Decision Making
Ultimately, who decides how you will act, how you treat others, and all other possible decisions that will be made for you.
YOU
Something that you work toward
Type of drug that slows down functions of the body and mind.
Depressant
Alcohol is considered what type of drug.
Depressant
Substance that changes the functions of the body & mind.
Drug
A feeling that you should do something that your friends want you to do
Peer pressure
2 types of goals (measureable)
Short-term and long-term
Type of drug that speeds up activity in the brain.
Stimulant.
About what percentage of teen traffic deaths involved alcohol (driver, passenger, and/or hit by a drunk driver)?
Be within 10%
33%
A physical or psychological need for a drug
Addiction
The people who have the greatest influence on you.
Family
To continue to work toward something even when you want to quit
Persistence
Not following the directions of a prescription or OTC medicine or drug is called this.
Drug misuse
Alcohol-related birth defects that include physical and mental problems
Fetal alcohol syndrome
The return to the use of a drug after attempting to stop
Relapse
When making a decision, you should consider the what? (outcomes)
Consequences
Long term goals should be made up by several of these.
Short term goals
Using a prescription or OTC medicine that isn't prescribed to you or using it for nonmedical reasons.
Damage done to the stomach from consistent consumption of alcohol.
The stomach lining is damaged and stomach acid causing bleeding.
Ulcers
Factors that determine how quickly someone will be affected by a drug.
Body size
Other drugs
Current health
Other
Chronic disease involving mental and physical need for alcohol
Alcoholism or being an alcoholic