Chapter 21 Lessons 1 & 2
Fill in the blank: _______ drinking is when a person drinks five or more alcoholic drinks at one sitting.
What is BINGE?
What is the term used to describe someone who is an addict & is dependent on alcohol?
Taking more than the recommended amount of a prescription drug can lead to serious health problems or even death from a(n) what?
What is an OVERDOSE?
What is referred to as an irrational suspiciousness or distrust of others?
Fill in the blank: Drugs that cause _______ give users a temporary feeling of intense well-being.
What is EUPHORIA?
Fill in the blank: Drinking alcohol can lead to ________, a state of reduced physical and mental control.
Which stage of alcoholism is described as the following? The person becomes physically dependent on alcohol. The drinker tries to hide the problem, but performance on the job, at school, and at home.
What is DEPENDENCE?
Any unnecessary or improper use of chemical substances for nonmedical purposes is referred to as what?
What is SUBSTANCE ABUSE?
The use of what may lead to loss of brain cells? Hint: these are substances whose fumes are sniffed or inhaled to give effect.
What are INHALANTS?
What is referred to as a type of psychoactive drug that is best known for altering sense perceptions?
What is the term used to describe a dependence on drinks that include alcohol?
What is ALCOHOLISM?
What is the condition that babies can be born with if a female drinks while pregnant?
What is FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME (FAS)?
What is known as the influence of your friends or social group?
What is PEER PRESSURE?
Fill in the blank: Marijuana can lead to reproductive system problems in males, it interferes with sperm production and lowers levels of the male hormone _______.
What is TESTOSTERONE?
What term is used to describe the community efforts that mare made to monitor and report illicit drug use?
The chemical need that some people have for alcohol is known as what kind of dependence?
What is PHYSIOLOGICAL?
It is illegal for adults to drive when they have a BAC level of what?
Fill in the blank: Physiological dependence transpires when a user develops a chemical need for a drug. Symptoms of ______ occur when the effects of the drug wear off.
What is WITHDRAWAL?
Complete the sentence: Solvents, aerosols, glues, paints, varnishes, and gasoline can cause brain _____.
What is DAMAGE?
What is a type of psychoactive drug, used to medically to block pain messages to the brain?
What is OPIATE?
When a person believes that alcohol use is needed to feel good or function normally, that person has what kind of dependence on alcohol?
What is PSYCHOLOGICAL?
Which stage of alcoholism is considered to be the final stage? Hint: At this stage, the liver may be already damaged, and so less alcohol may be required to cause drunkenness. If the alcoholic stopped drinking, he or she would experience severe withdrawal symptoms.
Fill in the blank: In terms of mental health, drug use may impair a teen's ability to ______ and think.
What is REASON?
Which type of steroids can increase muscle strength but not tendon and ligament strength, and cause injuries?
What are ANABOLIC-ANDROGENIC STEROIDS?
What is described as a hallucinogen that is classified as a designer drug?
What is ECSTASY?