Dangers of Drugs/Alcohol
TRUE or FALSE
Drugs are a substance that changes the structure or function of the body or mind?
TRUE
TRUE or FALSE
Tolerance is the need to increase amounts of a substance to achieve the same effect.
TRUE.
The addictive ingredient in e-cigarettes is ________.
Nicotine
This is a stimulant found in chocolate, coffee, tea, some soft drinks.
Caffeine
Alcohol affects the brain by doing what to body functions and reaction time?
A) Slowing them down
B) Speeding them up
C) A & B
D) None of the above
A) Slowing them down
Is Alcohol a depressant or a stimulant?
Depressant
TRUE or FALSE:
Vapes can leave young people at increased risk of depression and anxiety.
TRUE
Taking a fatal amount of a drug is known as an?
Overdose
When a person combines alcohol with other drugs, it can cause what?
A) Nausea B) Vomiting C) Death D) All of the above
d) All of the Above
What is the disease in which a person has a physical and mental need for alcohol?
Alcoholism
This dark brown or black substance in cigarettes that contains carcinogens and damages cilia in the lungs.
Tar
What are drugs not prescribed by a physician, not dispensed by a pharmacist, and not over the counter drugs called?
A) Illegal drugs B) Prescription drugs C) Stolen drugs D) Abused drugs
A) Illegal drugs
What does B.A.C stand for?
Blood Alcohol Concentration or Content is the measurement of alcohol present in a person's blood
"Be Smart!"
It takes half as much alcohol to damage this part of a teen's body compared to an adult's.
The brain
The legal age for vaping is?
21
Drugs like Vicodin or insulin prescribed by a doctor are called
Prescription drugs
What is is called when you have headaches and other side effects when trying to quit a drug?
Withdrawal
This main body organ that processes alcohol for you.
The Liver
What year was the electronic cigarette created?
2003 created in China
2007 first brought to US
List the 2 categories of drugs we talked about in class.
Stimulants & Depressants
.................. is the compulsive physiological (body) and psychological (mind) need for the use of a habit forming substance.
What is Addiction?