What is the legal BAC for someone under 21?
0.02%
What is the drug that replicates heroine, but can be used legally to help get an addict off heroine?
Methadone or Suboxone
The legal limit for 21 is a BAC of what?
.08%
What 2 drugs cause physical dependence and the user can die from withdraw?
Alcohol and Heroin
Name 3 depressants.
Alcohol, heroine, narcotics, pain killers, Xanax
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
What are two types of drug dependence?
Physical and Psychological
What is the hormone Anobolic steroids duplicates?
testosterone
How long does it take to get 1 serving of alcohol out of the bloodstream?
1 hour
What are the four ways in which drugs enter the body?
mouth (eating), injection, inhalation, absorption, snorting
What is the difference between prescription 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.
All narcotics are?
Opioids
Name at least 3 long term affects of alcohol on the body and mind.
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 at least 3 factors that determine the effects a drug might have on the mind and body.
The way the drug enters the body, dose or amount, weight, age, gender, health, emotional state, other drugs
Name 4 hallucinogens
PCP, LSD, Mushrooms (Placyben), Payote, Ecstacy
cocaine, crack cocaine, methamphetamine, amphetamine, nicotine, ecstacy