Substance Abuse Awareness
A Grade 8 Physical Education worksheet focusing on understanding and preventing substance abuse, including its effects and healthy alternatives.
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Substance Abuse Awareness
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. This worksheet will test your knowledge about substance abuse and its effects on your health and well-being.
1. Which of the following is NOT considered a common consequence of substance abuse?
Academic problems
Improved athletic performance
Legal issues
Health problems
2. What is a common gateway drug?
Marijuana
Heroin
Alcohol
Cocaine
3. Peer is a significant factor contributing to substance abuse among teenagers.
4. Long-term substance abuse can lead to serious physical and mental health .
5. Choosing healthy like sports or hobbies can help prevent substance abuse.
6. Using prescription drugs without a doctor's supervision is considered substance abuse.
True
False
7. Nicotine is a harmless substance found in tobacco products.
True
False
8. List three negative effects of alcohol abuse on the human body.
9. Describe one healthy coping mechanism for stress that does not involve substance use.
Use the words below to complete the sentences.
10. When a person needs more of a substance to achieve the same effect, they have developed a .
11. Physical or psychological symptoms that occur when a person stops using a substance are called .