Alcohol
What is binge drinking?
What is the colorless, odorless, highly addictive drug found in tobacco?
Nicotine
What happens when the body becomes used to a drug and needs larger and larger amounts to produce the same effects?
- You die
- Your body builds a tolerance
- Nothing
Tolerance
What is name of the gummy substance formed by millions of tiny particles in cigarette smoke?
Tar
What is legal drinking age?
-18 years old
- 25 years old
-21 years old
21 years old
What's the biggest youth drug problem in this country?
More people die each year in the US as a result of:
Tobacco due to cancer
What is an unwanted change in the body that is not related to the main purpose of a drug?
- Death
- Allergy
-Side Effects
Side Effect
The continued need for the effects of a drug even though those effects harm the body, mind, and relationships is called what?
Drug Dependence or addiction
It is against the law in all 50 states to sell cigarettes to anyone under the age of what?
- 16 years old
-15 years old
-18 years old
25 years old
18 years old
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 overdose
-Alcohol poisoning
-Drunkeness
Alcohol poisoning
What is the term for exhaled smoke and sidestream smoke otherwise known as environmental tobacco smoke
- pollution
- smog
- secondhand smoke
Secondhand smoke
What is addiction?
- Will die without using drugs
-The body feels bad without it
- Strong emotional desire to continue using a drug
Both B. & C.
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.
Alcohol interferes with what?
Alcohol interferes with judgement, coordination, and other basic functions by upsetting the brains balance of chemicals called neurotransmitters.
What is the depressant drug found in some beverages that slows down the central nervous system and harms body organs?
- Sugar
- Food Coloring
- Alcohol
Alcohol
How long does it take for alcohol to enter the bloodstream?
- 5-10 seconds
-5-10 minutes
-5-10 hours
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.
obacco is the leading preventable cause of disease and death in the U.S. It causes:
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), cigarette smoking results in more than 443,000 premature deaths in the United States each year—about 1 in every 5 early deaths. An additional 8.6 million people suffer with a serious illness caused by smoking.
What is a way in which drugs enter the body?
By mouth, by injection, by inhalation, and by absorption
What is the difference between presciption drugs and OTC drugs?
1. An OTC is a drug that people can buy without a physician's prescription 2. A prescription drug is medication that can only be obstained with a written order from a physician.
What is the term used when someone uses an illegal drug or intentionally misuses a prescription or OTC drug?
- Drug Abuse
- Overdose
- Addiction
Drug Abuse
Name at least 3 long term affects of alcohol on the body and mind.
- No long term effects
- cancer, mental health, cardiovascular disease
- smarter, stronger taller
1.Lead to cancer of the mouth, esophagus, pharynx and larynx, liver, stomach, ovaries, breast, prostate, and small intestine. 2. Affects parts of the brain and nervous system that control breathing, heartbeat, and related body functions which causes many deaths. 3. Associated with cardiovascular disease, and neurological damage 4. Psychiatric problems such as depression, anxiety, and antisocial personality disorder
Name a smoking-related condition or disease
- Cancer
-Asthma
-Bronchitis
-All the above
1.Cancer 2. Emphysema 3. Chronic Bornchitis 4. Asthma
What is the most common two-drug combination that results in death?
Mixing drugs is always dangerous, and some combinations interact in ways that are particularly deadly. The number of people who died from mixing opioids and alcohol increased more than 300% from 1999 to 2010.
About how many 8th graders have tried an inhalant to get high?
In 2009, what percentage of 16 or 17-year olds drove under the influence of drugs or alcohol?