Alcohol
What is BAC?
*hint* Alcohol...
Blood Alcohol Content, meaning, is the amount of alcohol (%) in a persons blood.
What are two types of drug dependency?
Physical- when someone develops a tolerance for a drug or shows withdrawal symptoms with out it.
Psychological- strong emotional (thinking) desire to continue using a drug.
What is the difference between OTC drugs and prescription drugs?
OTC drugs- people can buy them without a Dr. prescription.
Prescription drugs- can only be obtained if a Dr. writes a prescription for you.
Having 5 or more drinks for men OR 4 or more drinks for women in one sitting is called?
The legal limit in TX is a BAC of what?
0.08%
What happens when the body becomes used to a drug and needs larger and larger amounts of drug to get the same=similar high?
Tolerance
Most commonly used drug among teenagers?
Alcohol
The most commonly used drug in the United States
Marijuana
What is it called when someone's blood alcohol level rises to a danger point?
Alcohol poisoning
what is an unwanted change in the body that is not related to what the drug is supposed to do?
side effect
These two drugs are commonly prescribed to treat anxiety, and are often abused. They are also highly addictive.
Valium & Xanax
It is against the law in all 50 states to sell alcohol to anyone under the age of what?
21 years old
What is the illegal drinking age in TX?
Under 21
Death is a possible result of this drug
All drugs
What category of prescription pills is the most addictive?
opiates (Oxycodone, Codeine, Percocet, Morphine)
What is the most common two-drug combination that results in death?
a)Alcohol and cocaine
b)Marijuana and alcohol
c) Prescription painkillers and alcohol
d) Prescription painkillers and LSD
C) prescription painkillers and alcohol
- Mixing drugs is always dangerous, and some combinations interact in ways that are particularly deadly. The number of people who died from mixing opioids and alcohol increased more than 300% from 1999 to 2010
Name 3 signs of alcohol poisoning:
Vomiting, seizures, passing out, cold/clammy skin, death, slurring, hypothermia...
Name 4 ways in which drugs enter the body
Smoking, sniffing, swallowing, injecting.
People, places and things can cause ______ for a person in recovery
Triggers
Alcohol and marijuana are the drugs most abused by teenagers. What comes next?
a)Ecstasy (MDMA)
b)Cocaine
c) Bath Salts
d) Prescription drugs and cough medicine
e)Tobacco
D) Prescription drugs and cough medicine
- Some prescription medications have psychoactive (mind-altering) properties. In fact, prescription and drugstore cough and cold medicines are, after marijuana (and alcohol), the most commonly abused substances by Americans 14 and older.