Tobacco
90% of smokers start smoking before this age?
19
What is Marijuana?
Dried leaves, flowers, stems and seeds from the plant Cannabis sativa
The most commonly abused and used drug in all age groups.
What is alcohol?
What is snorting?
Absorbing cocaine through the mucus membranes of the nose
What are 3 forms of that methamphetamine comes in?
Powder, Crystal, and Pill
None
Give 5 examples of how marijuana is used
Smoked
Eaten
Drank
Pill
Other Edibles
What type of Alcohol is found in beer, wine and liquors
Ethyl Alcohol
What are some long term effects of cocaine use?
Seizures, Cardiac, Arrhythmia, Respiratory disfunction, rotting teeth.
What is dopamine?
The chemical methamphetamine causes your brain to produce large amounts of
What are the two forms of smokeless tobacco?
Snuff and chew
Increases risk of heart attack
Respiratory problems
Increased risk for lung cancer
Name 2 long term effects of Alcohol Use?
Cancer of all kinds are linked to alcohol usage.
Fat in the liver turns to scar tissue leading to Cirrhosis.
What is crack?
is an illegal drug which is made from cocaine
How long does it take to recover from methamphetamine addiction?
1 or more years
Is nicotine a depressant, stimulant, narcotic, or hallucinogen?
What are some uses for Medical Marijuana?
Used in treating pain, nausea, vomiting, and others.
Increases appetite in HIV patients.
Alcohol Poisoning
What is it called when and individuals blood alcohol level (the percentage of alcohol circulating in the bloodstream) rises to a danger point in which the individual loses consciousness and goes a comma or death/
What are some long term effects of cocaine
Permanent damage to blood vessels, destruction of nose tissue, and organ damage.
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Chewing tobacco, known to cause mouth cancer can result in the surgical removal of what part of the body?
Lips, tongue, and gums
What is one effect on your Daily Life?
Heavy users usually report lower satisfaction, poor mental status, poor physical health, relationship problems, and less academic success.
The process where yeasts converts fruit, sugar and grains into ethyl alcohol.
What is Fermentation?
How long has cocaine been around?
150 years
What is the reason methamphetamine was created?
To keep Japanese soldiers alert during WW 2