Alcohol
Most abused drug in the US.
What is alcohol?
More people suffer from alcoholism than any other substance abuse disorder
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism reports about 10-15% of the us population over the age of 12 (2017)
The potent, highly addictive/toxic drug found in tobacco.
What is nicotine?
Nicotine is found in the leaves of the tobacco plant and is used in insecticides as well as cigarettes. There are about 50 million people addicted to nicotine, in some form, in the US.
Cigarette smoking particularly is responsible for about 480,000-490,000 deaths per year in the US.
Occurs when an individual no longer responds to the drug in the way they initially responded.
What is tolerance?
Term used to describe the unpleasant physical and psychological effects a user experiences following the cessation of an addictive substance.
What is withdrawal?
The capital of California.
What is Sacramento?
The meaning of the acronym BAC.
What is Blood Alcohol Content or Blood Alcohol Concentration?
Represents the percentage of alcohol to blood in the drinkers' system
Product referred to as as dip, spit, chaw, that is used by placing some between the lip and gum.
What is chewing tobacco or smokeless tobacco?
Medication used for the emergency treatment of an opioid overdose.
What is Narcan?
The main intoxicant and psychoactive chemical in marijuana.
What is THC?
Known as the powerhouses of the cell.
What is mitochondria?
Vodka is made from this vegetable.
What are potatoes?
True or false. Nicotine is a depressant.
What is false? Nicotine is a stimulant.
Late stage of scarring (fibrosis) of the liver caused by many forms of liver diseases and conditions, such as hepatitis and chronic alcoholism.
What is Cirrhosis?
Class of drugs primarily used for treating anxiety, but they also are effective in treating several other conditions.
What are Benzodiazepines?
One of the world's largest parades in New York City on Thanksgiving Day.
What is Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade?
A pattern of alcohol consumption that is characterized by drinking a large amount a short period of time.
What is binge drinking?
Term used to describe exhaled smoke; also known as environmental tobacco smoke (ETS)
What is secondhand smoke?
Medication is that used to treat opioid addiction and is a combination of buprenorphine and naloxone
What is Suboxone?
One of the two drugs by which users can die from the withdrawal.
What is alcohol or benzodiazepines (Xanax, Valium, Ativan)?
An 8-bit handheld video game console released in North America in August 1989 which was developed and manufactured by Nintendo.
What is a Game Boy?
Alcohol triggers the release of this neurotransmitter that’s associated with pleasure and satisfaction.
What is dopamine?
Leading cause of preventable death.
What is smoking?
The two different types of drug dependence or ways in which people can become addicted.
1. Physical dependence. This type of dependence is when the user develops tolerance for a drug, experiences physical withdrawal symptoms without the drug; and also becomes extremely ill and experiences overwhelming physical cravings and/or urges for the drug.
2. Psychological dependence. This type of dependence is when the user experiences overwhelming emotional desires to use a drug and when the user obsesses about continually getting and using a drug.
Naturally occurring psychedelic found in certain mushrooms.
What is psilocybin?
Number of squares on checkerboard
What is 64?