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GASP Crossword Puzzle

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Drinking alcohol can cause youth to have ____ and get hurt. In 2011 alone, about 188,000 people under age 21 visited an emergency room for alcohol-related injuries.
When people continue to use the drug despite a range of negative consequences, it is considered an _______.
Although we know what happens to the ___ when someone becomes addicted, we can’t predict how many times a person must use a drug before becoming addicted.
Drinking can lead to poor decisions about engaging in risky ____.
____increases levels of a neurotransmitter called dopamine. Dopamine is released naturally when you experience something pleasurable like good food, your favorite activity, or spending time with people you care about.
Cigarette smoking can be blamed for about one-third of all cancer deaths, including 90% of ___ cancer cases.
The CDC reports that there is no risk-free level of exposure to ____ smoke.
____ use is linked with cancers of the mouth, pharynx, larynx, esophagus, stomach, pancreas, cervix, kidney, ureter, bladder, and bone marrow.
Marijuana can be addictive---meaning people continue to use it despite negative health or social ______.
Mixing marijuana with _____ can cause increased heart rate and blood pressure. It can also cause further slowing of the ability to think, solve problems, and react.
Research suggests that drinking during the teen years could interfere with normal brain ____ and change the brain in ways that have negative effects on information processing and learning/increase the risk of developing alcohol use disorder later in life.
Drinking may cause youth to have trouble in ____ or with the law.
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Carefully following the doctor’s or dentist’s instructions for taking a ____ can make it less likely that someone will develop dependence or addiction
Smoking increases the risk for___, heart attack, and other diseases of the blood’s heart and circulation system that can lead to death.
Although taking drugs at any age can lead to addiction, research shows that the earlier a person begins to use ____, the more likely they are to progress to more serious use.
People who begin using marijuana/cannabis before the age of 18 are 4–7 times more likely than _____ to develop a marijuana use disorder.
Tobacco use is the leading ____cause of disease, disability, and death in the United States.
_____ drug misuse has become a large public health problem, because misuse can lead to addiction, and even overdose deaths.
Inhibitions and ____ become affected by alcohol, so people may say and do things that they will regret later and possibly not remember doing at all.
It is illegal to sell ____ products (e-cigarettes), hookah tobacco, or cigars in person or online to anyone under age 21.
Underage drinking may cause cognitive or ___ problems and/or make the brain more prone to alcohol dependence.
____ shows that people who start drinking before the age of 15 are 4 times more likely to meet the criteria for alcohol dependence at some point in their lives.
Close to 30 ___ in smokeless tobacco have been found to cause cancer. People who use smokeless tobacco are at increased risk for oral cancers as well as esophageal and pancreatic cancers.
____ from overdoses of prescription drugs have been increasing since the early 1990s, largely due to increases in misuse of prescription opioid pain relievers.