Drugs
A strategy to avoid using tobacco and other drugs
Refusal Skills
A way of quitting tobacco use without using anything
Cold Turkey
The amount of alcohol in someone's body
Blood Alcohol Concentration/Content
This includes a situation, an unsafe habit and an unsafe action
Accident Chain
A group, commonly consisting of teens, who are together because of common interests
Clique
Using an illegal drug
Drug Abuse
Medications that help tobacco users quit
Nicotine Patches and Gum
Drinking 5-6 drinks in a short period of time
Binge Drinking
Immediate, temporary care, such as abdominal thrusts for someone choking, provides this to an injured or ill person
First Aid
The influence to go along with the beliefs and actions of your peers
Peer Pressure
Drugs like LSD and PCP that distort moods and senses
Hallucinogens
This substance builds up in a smokers lungs
Tar
A progressive and chronic disease that involves a mental and physical need for alcohol
Alcoholism
Treatment of a nose bleed by pinching the nose while leaning forward should also include taking this action to prevent the spread of disease
Universal Precaution
These allow you to say no effectively
Refusal Skills
Substances that slow down the body's functions and reactions
Depressants
Drugs that you do not need a prescription to purchase
Over the Counter
In alcoholism, these involve drinking to relief stress, skipping school or work, being noticeably dependent on alcohol by others
Stages
This treatment method is used to care for a sprained ankle
R.I.C.E.(Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation)
Resolving conflict whether with or without mediation in many cases must include this
Compromise
When the mind and body feels a direct need for a drug
Addiction
The ways that drugs can enter the body
Injection, Inhalation, Ingestion, and Absorbtion
When people can't maintain sobriety, some must face this process of learning to live an alcohol-free life
Recovery
This procedure includes rescue breaths and chest compressions
CPR
There is sometimes violence involved with and often long-term effects and recovery from this unwanted mistreatment by someone to another person
Abuse