Alcohol
Condition of scarring and destruction of liver tissue.
Cirrhosis
True or False: Marijuana is the most popular illegal drug used in the United States today.
True
When a person has a mental or physical need for a drug, that person has a(n) ___?
addiction
Condition in which there is a need for greater amounts of a substance to achieve the same effect.
Tolerance
True or False? Marijuana is not linked to school failure?
False
A drug that comes from the hemp plant
Marijuana
True or False. It is safe to drive or be driven by someone who has drank alcohol.
False.
When marijuana is used, what are three side effects?
Increased heart rate, dry mouth, red eyes, lessened coordination and balance, "dreamy" state of mind, and relaxed muscles.
This lobe of the brain is used for reasoning, emotions, judgment, and voluntary movement.
Frontal Lobe
Alcohol abuse can lead to diseases of the liver and the heart. What is the term given when someone is seriously addicted to alcohol?
Alcoholism
What does THC stand for?
tetrahydrocannabinol
More than ________ U.S deaths are caused by excessive alcohol consumption each year. A)10,000 B)100,000 C)1 million
B)100,000
Young people who begin drinking before age 15 are _____ times more likely to develop alcoholism than those who begin drinking at the legal age of 21 years old. A) 2 B) 4 C) 10
B) 4x more likely
4 nicknames or slang names for Marijuana.
What is weed, pot, reefer, grass, dope, hash, mary jane, bud.
What is it called when an individuals blood alcohol level (the percentage of alcohol circulating in the bloodstream) rises to a danger point in which the individual loses consciousness and goes into a coma and in the worst cases, the drinker dies?
Alcohol Poisoning