Types of substances
Any substance other than food or water that changes the way your body functions.
What is a drug?
Using a substance to the point that it alters a person’s judgment and decision making, leading to dangerous behaviors.
What is substance abuse?
The legal limit in MA is a BAC of what?
.08%
This extremely addictive drug in tobacco is a strong stimulant, but after getting a "boost" it quickly fades and the abuser seeks out the drug again.
What is Nicotine?
Name 3 different things you could say to refuse womone asking you to try drinking.
What is No!, I have a game tomorrow, I don't want to, my mom is coming to get me, I have to go, etc. etc.
Substances that have a high potential for abuse which may lead to severe psychological or physical dependence.
What are controlled substances or illegal drugs?
It can take your brain up to three weeks to recover to full function after using this substance only one time.
What is marijuana?
What is BAC?
Blood Alcohol Content represents the percentage of alcohol to blood.
Is nicotine a depressant, stimulant, narcotic or hallucinogen?
What is a Stimulant?
Though withdrawing from all drugs is extremely painful and sickening, for someone addicted to this substance withdrawal could cause death.
What is alcohol?
Substances that are prescribed by a doctor to safely treat one's medical condition; but when taken when such symptoms aren’t present, they affect the brain in ways very similar to illegal drugs.
What are prescription drugs?
Abuse of a substance to the point where your body or brain needs the drug to function properly.
What is addiction?
What is it called when an individuals blood alcohol level (the percentage of alcohol circulating in the bloodstream) rises to a danger point in which the individual loses consciousness and goes into a coma and in the worst cases, the drinker dies?
What is Alcohol poisoning?
What is the term for exhaled smoke otherwise known as environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) or passive smoke; a mixture of two forms of smoke from burning tobacco products?
Secondhand smoke
This can happen to you if you are caught w/ drugs. If it does happen to you, it stays on your record and can make it impossible to get into College, private high schools, or even get the job that you want.
What is getting arrested?
Substances that are sold from a drug store directly to a person without a prescription; can be abused if taken for another purpose than intended.
What are over-the-counter (OTC) drugs?
What is an unwanted change in the body that is not related to the main purpose of a drug?
What is Side Effect?
How long does it take for alcohol to enter the bloodstream?
Alcohol enters your bloodstream within 5 to 10 minutes of being consumed. It passes from your stomach into your bloodstream and then travels throughout your entire body-affecting nearly every organ system in the body.
hat is the product also known as dip, chew, snuff, or spit and is put between the lip and gum and sucked on the inside of the mouth?
What is Smokeless Tobacco?
What are the four ways in which drugs enter the body?
By mouth, by injection, by inhalation, and by absorption
Substances that have an age requirement for consumption that are not prohibited by drug laws; examples are tobacco & alcohol.
What are legal drugs?
When someone who is addicted to drugs stops taking that drug, they go through this, which involves pain, shakes, vomiting, and severe headaches.
What is withdrawal?
Name at least 3 long term affects of alcohol on the body and mind.
1.Lead to cancer 2. Affects parts of the brain and nervous system that control breathing, heartbeat, and related body functions which causes many deaths. 3. Associated with cardiovascular disease, and neurological damage 4. Psychiatric problems such as depression, anxiety, and antisocial personality disorder
Name at least 3 smoking-related conditions and diseases
1.Cancer 2. Emphysema 3. Chronic Bornchitis 4. Asthma
Psychological addiction is when your brain thinks that it needs a substance to function properly. However this type of addiction is when your BODY is so used to the drug that it needs it to function properly.
What is Physical Addiction?