Active Drugs
What is the active drug in tobacco?
Nicotine
These drugs decrease the activity of the central nervous system?
Depressants
This factor has to do with the total amount of alcohol consumed by the individual?
How much you drink
This stage of addiction has to do with when a person tries a drug for the first time?
First Use
showing signs of intoxication would be a short term effect of this drug?
Alcohol
What is the active drug in alcohol?
ethanol
These drugs increase the the activity of the central nervous system?
Stimulants
The effectiveness of these is often reduced or completely neutralized when alcohol is consumed, in some cases the mixture can be fatal?
Medicines you may be taking
This stage of addiction has to do with, it taking more of the drug to get high or feel the desired effect.
Tolerance
Having one's hair clothes or car smell repulsive could be a short term effect of these two drugs.
tobacco or marijuana
What is the active drug in Marijuana
THC
These drugs may cause the consumer to see, hear, or feel things that are not there.
Hallucinogens
This factor deals with an enzyme called gastric ADH and the lack of production of this enzyme, making the consumer slightly more susceptible to the effects of alcohol?
Gender
This stage of addiction has to do with, when a person keeps using a drug to feel a certain way.
Continued Use
Provide two long term effects of using alcohol
Cancer
Cirrhosis of the liver
Financial issues
family issues
legal issues
liver cancer
kidney failure
addiction
What is loaded into vaping devices that provides the active drug nicotine to the consumer?
E-juices or Vape Pods
This factor increases as the users body gets used to the drug they are taking, leaving them needing more of the substance to feel the desired effect?
Tolerance
This stage of addiction has to do with the fact that the person can’t stop using the drug, even when the drug use causes serious problems?
Addiction
Provide three long term effects of using tobacco or vape
lung cancer
emphysema
mouth cancer
addiction
yellow skin and nails
chronic bronchitis
popcorn lung
black lung
The body only oxidizes alcohol at a specific rate no matter how much alcohol is consumed, making this factor very dangerous and in some cases fatal to the consumer?
How fast you drink
This stage of addiction has to do with the person getting sick without the drug.
Dependence
Provide three short term effects of the use of marijuana.
red eyes
clumsy
feeling hungry
dry mouth or throat
feeling worried or anxious
loss of motivation
trouble critical thinking
fast heart rate
less self control
lower reaction time