Inhalants
What is sudden sniffing death syndrome?
ABRUPT DEATH CAUSED BY INHALANT ABUSE
What percentage of underage drinking is done in the form of binge drinking?
90%
Desomorphine is a synthetic form of heroin often called ____.
KROKODIL
Why would “Little C” be prescribed?
TO TREAT MILD TO MODERATE PAIN
What is the most common illicit drug used for the first time?
MARIJUANA
What class of drug is cocaine?
STIMULANT
What are volatile solvents?
LIQUIDS THAT VAPORIZE AT ROOM TEMPERATURE
What percentage of alcohol is consumed by people ages 12-20 in the United States?
11%
What is the most common way synthetic marijuana is abused?
SMOKING
One of the serious side effects of toot is a heart attack. What is toot?
COCAINE
For people who begin using marijuana before the age of 18, how many are likely to become addicted?
1 IN 6
What does cocaine look like as a street drug?
A FINE, WHITE CRYSTAL POWDER
What are inhalants?
CHEMICALS FOUND IN ORDINARY HOUSEHOLD OR WORKPLACE PRODUCTS THAT PEOPLE INHALE ON PURPOSE TO GET HIGH
Why are states like Pennsylvania and Utah known as control states?
THEY CONTROL THE SALE OF DISTILLED SPIRITS AND IN SOME CASES, WINE AND BEER THROUGH GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AT THE WHOLE SALE LEVEL.
What is a designer drug?
A SYNTHETIC (CHEMICALLY MADE) VERSION OF AN ILLEGAL DRUG THAT WAS SLIGHTLY ALTERED TO AVOID HAVING IT CLASSIFIED AS ILLEGAL.
What does the term crack refer to?
THE CRACKING NOISE MADE DURING THE BOILING PROCESS OF TURNING COCAINE INTO ROCKS
When people begin using marijuana as teenagers, the drug may impair what?
THINKING, MEMORY, LEARNING FUNCTIONS AND HOW THE BRAIN BULDS CONNECTIONS BETWEEN THE AREAS NECESSARY FOR THOSE FUNCTIONS
How does cocaine affect blood vessels in the body?
IT CONSTRICTS BLOOD VESSELS, TEMPORARILY NARROWING ARTERIES AND REDUCING BLOOD FLOW
Name three signs of inhalant abuse.
SLURRED SPEECH, JERKY REACTIONS, MILD HIGHS, LOSS OF MOTOR CONTROL, DRUNKEN APPEARANCE, NAUSEA, VOMITTING, SEDATION, HALLUCINATIONS, DILATED PUPILS, LOSS OF APPETITE, FACIAL RASH, STRANGE CHEMICAL ODOR, MARKS AROUND MOUTH OR NOSE
Name four health problems resulting from alcohol use and abuse.
DEMENTIA, STROKE, CANCER, DEPRESSION, HYPERTENSION, ANXIETY, HEART DISEASE, LIVER DISEASE, DIGESTIVE PROBLEMS, LOST PRODUCTIVITY, FAMILY PROBLEMS, UNEMPLOYMENT, ALCOHOL DEPENDENCE
What unknown ingredients are in products sold as spice or K2 that make users unaware of what they are putting into their bodies or the effects of the product?
CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS
How can “skag” be administered?
INJECTED
SMOKED
SNORTED
Drugs are categorized based on their effects and properties. What three categories can marijuana fall into?
DEPRESSANT
STIMULANT
HALLUCINOGEN
Name the three vital life functions cocaine elevates.
BLOOD PRESSURE, BODY TEMPERATURE, HEART RATE
Inhalants of various types have been reported to do what kind of damage to the face and aerodigestive tract?
FREEZE AND BURN
How many drinks is classified as binge drinking for women?
FOUR IN 2 HOURS
Where are bath salts usually sold?
ONLINE OR IN DRUG PARAPHERNALIA STORES
What does PCP stand for?
PHENCYCLIDINE
What kind of plant does marijuana come from?
CANNABIS PLANT
Approximately how many Americans are cocaine users?
5 MILLION