Alcohol
Tobacco
Drug and the Body
Miscellaneous
Do You Know
100
What is BAC?
Blood Alcohol Content represents the percentage of alcohol to blood.
100
What is the colorless, odorless, highly addictive drug found in tobacco?
Nicotine
100
What happens when the body becomes used to a drug and needs larger and larger amounts to produce the same effects?
Tolerance
100
What is name of the gummy substance formed by millions of tiny particles in cigarette smoke?
Tar
100

What is legal drinking age in SC?

21 years old

200

The legal limit in SC is a BAC of what?

.08%

200
Is nicotine a depressant, stimulant, narcotic or hallucinogen?
Stimulant
200
What is an unwanted change in the body that is not related to the main purpose of a drug?
Side Effect
200
The continued need for the effects of a drug even though those effects harm the body, mind, and relationships is called what?
Drug Dependence
200

It is against the law in all 50 states to sell cigarettes to anyone under the age of what?

21 years old

300
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
300
What is the term for exhaled smoke and sidestream smoke otherwise known as environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) or passive smoke; a mixture of two forms of smoke from burning tobacco products?
Secondhand smoke
300
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.
300

When is National Overdose Awareness Day?

August 31

300
What is the depressant drug found in some beverages that slows down the central nervous system and harms body organs?
Alcohol
400

How many minutes does it take for alcohol to enter the bloodstream?

Alcohol enters your bloodstream within 5 to 10 minutes of being consumed. 

400
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 Tobacco
400

What are the four ways in which drugs enter the body?

By mouth, by injection, by inhalation, and by absorption

400

What is the law in SC that protects any person who in good faith renders emergency care, from civil liability arising out of any act or omission by such person rendering the emergency care or in failing to act or arrange for further medical treatment or care for the victim, except when the acts of omissions amount to gross negligence or willful or wanton misconduct.

The Good Samaritan Law

400
What is the term used when someone uses an illegal drug or intentionally misuses a prescription or OTC drug?
Drug Abuse
500

What organ is most affected by alcohol consumption?

What is the liver

500
Name at least 3 smoking-related conditions and diseases
1.Cancer 2. Emphysema 3. Chronic Bornchitis 4. Asthma
500
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.
500
Name at least 5 pieces of information found on a label of an over the counter drug/medication.
1. Name of product 2. Type of medicine 3. Amount in package 4. Uses 5. Warnings 6. Expiration Dat 7. Manufacturer's information 8. Active and Inactive ingredients
500

How much alcohol can the body eliminate in 1 hour?

What is 1 serving.

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