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Are You In The Know? A Test For Teens!

Take this quick quiz to test your alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs knowledge.

1. About how many nonsmoking teens refuse to choose smokers as their best friends?

4 out of 5
3 out of 5
2 out of 5
1 out of 5

 

2. What drug can increase facial hair growth in women and cause breast enlargement in men?

marijuana
cocaine
heroin
LSD

 

3. What contains more alcohol?

a bottle of beer
a glass of wine
a shot of whiskey
all contain about the same amount

 

4. Which of the following is true about chewing tobacco?

causes cancer of the throat, gums and cheeks
causes high blood pressure and heart rate
causes sores in mouth
all of the above

 

5. Which of the following can result in death, even with one-time use?

cocaine
inhalants
intravenous drugs
all of the above

 

6. Which of the following drugs is addictive?

alcohol
tobacco
cocaine
all of the above

 

7. What percentage of 12-17 year-olds have never tried marijuana:

25%
47%
86%
92%

 

8. Which of the following are associated with smoking cigarettes?

frequent colds
chronic bronchitis
premature and more abundant face wrinkles
all of the above

 

9. Smoking is responsible for close to 420,000 deaths each year.

True
False

 

10. Marijuana use may impair or reduce short-term memory and comprehension, alter sense of time, and reduce ability to perform tasks requiring concentration and coordination.

True
False

 

11. Signs of acute alcohol intoxication include unconsciousness or semi consciousness, respirations of eight or less per minute or lapses in respirations lasting more than 10 seconds and cold, clammy, pale, or bluish skin.

True
False

 

12. Smoking doesn't make you smell bad, give you bad breath, or give you premature wrinkles.

True
False

 

13. One glass of clear malt can give a teenager a .02 on a breathalyzer test.

True
False

 

14. You function perfectly normally and can do anything which requires concentration under the influence of marijuana.

True
False

 

15. Secondhand smoke is responsible for approximately 3,000 lung cancer deaths annually of nonsmokers.

True
False

 

16. Wine coolers have just as much or more alcohol as a 12-ounce beer, a 1.5-ounce shot of whiskey or a 5-ounce glass of wine.

True
False

 

17. Use of inhalants has been associated with irreversible brain damage and hepatitis.

True
False

 

18. Over 98% of 12-17 year-olds have never used cocaine.

True
False

 

19. It's easy to predict if someone is going to have a "bad trip" from using drugs because they effect everyone the same way every time.

True
False



 
 
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