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 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) Recreational drugs C) Stolen drugs D) Abused drugs
A) Illegal drugs
What does B.A.C stand for?
Blood Alcohol Concentration is the measurement of alcohol present in a person's blood
If your BAC is 0.08% or higher, you're considered legally impaired in the U.S. While you are certain to be arrested for suspicion of driving under the influence (DUI) when your BAC is at or over 0.08%, you can still be charged if your BAC is at any level above 0.00%.
"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
Which factors that can influence how alcohol affects an individual? (Need 2 correct)
A) How much someone weighs B) Rate of consumption C) Amount a person consumes D) How old the person is E) The presence of drugs in a person's system F) All of the above
A, B, C and E
This main body organ that processes alcohol for you.
The Liver
What year was the electronic cigarette created?
2003 in China
2007 brought to the 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?