Alcohol
Drugs/Alcohol
Drug and the Body
Miscellaneous
Do You Know
100
What is BAC?
Blood Alcohol Content represents the percentage of alcohol to blood.
100
What is the colorless, odorless, highly addictive drug found in tobacco?
Nicotine
100
What happens when the body becomes used to a drug and needs larger and larger amounts to produce the same effects?
Build up a tolerance.
100
When THC overactivates certain brain cell receptors, waht are some of the resulting effects?
Altered senses, Changes in mood, Impaired body movement, Difficulty with thinking and problem-solving, Impaired memory and learning.
100
What is legal age to smoke marijuana in the state of WA?
21 years old
200
What are teenagers who drink in early adolescence more likely to become?
Develop alcoholism later in life
200
Is nicotine a depressant, stimulant, narcotic or hallucinogen?
Stimulant
200
What is an unwanted change in the body that is not related to the main purpose of a drug?
Side Effect
200
The continued need for the effects of a drug even though those effects harm the body, mind, and relationships is called what?
Drug Dependence
200
It is against the law in all 50 states to sell cigarettes to anyone under the age of what?
18 years old
300
What is it called when an individuals blood alcohol level (the percentage of alcohol circulating in the bloodstream) rises to a danger point in which the individual loses consciousness and goes into a coma and in the worst cases, the drinker dies?
Alcohol poisoning
300
What are 3 of the top 7 reasons teens use drugs/alcohol.
Peer pressure, Coping mechanism, Like the substance, See it in the media, Think it will make them cool/fit in, Boredom, Addicted
300
What are two types of drug dependence?
1. Physical dependence is when someone develops a tolerance for a drug or shows withdrawl symptoms without it. 2. Psychological dependence is a strong emotional desire to continue using a drug.
300
Alcohol interferes with what?
Alcohol interferes with judgement, coordination, and other basic functions by upsetting the brains balance of chemicals called neurotransmitters.
300
What is the depressant found in some beverages that slows down the central nervous system and harms body organs?
Alcohol
400
How long does it take for alcohol to enter the bloodstream?
Alcohol enters your bloodstream within 5 to 10 minutes of being consumed. It passes from your stomach into your bloodstream and then travels throughout your entire body-affecting nearly every organ system in the body.
400
What is Tetrahydrocannabinol?
Tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC for short, is the main psychoactive ingredient in marijuana
400
What are the 3 of the 4 ways in which drugs enter the body?
By mouth, by injection, by inhalation, and by absorption
400
What are some differences between presciption drugs and OTC drugs?
1. An OTC is a drug that people can buy without a physician's prescription 2. A prescription drug is medication that can only be obstained with a written order from a physician.
400
What is the term used when someone uses an illegal drug or intentionally misuses a prescription or OTC drug?
Drug Abuse
500
When teens turn to drugs/alcohol for relief when they are unhappy and can’t find a healthy outlet for their frustration, what are the drugs/alcohol being used as?
A Coping Mechanism/Escape
500
Research has shown marijuana use impairs mental functions. Name 3 impairments:
Memory, Reflexes, Judgment, Attention, Cognitive skills, Perception. These impairments can be present while high, but because marijuana stays in the body longer, they can also linger well past the experience of the high. Depending on how much and how often an individual uses, some impairments can be measured even weeks after last use.
500
Name at least 3 factors that determine the effects a drug might have on the mind and body.
1.The way the drug enters the body 2.The dose or amount of a drug taken at one time 3.The weight, age, and health status of the person 4.The emotional state of the person 5.Whether the person is taking more than one drug at the same time.
500
What has happened to marijuana's potency since the 1970's?
It has significantly increased. Today's marijuana is 10x stronger than the marijuana from the 1970s. This increase in potency has coincided with: Increased emergency room admissions with marijuana. Increased admissions to drug treatment programs for marijuana addiction, especially among teens.
500
In the past decade, a significant body of research has demonstrated the risks of marijuana and driving. How much more likely is it for someone under the influence of marijuana to get in a motor vehicle accident than if they were driving unimpaired?
Driving while impaired from marijuana at a minimum doubles their risk of a crash. Marijuana is the most prevalent illegal drug detected in impaired drivers, fatally injured drivers, and motor vehicle crash victims.
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