Smoking & Nicotine
This highly addictive stimulant is found in cigarettes and many smoking products.
What is nicotine?
What is an e-cigarette?
An electronic device that heats liquid into an aerosol users inhale
Define drug use and give an example.
Using medicine exactly as directed by a doctor
What type of drug increases a person’s energy?
Stimulants
What is fentanyl?
A powerful synthetic opioid linked to many overdoses
These two laws helped reduce cigarette smoking by restricting smoking in public places and preventing sales to minors.
What are smoke-free/public smoking laws and age restriction laws?
How does an e-cigarette work?
A battery-powered coil heats e-liquid to create vapor/aerosol
Define drug misuse and give an example.
Taking someone else’s prescription medication
What type of drugs are used to relieve pain?
Opioids or painkillers
What medication can reverse an opioid overdose?
Narcan or naloxone
Nicotine causes this effect on the heart and blood vessels.
What is increased heart rate and narrowed blood vessels?
Explain one difference between an e-cigarette and a vape.
Vapes are often more customizable and larger than basic e-cigarettes
Define drug abuse and give an example.
Using drugs in a harmful or illegal way
What category do cocaine and methamphetamine belong to?
Stimulants
How does Narcan work?
It blocks opioids from attaching to receptors in the brain
This chemical is commonly used for flavoring in some vaping products and has been linked to lung damage.
What is diacetyl?
What harmful substances may be found in e-cigarette aerosol?
Chemicals, heavy metals, and harmful flavoring agents
Name four common ways drugs can be administered.
Swallowing, inhaling, injecting, and smoking
What important body function can opioids slow down?
Breathing/respiration
What is tolerance?
Needing more of a drug over time to get the same effect
Why is nicotine addiction difficult to overcome?
Nicotine changes brain chemistry and causes cravings and withdrawal symptoms
Why are teens especially at risk from vaping nicotine products?
Nicotine can harm the developing teenage brain and increase addiction risk
Explain the difference between drug misuse and drug abuse.
Misuse is improper use of medication, while abuse is intentional harmful or excessive use
Why are opioids especially dangerous when misused?
They can slow or stop breathing and cause overdose
Explain the differences between withdrawal, dependence, addiction, and tolerance.
Withdrawal is symptoms after stopping a drug, dependence is the body relying on it, addiction is compulsive drug use, and tolerance is needing more for the same effect