Chemical Health Intro
Unpleasant symptoms from taking a drug or medication
Side Effect
Small, thick, sticky particles produced from smoking
Tar
When someone starts using a drug
Experimentation
What is the windpipe/throat called?
Trachea
How old do you have to be to purchase tobacco, nicotine, marijuana, or alcohol?
21
Substance that changes the way your brain and body function
Drug
Addictive substance found in tobacco?
Nicotine
When you can't function without a drug
Dependence
Where the trachea splits into two parts, this is called?
Bronchus (Main Stem Bronchi)
T or F: E-Cigarettes have a battery that heat up the water vapor in them
False - It's not water vapor, it's an aerosol
Doctor's written permission to buy a drug
Prescription Medication
Drug that speeds up the brain and nervous system? And give 1 example that's not nicotine:
Stimulant - Caffeine, Cocaine, Adderall, Methamphetamine
When you start using routinely, like every weekend
Regular Use
What are the top 2 things you can do to keep your lungs healthy?
Not smoke/vape & cardio exercise
Shawn drinks several beers every time he goes to a party and he goes to a party every weekend.
What stage of addiction might Shawn be in?
Regular Use
What are 2 short term effects of smoking?
Addiction begins, secondhand smoke, bad breath, smelly clothes, stained teeth, etc.
How does secondhand smoking work?
When a smoker releases smoke into the environment that other people inhale
When your body needs more and more to feel the same desired effect
Alveoli in the lungs are covered with tiny blood vessels called?
Capillaries
What is the most harmful flavoring that can be added to cigarettes and vapes?
Menthol (Mint)
What are 2 long term effects of smoking?
Addiction, Heart Disease (Failure & Heart attack), Lung Cancer, Bronchitis, Emphysema, Popcorn Lung, Withdrawal Effects
Cancer causing substance?
Carcinogen
What are all 4 stages in order?
Experimentation, Regular Use, Tolerance, Dependence
Which part of the respiratory system allows air to pass into the blood?
Alveoli
What's the chemical that causes popcorn lung?
Diacetyl