Alcohol
______ represents the percentage of alcohol to blood.
What is Blood Alcohol Content?
The mental and physical problems affecting someone who is addicted and stops using a drug is known as:
What is Withdrawal?
This is the most commonly abused type of substance by high school seniors after Alcohol.
What is Marijuana? After this, it is inhalants for younger high schoolers and synthetic marijuana for older high schoolers.
What is popcorn lung?
-Scarring of air sacs in lung which thickens and narrows airways. Caused by diacetyl in Vaping smoke.
-Symptoms are similar to COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease).
Name 3 types of depressants.
What is -Xanax -Valium -Cannabis -Opioids -Alcohol -Sleep medication
The legal limit of BAC in the state of FL.
What is .08% for adults over 21 and .02% for anyone under 21?
When the body adjusts to the drug, requiring larger amounts to get the same feeling is known as:
What is Tolerance?
Mothers who drink alcohol when pregnant may have babies born with_____.
What is Fetal Alcohol Syndrome?
Ways nicotine affects brain until 25.
- Build synapses faster than adult brains so can get addicted more easily.
- Elevates dopamine which provides pleasure.
- interferes with cognitive development, executive function and impulse control.
These types of depressants are the most common drug linked to suicide in the country.
What is Vicodin and Sleeping Pills?
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.
Marijuana directly affects the area of the brain that controls these two functions that begin with the letter "M".
What is Memory and Motivation?
This drug is more addicting than Heroin or Cocaine.
What is Nicotine?
These are found in smoke from Vaping, or E-cigarettes.
-Nicotine
-Diacetyl, a chemical linked to a serious lung disease
-VOC such as benzene, which is found in car exhaust
-Heavy metals, such as nickel, tin, and lead.
Can you name 4 types of stimulants?
What is caffeine, nicotine, amphetamines, cocaine, meth, ritalin, adderall?
Excessive drinking increases the risk of which cancers?
Has been linked to Mouth, throat, larynx (voice box), liver, colon, rectal, and breast cancers. May also increase risk of pancreatic and stomach cancer.
What causes Meth mouth?
What are: The “Buzz” from meth last about 12 hours, during the “buzz” the user will crave sugary substances, like soda and candy.
• users usually will clench or grind their teeth. This will cause severe wear on the dentition.
• cause “xerostomia” or “dry mouth”.
•The user will not brush or floss their teeth for several days. This often leads to dental disease.
•The acidic content of the drug will damage the teeth. Ingredients include battery acid, fertilizers, and household cleaning agents.
What is the leading cause of preventable death among adults in the US?
Cigarette smoking- 1 of every 5 deaths.
These are the chemicals found in E-Cigarettes.
- Polypropylene glycol (antifreeze)
- Acetaldehyde and formaldehyde (known carcinogens)
- Acrolein (weed killer that can cause permanent lung damage)
- Diacetyl and other flavorants
- Heavy metals (tin, lead, nickel)
- Benzene and other volatile organic compounds (also found in car exhaust)
- Nicotine
- Other ultrafine particles
What are the effects of stimulant abuse?
- Persistent psychosis: paranoia, mood and visual disturbances, and disorganized thought. -Hallucinogen Persisting Perception Disorder (HPPD): re-experiencing of symptoms (i.e., “flashbacks”) such as hallucinations, intensified colors, and other visual disturbances.
How many drinks must an individual consume on a single occasion to be considered binge drinking? For men: For women:
What is : For women, 4 or more drinks during a single occasion. For men, 5 or more drinks during a single occasion.
What are the long term affects of methamphetamine abuse?
What are: extreme weight loss , addiction, severe dental problems, intense itching, leading to skin sores from scratching, anxiety, changes in brain structure and function, confusion, memory loss, sleeping problems, violent behavior, paranoia, hallucinations
Abuse of Rx stimulants, ex Ritalin & Adderall, could lead to these symptoms.
-Feelings of hostility, agression and paranoia.
-Dangerously high body temperature and an irregular heartbeat.
-Potential for heart system failure or fatal seizures.
-Kidney damage.
-Psychotic behavior.
What are the effects of cigar smoking?
single large cigar can contain as much tobacco as an entire pack of cigarettes and has many similar consequences as cigarette smoking, including four to 10 times the risk of dying from oral, esophageal or laryngeal cancer
What are some short term effects of depressants (alcohol, codeine, ketamine, rohypnol, etc)?
- Slowed pulse and breathing, slurred speech, drowsiness, lowered blood pressure, poor concentration, fatigue and confusion.
- Impaired coordination, memory and judgment.
- Seizures, shakiness, and general agitation.