What is BAC?
Blood Alcohol Content (which represents the percentage of alcohol to blood)
Name one basic function alcohol interferes with?
1. judgement 2. coordination
What is legal drinking age in MA?
21 years old
How long does it take for alcohol to enter the bloodstream?
Alcohol enters your bloodstream within 5 to 10 minutes of being consumed.
What is an unwanted change in the body that is not related to the main purpose of a drug?
Side Effect
The legal limit in MA is a BAC of what?
.08%
In what four ways do drugs enter the body?
By mouth, by injection, by inhalation, and by absorption
What is it called when an individuals blood alcohol level rises to a danger point in which the individual loses consciousness?
Alcohol poisoning
What is the term for breathing in exhaled smoke and/or sidestream smoke from burning tobacco products.
Secondhand smoke
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.
What is name of the gummy substance formed by millions of tiny particles in cigarette smoke?
Tar
What is the only thing necessary to sober up?
Time
Name 3 smoking-related condition/disease
1.Cancer 2. Chronic Bornchitis 3. Asthma
Name 3 factors that determines 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.
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 Date 7. Manufacturer's information 8. Active and Inactive ingredients