Smoking & Nicotine
Name the highly addictive stimulant found in smoking products.
What is nicotine
What is an e-cigarette?
A battery-powered device that heats liquid into an aerosol users inhale.
Define drug use and give an example.
Taking medicine correctly as directed; example: taking prescribed antibiotics.
What type of drug increases a person’s energy?
What are stimulants?
What is drug tolerance?
When a person needs more of a drug to get the same effect.
Name one law that helped reduce cigarette smoking in the United States.
What is the Smoke-Free Air Act OR raising the legal smoking age to 21 (Tobacco 21 law)?
How does an e-cigarette work?
A battery heats e-liquid into vapor/aerosol that is inhaled.
Define drug misuse and give an example.
Using medicine incorrectly; example: taking more than prescribed.
What type of drugs are used to relieve pain?
What are analgesics or opioids?
What is withdrawal?
Symptoms that happen when someone stops using a drug they depend on.
How does nicotine affect the heart and blood vessels?
It raises heart rate and blood pressure and narrows blood vessels.
What is the difference between an e-cigarette and a vape?
E-cigarettes look more like cigarettes while vapes are larger customizable devices; both heat liquid into aerosol.
Define drug abuse and give an example.
Using drugs illegally or dangerously; example: taking someone else’s prescription painkillers to get high.
What is fentanyl?
A very powerful synthetic opioid used for pain relief but dangerous if misused.
What is addiction?
A condition where someone cannot stop using a drug despite harmful effects.
What is the chemical used for flavorings in some vaping products that can damage lungs?
What is diacetyl?
What substance is commonly found in vape liquid?
What is nicotine?
Name one way drugs can be administered.
Swallowed, inhaled, injected, smoked, absorbed through skin, or snorted.
What medicine can reverse an opioid overdose?
What is Narcan (naloxone)?
What is dependence?
When the body or mind relies on a drug to function normally.
What disease is linked to long-term smoking?
What is lung cancer, heart disease, or emphysema?
True or False: Vaping is completely harmless.
What is false?
Why can drug abuse be dangerous?
It can harm the brain/body, cause addiction, overdose, or death.
How does Narcan work?
It blocks opioids from attaching to receptors and can reverse overdose effects.
Explain the difference between addiction and dependence.
Dependence means the body relies on the drug; addiction includes compulsive drug-seeking behavior.