Alcohol
What is B.A.C.?
Blood Alcohol Content; represents the concentration of alcohol in the blood
The most commonly referred to "gateway drug"
Marijuana
It can take this many uses of a substance to form an addiction
Just one
Alcohol
Depressant
Name at least 3 hallucinogenic drugs
Mushrooms (psilocybin), acid/lsd, PCP, marijuana/cannabis, peyote, ecstasy/molly/MDMA, ketamine, DMT
How long does it take for alcohol to enter the bloodstream?
Within 5 to 10 minutes of being consumed.
The oldest and most widely used drug in the world
Alcohol
What is drug withdrawal?
Unpleasant symptoms (psychological and/or physiological) induced by the sudden stoppage of drug use
Cocaine
Stimulant
This drug can reverse an opioid overdose?
Naltrexone/narcan
What vital body system does alcohol inhibit, or slow down?
CNS (central nervous system)
Name 4 ways drugs can be taken
Inhaled, Injected, Ingested, Absorbed
What is the neurotransmitter (chemical in the brain) associated with pleasure, that plays a key role in addiction?
Dopamine
Nicotine
Stimulant
The human brain is fully developed at what age?
25
Binge drinking and alcoholism is one of the main causes of diseases to which vital organ?
Liver (cirrhosis, alcoholic fatty liver, liver failure)
This opioid can be fatal in very small doses, and is currently found in 75% of all street drugs tested by the DEA
Fentanyl
What percentage of college dropouts abuse alcohol or drugs?
50%
Xanax
Depressant
Name at least 2 chemicals found in vape pods?
Metals (iron, lead, nickel, tin, aluminium), nicotine, formaldehyde, benzene, propylene glycol, acrolein, carcinogens
What is the worst possible effect/result of alcohol use?
Death
This now illicit drug was created in the 1800's by the drug company Bayer as a "cure" for morphine addiction
Heroin (Diamorphine)
The most commonly abused drug by teens in the US
Alcohol - binge drinking
Marijuana
Stimulant, depressant, AND hallucinogen
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