Alcohol
Drugs and the Body
Did You Know?
Stimulants
Depressants
100
______ represents the percentage of alcohol to blood.
What is Blood Alcohol Content?
100
The mental and physical problems affecting someone who is addicted and stops using a drug is known as:
What is Withdrawal?
100
This is the most commonly abused type of substance by high school seniors after ( Alcohol & Marijuana).
What are prescription drugs?
100
These are a wide variety of drugs that prevalent in "raves" or all night parties.
What are Club Drugs?
100
Name 3 types of depressants.
What is -Xanax -Valium -Cannabis -Opioids -Alcohol -Sleep medication
200
The legal limit of BAC in the state of CA.
What is .08%?
200
When the body adjusts to the drug, requiring larger amounts to get the same feeling is known as:
What is Tolerance?
200
Mothers who drink alcohol when pregnant may have babies born with_____.
What is Fetal Alcohol Syndrome?
200
Can you name 4 types of stimulants?
What is caffeine, nicotine, amphetamines, cocaine, meth?
200
These types of depressants are the is most common drug linked to suicide in the country.
What is Vicodin and Sleeping Pills?
300
How long does it take for alcohol to enter the bloodstream?
What is 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.
300
Marijuana directly affects the area of the brain that controls these two functions that begin with the letter "M".
What is Memory and Motivation?
300
This drug is more addicting than Heroin or Cocaine.
What is Nicotine?
300
Using meth can cause dental problems, it rots away at teeth. This is commonly known as:
What is Meth Mouth?
300
The most active chemical in marijuana, which moves quickly into the blood stream to the brain and other organs throughout the body.
What is Tetrahydrocannabinol ( THC)?
400
the most common form of excessive alcohol consumption is known as:
What is Binge Drinking?
400
True or False: Abusing drugs increases Dopamine levels in the brain.
What is True?
400
Nail polish remover, gasoline and sharpie markers that are sniffed are known as what?
What are inhalants?
400
In high doses, this drug can affect the body’s ability to keep the correct temperature. People who take this drug at concerts or dance parties sometimes experience a dangerous rise in body temperature (hyperthermia), which can result in liver, kidney, or heart failure—or even death.
What is MDMA ( Molly, ecstasy, E)?
400
What are 3 different ways for substances to enter your body?
What is injecting, smoking, and snorting?
500
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.
500
Heroin turns into _____ once it enters the body?
What is Morphine?
500
When the body needs a substance just to function, it is known as _______________ dependence.
Physical
500
Name 3 common effects of hallucinogens?
What is -Euphoria -Insomnia -Hallucinations -Make it hard to communicate or think clearly -Rapid, intense, emotional mood swings -Trembling -Anxiety -Fear -Paranoia
500
What are some short term effects of depressants?
The use of depressants can result in a slowed pulse and breathing, slurred speech, drowsiness, lowered blood pressure, poor concentration, fatigue and confusion, as well as impaired coordination, memory and judgment.
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