Alcohol
What is BAC?
Blood Alcohol Content represents the percentage of alcohol to blood in your system.
What is the name of the thick black substance that enters your lungs when smoking?
Tar
What is the legal age to buy, use, or possess tobacco products in New York State?
21 years old
The legal limit in NY is a BAC of what?
.08%
Is nicotine a depressant, stimulant, or hallucinogen?
Stimulant
The continued need for the effects of a drug even though those effects harm the body, mind, and relationships is called what?
Addiction/Drug Dependence
What type of lung disease has been closely linked to vaping?
Popcorn lung (a scarring of the tiny air sacs in the lungs resulting in the thickening and narrowing of the airways. While the name "popcorn lung" may not sound like a threat, it's a serious lung disease that causes coughing, wheezing and shortness of breath, similar to the symptoms of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD))
What is the term for exhaled smoke and sidestream smoke otherwise known as environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) that you would inhale when you're around a person who smokes?
Secondhand smoke
What is binge drinking?
Drinking with the intention to get drunk, drinking large quantities of alcohol in one sitting. 4+ for females, 5+ for males.
Nicotine found in vapes and cigarettes causes the same changes in the brain as what other hard drugs?
Heroin and cocaine.
What organ is more affected by alcohol use in teens than it is in adults, and why?
The brain - because it is still developing.
What is thirdhand smoke?
The smoke smell that lingers on your clothes and hair. Anyone who can smell that on you is exposed to thirdhand smoke.
What age is your brain fully developed by?
25
What is the difference between prescription drugs and OTC drugs?
1. An OTC is a drug that people can buy from the store without talking to a doctor. 2. A prescription drug is medication that can only be obtained with a written order from a physician.
Name at least 2 of the risks of vaping BESIDES lung damage.
1. Nicotine Addiction 2. Also smoking cigarettes to get your nicotine fix. 3. Mood disorders, lack of attention span and new learning as a result of brain changes. 4. Batteries found in e-cigarettes can explode.
Name at least 2 long term effects of alcohol on the body and mind.
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 at least 3 smoking-related conditions and diseases
1.Cancer 2. Emphysema 3. Chronic Bronchitis 4. Asthma 5. Heart Disease
Name at least 2 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.Whether the person is taking more than one drug at the same time.
What type of vape has as much nicotine in it as an entire pack of cigarettes?
Juul
True or False: Although there are chemicals in vapes, the aerosol that comes from e-cigarettes is harmless and not at all like secondhand smoke from cigarettes.
The aerosol from e-cigarettes is not harmless. It can contain harmful and potentially harmful chemicals, including nicotine; ultrafine particles that can be inhaled deep into the lungs; flavoring such as diacetyl, a chemical linked to a serious lung disease; volatile organic compounds such as benzene, which is found in car exhaust; and heavy metals, such as nickel, tin, and lead.