Alcohol
What is BAC?
Blood Alcohol Content
Represents the % of alcohol to blood.
What is the colorless, odorless, highly addictive drug found in tobacco?
Nicotine
What happens when the body becomes used to a drug and needs larger and larger amounts to produce the same effects?
Tolerance
What is the gummy substance formed by millions of tiny particles in cigarette smoke?
Tar
What is the legal drinking age?
21 years old
The legal limit level of BAC is what?
.08%
Is nicotine a depressant, stimulant, narcotic or hallucinogen?
Stimulant
What is an unwanted change in the body that is not related to the main purpose of a drug?
Side Effect
The continued need for the effects of a drug even though those effects harm the body, mind, and relationships is called what?
Drug Dependence
It is against the law in all 50 states to sell cigarettes to anyone under the age of what?
21 years of age
What is it called when an individuals blood alcohol level rises to a danger point in which the individual loses consciousness and goes into a coma and in the worst cases, the drinker dies?
Alcohol poisoning
What is the term for exhaled smoke and passive smoke; a mixture of two forms of smoke from burning tobacco products?
Secondhand smoke
What are two types of drug dependence?
Physical dependance: someone develops a tolerance for a drug or shows withdrawl symptoms without it.
Psychological dependence: is a strong emotional desire to continue using a drug.
Steroids should be used only when
under the care of a physician
What is the depressant drug found in some beverages that slows down the central nervous system and harms body organs?
Alcohol
One regular 12oz beer has the same alcohol content as how much wine? How much hard alcohol like whiskey?
1.5 oz of whiskey
What is the product also known as dip, chew, or snuff and is put between the lip and the gum and sucked on inside the mouth?
Smokeless Tobacco
What are four ways in which drugs enter the body?
By mouth, by injection, by inhalation, and by absorption.
What is the difference between prescription drugs vs Over the counter (OTC) drugs?
OTC is a drug people can buy without a physician's prescription.
A prescription drug is medication that can only be obtained with a written order from a physician.
What is the term used when someone uses an illegal drug or intentionally misuses a prescription or OTC drug?
Drug Abuse
How long does it take for alcohol to enter the bloodstream?
Within 5-10min. It passes from your stomach into your bloodstream and then travels throughout your entire body-affecting nearly every organ system in the body.
Name at least 3 smoking-related conditions and diseases.
1. Cancer 2. Emphysema 3. Chronic Bronchitis 4. Asthma
Name at least 3 factors that determine 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.
What is the drug that reverses the effect of an Opioid overdose?
Narcan or Naloxone
Prescription opioid pills sold on the street
Can contain deadly doses of other substances.
Look identical to real prescription drugs.
Can't be identified by just looking at it.