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 name of the gummy substance formed by millions of tiny particles in cigarette smoke?
Tar
True or False
Standard regulations are in place to restrict the use of e-cigarettes?
False
The legal limit in PA is a BAC of what?
.08%
Is nicotine a depressant, stimulant, narcotic or hallucinogen?
Stimulant
What is an unwanted change in the body that is not related to the main purpose of a drug?
Side Effect
Of those adults who smoke how many started before they were 18?
80 - 90%
How long can marijuana stay in the body?
Up to a month
What type of drug is alcohol?
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 or Chewing Tobacco
What are two types of drug dependence?
1. Physical dependence is when someone develops a tolerance for a drug or shows withdrawl symptoms without it
2. Psychological dependence is a strong emotional desire to continue using a drug.
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What is the chemical in marijuana?
THC
How long does it take for alcohol to enter the bloodstream?
Alcohol enters your bloodstream within 5 to 10 minutes of being consumed. It passes from your stomach into your bloodstream and then travels throughout your entire body-affecting nearly every organ system in the body.
If a person smokes a pack of cigarettes per day, how much money are they spending per year?
$2500 - $3000
What are the four ways in which drugs enter the body?
By mouth, by injection, by inhalation, and by absorption
What is the most commonly abused substance, and the 3rd most common cause of death in the United States?
Alcohol
What is vapors tongue?
Ability to taste is reduced or diminished.
Leads to cancer in the gums and mouth because of the chemicals within liquid nicotine.
Name three reasons why people absorb alcohol into their bodies differently?
Gender, tolerance, amount, body weight, presence of other drugs in system
How quickly does Nicotine reach your brain?
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Tobacco contains how many chemicals?
1. In 10-15 seconds
2. Over 4,000
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
4.The emotional state of the person
5.Whether the person is taking more than one drug at the same time.
A single marijuana joint contains as much carcinogens as how many tobacco cigarettes?
1 joint contains as much carcinogens as 15 cigarettes
How quickly does heroin reach your brain?
One dose of heroin effects the body for how long?
1. Reaches brain in 5-15 seconds
2. Heroin effects last for 4-6 hours