A colorless volatile flammable liquid that is the intoxicating constituent of wine, beer, spirits, and other drinks, and is also used as an industrial solvent and as fuel.
What is alcohol?
100
A preparation of the nicotine-rich leaves of an American plant, which are cured by a process of drying and fermentation for smoking or chewing.
What is tobacco?
100
A medicine or other substance which has a physiological effect when ingested or otherwise introduced into the body// any chemical that affects the human body or mind when it is swallowed, breathed in, or consumed in another way.
What is a drug?
200
The act or crime of driving while affected by alcohol or drugs.
What is a DUI?
200
A toxic colorless or yellowish oily liquid that is the chief active constituent of tobacco. It acts as a stimulant in small doses, but in larger amounts blocks the action of autonomic nerve and skeletal muscle cells.
What is nicotine?
200
the use of a prescription medication in a way not intended by the prescribing doctor. Problematic use includes everything from taking a friend's prescription painkiller for your backache to snorting or injecting ground-up pills to get high.
What is prescription drug abuse?
300
.08% is the legal BAC (blood alcohol concentration) limit for this.
What is driving under the influence.
300
This is the most commonly used form of tobacco.
What are cigarettes?
300
A tall plant with a stiff upright stem, divided serrated leaves, and glandular hairs. It is used to produce hemp fiber and as a psychotropic drug. This is the most commonly abused illegal drug.
What is marijuana?
400
This is what percent of alcohol in the U.S.A. Is consumed by underage drinkers (12-20 year olds).
What does 11% mean in the context of alcohol?
400
This is how many Americans live with a smoking-related disease.
What does 16 million Americans mean in the context of tobacco?
400
This is the amount of people internationally doing illegal drugs.
What does 208 million people represent in the context of drugs?
500
This is the amount of Americans that die from alcohol poisoning yearly.
What does 88,000 Americans mean in the context of alcohol?
500
This is the number of Americans that die per year as a result of smoking.
What does 480,000 Americans mean in the context of tobacco?
500
This is the amount of Americans that die per year as a result of drug abuse.
What does 570,000 Americans mean in the context of drug abuse?