Tobaco
The Highly Stimulant chemical found in the tobacco plant.
What is Niccotine?
This vital organ is responsible for breaking down 90% of the alcohol consumed in the body.
What is the Liver?
This term refers to the body’s diminished response to a drug after repeated use, requiring larger doses to achieve the same effect.
What is Tolerance?
This sticky, brown substance is a byproduct of burning tobacco.
What is Tar?
This acronym represents the metric used to measure the amount of alcohol present in a person's bloodstream.
What is BAC?
Often prescribed for pain relief, this class of drugs—which includes morphine and oxycodone—carries a high risk of addiction and respiratory failure.
What are Opioids?
In 1964, this U.S. government official released the first landmark report linking cigarette smoking to lung cancer and heart disease.
What is the Surgeon General?
Because alcohol slows down the central nervous system and brain function, it is classified as this type of drug.
What is a Depressant?
This is the name for the physical and mental symptoms that occur when a person suddenly stops using a substance they have become dependent on.
What is Withdrawal?
This odorless, poisonous gas is produced by tobacco smoke and reduces the blood's ability to carry oxygen to the organs.
What is Carbon Dioxide?
This condition, caused by heavy long-term alcohol use, involves the scarring of liver tissue which prevents the organ from functioning.
What is Cirrhosis?
Drugs in this category, such as LSD or psilocybin, distort a person's perception of reality and can cause them to see or hear things that aren't there.
What are Hallucinogens?
This is the medical term for the precancerous white patches that can develop in the mouth or on the tongue due to smokeless tobacco use.
What is Leukoplakia?
This part of the brain, responsible for balance and coordination, is one of the first areas affected by alcohol consumption.
What is the Cerebellum?
This chemical messenger in the brain’s "reward system" is flooded by many drugs, tricking the brain into repeating harmful behaviors.
What is Dopamine?