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Cocaine
Alcohol
Marijuana
Heroin
100

If someone is under 21 years of age what is the max BAC they can drive with?

Zero

100

When cocaine and heroin are combined, it produces what is called a?

Speedball

100

Approximately how long does it take the body to eliminate one standard drink from the body?

Up to two hours

100

Provide the actual name for the active chemical compound in Marijuana or THC?

Tetrahydrocannabinol

100

About _______ percent of people who use heroin become dependent on the substance. 

23 percent

200

What stage 1-6 is pre-contemplation?

Stage 1

200

Name three factors that may influence long-term physical effects of cocaine use?

  • Timespan (the duration of the cocaine use)
  • Frequency of consumption
  • What type of cocaine (cocaine hydrochloride versus the freebase “crack” form of the drug)
  • How the drug was taken (whether it was snorted, smoked, or injected into a vein, as smoking cocaine makes the drug reach the brain more quickly than snorting, giving users the immediate effect)
  • The average amount of cocaine consumed per dose
  • Individual biology, psychology and physiology, which can include current mental health status, family history, age, gender, diet, the presence of other drugs, etc.
200

Alcohol,  can seriously damage the body if abused. Alcohol changes the brain’s internal communication networks, causing disruptions in mood and behavior, and making it harder to think and concentrate. An extreme example of this is a condition known as

Korsakoff’s syndrome

Korsakoff’s syndrome is caused a deficiency of thiamine (vitamin B1) in the brain and the central nervous system.

200

Name the neurotransmitter that is effected by long term use of marijuana?

Dopamine

200

Effects of intravenous injections are felt within ___ to ___ seconds

7-8 seconds

300

Which will sober you up?

a. Black Coffee

b. Eating a full meal

c. Time

d. Exercise

C = Time

300

Name two long-term (and possibly permanent) effects of cocaine use.

A decrease in bone density and muscle mass, which can lead to osteoporosis.

Lasting damage to food and liquid intake, resulting in permanent changes to body weight (or a “profound metabolic alteration)

Cocaine abuse can also induce a persistent cough in users called Ischemia

lung damage (pulmonary edema), as well as pulmonary hemorrhage (bleeding from the lungs

serious heart problems or even death

300

Too much alcohol in middle age (more than two drinks a day) increases the chance of a stroke by what percent?

34 %

300

Smoking marijuana during pregnancy has been associated with long lasting harm to the exposed childs _______?

Memory

300

What methods can heroin be consumed?

Heroin can be snorted, swallowed, or injected

400

Which of the following has the highest alcohol content?

a. 12oz of beer

b. 5oz of wine

c. 1.5 oz shot

d. 12oz wine cooler

e. All the above have approximately the same amount of alcohol content

E

400

Name three ways cocaine effects the heart?

  • Blood clots leading to heart attack, pulmonary embolism, stroke, and deep vein thrombosis
  • Angina, or chest pain from tightening of the vessels
  • Myocardial infarction, or the death of heart muscle from lack of oxygen related to poor blood flow
  • Permanently increased blood pressure
  • Tachycardia
  • Arrhythmia, or irregular heart rate
400

Alcoholic hepatitis is the result of inflammation and minor scarring of what organ?

Liver

400

THC in cannabis mimics natural _____ in the brain?

Endocannabinoids 

In the brain, endocannabinoids work by controlling the production of neurotransmitters (chemical substances that facilitate communication between the brain and the central nervous system). In the rest of the body, endocannabinoids relax muscles, reduce inflammation, protect damaged tissue, and regulate appetite and metabolism, among many other functions.

400

How does heroin effect the user's lungs?

Breathing becomes slower than normal or can stop all together or the user can develop pneumonia.

500

Approximately what percentage of the U.S. population does not drink alcohol?

33%

500

What is the leading cause of death among people who abuse cocaine. 

Heart attack

500

Name 4 signs of alcohol poisoning

  • Nausea and vomiting.
  • Severe mental confusion.
  • Weak pulse and irregular heart rate and blood pressure.
  • Difficulties breathing, such as slow or irregular breathing.
  • Bluish tinge to the skin and low body temperature.
  • Loss of consciousness and inability to wake up.
  • Stupor.
  • Seizures.
500

For people who start their cannabis use in adolescence, the rate of addiction is one in ______.

six

500

From 2002 to 2015 the number of heroin-related deaths have ____ in the United States

Quadrupled

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