Types of Drugs
This type of drug speeds up the central nervous system.
What are stimulants
These are brain cells that communicate with each other.
What are neurons?
Taking too much of a drug can lead to this dangerous condition
What is overdose?
The addictive substance in tobacco products
What is nicotine?
Alcohol is what type of drug?
What is a depressant?
What is 4 brothers?
What is a bat?
These drugs slow down brain activity.
What are depressants?
Drugs interfere with these chemical messengers in the brain.
What are neurotransmitters?
Using a prescription in a ways not intended is called this.
What is misuse
Smoking mainly damages this organ.
What are the lungs?
Alcohol affects balance and coordination - this part of the brain is responsible.
What is the cerebellum?
When Mr.H was growing up, how many times did he go to the hospital or get injured more than just a boo boo?
What is 9 times?
What is the name of the layer of Earth's atmosphere where most weather occurs?
What is the Troposphere?
A person takes a drug and begins seeing things that aren’t real and thinking differently—this type of drug is called:
What are psychedlics?
The chemical increases when someone feels pleasure or reward from drug use.
What is dopamine?
Needing more of a drug to feel the same effect is called:
What is tolerance?
Inhaling smoke from others is known as this.
What is secondhand smoke?
The amount of alcohol in the bloodstream is measured by this.
What is BAC?
During Mr.H's middle school years he played 3 different sports, what were they?
What is swimming, basketball, and cross country?
What country is home to the ancient city of Petra?
Jordan
A patient is given a medication after surgery to block pain but feels sleepy and relaxed. What type of drug is this?
What are opioids?
If a drug floods the brain with dopamine, what effect might that have on a person's behavior over time?
What is addiction?
A person stops using a drug and experiences sweating, shaking, and nausea. What is happening?
What is withdrawal?
Nicotine causes the heart to beat faster and blood pressure to rise - what body system is being directly affected?
What is the cardiovascular system?
A person drinks quickly at a party and begins slurring speech and stumbling. What is happening to their body?
What is central nervous system slowing/intoxication?
Mr.H attended Taylor University for 3.5 years in person. While he was there he won 1 intramural championship in a phenomenal play to end the game What sport was it?
What is baseball/softball?
Who developed the three laws of motion in classical physics?
Who is Isaac Newton?
A teen uses a drug at a party and later says they felt disconnected from their body and surroundings, almost like watching themselves from outside. What category best describes this drug?
What are dissociatives?
A teen continues using a drug even after negative consequences. Explain what brain change is most likely happening.
What is addiction altering decision-making/reward pathways?
A student takes more pills than prescribed because "one didn't fast enough" and later becomes unresponsive. What risk occurred and why?
What is overdose due to misuse/excess dosage?
A teen believes vaping is safe because it doesn't contain smoke. Explain one major risk they are overlooking.
What is nicotine addiction/chemical exposure/lung damage?
A teen drinks heavily in a short time and passes out. Their breathing slows dangerously. What condition is this and why is it life-threatening?
What is alcohol poisoning due to slowed breathing/CNS depression?
In Mr.H's sophomore year of High School at Tipton High he was involved in many activities. They added up to 5 different activities, what are the activities?
What is tennis, Y.O's, swimming, school musical, and track and field?
What is the only element that is liquid at room temperature and is also a metal?
What is Mercury?