Alcohol
What is BAC?
Blood Alcohol Content represents the percentage of alcohol to blood.
What happens when the body becomes used to a drug and needs larger and larger amounts to produce the same effects?
Tolerance
What is the colorless, odorless, highly addictive drug found in tobacco?
Nicotine
The legal limit in Florida is a BAC of what?
.08%
What is an unwanted change in the body that is not related to the main purpose of a drug?
Side Effect
Is nicotine a depressant, stimulant, narcotic or hallucinogen?
Stimulant
What is it called when an individuals blood alcohol level rises to a danger point in which the individual loses consciousness and goes into a coma and in the worst cases, the drinker dies?
Alcohol poisoning
What are two types of drug dependence?
1. Physical dependence 2. Psychological dependence
What is the term for exhaled smoke and sidestream smoke otherwise known as environmental tobacco smoke or passive smoke; a mixture of two forms of smoke from burning tobacco products?
Secondhand smoke
How long does it take for alcohol to enter the bloodstream?
Alcohol enters your bloodstream within 5 to 10 minutes of being consumed.
What are the four ways in which drugs enter the body?
By mouth, by injection, by inhalation, and by absorption
What is the product also known as dip, chew, snuff, or spit and is put between the lip and gum and sucked on the inside of the mouth?
Smokeless Tobacco
Name at least 3 long term affects of alcohol on the body and mind.
1.Lead to cancer of the mouth, esophagus, pharynx and larynx, liver, stomach, ovaries, breast, prostate, and small intestine. 2. Affects parts of the brain and nervous system that control breathing, heartbeat, and related body functions which causes many deaths. 3. Associated with cardiovascular disease, and neurological damage
Name at least 3 factors that determine the effects a drug might have on the mind and body.
1.The way the drug enters the body 2.The dose or amount of a drug taken at one time 3.The weight, age, and health status of the person
Name at least 3 smoking-related conditions and diseases
1.Cancer 2. Emphysema 3. Chronic Bornchitis 4. Asthma