Alcohol
What is Alcohol?
A drug that is produced by a chemical reaction in fruits, vegetables, and grain.
The excessive use of alcohol is...
Alcohol abuse
What describes sidestream smoke?
Smoke that goes into the air directly from a cigarette.
Women who smoke have ____ the risk of developing coronary artery disease.
Twice
What are the two most popular drugs in college
Alcohol and Tobacco
What is the consumption of several alcoholic drinks in a short period?
Binge Drinking
What are the three factors that influence alcohol use?
-Peer pressure
-Family
-Media messages
How does tobacco smoke affect a developing baby?
It increases a baby's heart rate.
How many times does smoking increase the risk of coronary heart disease?
2 to 4
What is drug abuse?
Illegal use; socially unacceptable
Too much alcohol at one time also can lead to...
Alcohol Poisoning
What are six factors that influence alcohol's effects?
Body size, gender, food, rate of intake, amount, and medicine.
The smoke nonsmokers are exposed to when someone has been smoking nearby.
Secondhand Smoke
How many deaths annually in the US are because of tobacco use?
443,000
What is crack?
Coke + baking soda
What is a standard measure of alcohol?
In the US a standard drink is one that contains 0.6oz of pure alcohol.
What are the short-term effects of alcohol on the brain?
Development, memory, judgment and control, and risk of stroke.
What is the leading preventable cause of disease and premature death in the US? (6/8)
Tobacco
T/F more deaths are caused each year by tobacco use than by HIV, illegal drug use, murders, alcohol use, suicides, and motor vehicle injuries combined
True
T/F: Cocaine is a topical local anesthetic?
True... but not in the US (poor countries)
What does your liver have to do with it?
Your liver is what metabolizes alcohol, and since your liver's state stays the same you get drunk because it doesn't work harder to metabolize the alcohol.
What are the long-term effects of alcohol on the brain?
Addiction, loss of brain functions, and brain damage, loss of verbal, and visual and spatial skills.
Nicotine affects can reach the brain within _ to _ seconds.
7 to 10
What is the mixture of smoke that comes directly from the lighted tip of a cigarette, cigar, or pipe tip?
Secondhand Smoke
What are the effects of abuse?
- Hallucination, sleeplessness, hyperactivity, sniffing, craving, weight loss, anxiety, apathy, and paranoia.