dependent on a substance or device, there is never any way to stop.

• True
• False