Nicotine/E-Cigarette
Name the highly addictive stimulant found in smoking products.
Nicotine
Define and give an example of drug use.
Drug use is using a substance that alters mental behavior for example using methamphetamine can alter sleep and behavioral functions
Name the chemical used for flavorings and how it affects your lungs.
diacetyl
Explain the difference between drug withdrawal, tolerance, addiction and dependence.
Drug Withdrawal is when a person stops using after using regulary
Drug tolerance is when a person needs more of the drug over time to get a high
Addiction is a condition when a person uses constantly without any control of their decisions
What type of drug increases the person’s energy?
Stimulants
How does nicotine affect your heart and blood vessels?
Increases heart rate and stiffens blood vessels
Define and give an example of drug abuse.
Drug abuse is using illegal drugs or drugs from someone else to get high for example using your friends painkillers to get high when you don't need to.
Describe the two laws the contributed to the decrease in smoking cigarettes
The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act of 2009
The Public Health Cigarette Smoking Act of 1970
Name the different ways drugs can be administered.
oral consumption, injections, inhalation,
What is fentanyl?
Fentanyl is used to treat severe pain
Explain the difference between an e-cigarette and a vape?
E cigarette may not be flavored like modern vapes are
Define and give an example of drug misuse.
Drug misuse is using a substance that is over the counter or prescription in a incorrect manner for example using oxycotin pills more then your doctor told you to do.
How does Narcan work?
Naloxone which is narcan is a medication that is used to reverse opioid overdose
What an e-cigarette is and how an e-cigarette works.
A e-cigrette is a battery powered vape that heats up to create aerosol to be inhaled
What type of drugs are used to relieve pain?
Pain killers/Pain relievers