Alcoholism
Age, Genetics, Environment, Addictive Personality
What are the risk factors?
4000
How many chemicals in a cigarette?
Experiment, escape, enjoyment of risk-taking behavior, peer pressure, glamorization
What are the reasons of beginning drug use?
Substances other than food that affect the user’s feeling and behavior through the brain and nervous system
What is drugs defined?
Painkillers, vicodin, oxycontin. 45% of overdose cases.
What are prescription medications?
10,497 in 2016
What are the number of deaths in the US caused by alcohol intoxication?
Addiction, Heart/artery Disease, Bronchitis, Cancer
What are the long term effects?
STAGE 1 - Drug Use
STAGE 2 - Tolerance
STAGE 3 - Dependence
STAGE 4 - Addiction
What are the Stages of Drug Addiction?
THC
What is in marijuana that makes one high?
Drugs in food. Alcohol infused candy.
What are edibles?
Brain, Heart, Immune System, Mouth, Esophagus, Stomach, Liver, Small Intestine
What are the long term effects?
Tar irritation, coughing, gums, stained teeth, smelly clothes and breath
What are the short term effects?
Vision, emotions, reflexes, speech, judgement, coordination
What are the effects on the brain?
Small odor and a golden brown wax
What is BHO?
Nervous system stimulant. Usually an off-white powder or crystal white.
What is meth?
Nausea, Vomiting, Dehydration, Loss of judgement and control, Reduced reaction time, Poor vision, Memory loss, Black out, Coma, Death
What are the short term effects?
brain, mouth, heart, skin, immune system, lungs
What body parts are affected by tobacco?
Physically, mentally, socially, emotionally
What areas of health are affected by drug use?
Similar to marijuana and is man made with more severe effects.
What is Cannabinoids?
Bath salts. Stimulant.
What are cathinones?
1 - Problem Drinking
2 - Tolerance
3 - Dependence
4 - Alcoholism
What are the Stages of Alcoholism?
miscarriage, premature death, birth weight, growth rate
What are the risks during pregnancy?
Health, finances, incarceration, self pride and integrity, truancy, lost productivity, lost motivation, lost concentration, social acceptance, division with family, trust, loneliness, kicked out or removed from home
What are the consequences of drug abuse?
Heroin is the most used illegal form.
What is Opiate?
Hallucinogen. Similar to LSD, more dangerous
What is PCP?