Alcohol
The first organ to be affected when drinking alcohol.
What is the brain?
Once addicted the need more of this to satisfy their craving for nicotine.
Physiological or psychological dependence on a drug.
What is addiction?
Drugs that come from the opium poppy plant. They are powerful medications that relieve pain.
What are opioids?
Drugs inhaled to get an immediate high (gas, kerosene, lighter fluid etc.)
What are inhalants?
Alcohol increases the effects of these.
What are drugs?
Changes in brain chemistry, rapid heart rate, rapid breathing, and irregular pulse.
What are short-term effects of tobacco?
A fatal reaction to taking a large amount of a drug.
What is an Overdose?
What are risk factors?
A colorless, odorless, poisonous gas.
What is Carbon Monoxide?
When blood alcohol content is too high, this can occur.
What is alcohol poisoning?
Delivers 2-3 times more nicotine and carcinogens to the body than the normal amount of a cigarette.
What is smokeless tobacco?
This occurs when you mix drugs together (toxic effects).
What are drug interactions?
Judgement, decision making, learning, and memory are affected by this.
What is opioid use?
This process involves inhaling aerosolized particles and chemicals into the lungs.
What is vaping?
These are 4x as likely to become alcoholics themselves.
What are children of alcoholics?
An infection of one or both lungs, which is usually caused by bacteria, viruses, or fungi.
What is Pneumonia?
Heroin, Cocaine, and Meth are all in this category.
What are illegal drugs?
A part of the brain that does not fully mature until about the age of 25.
What is the prefrontal cortex?
What is influenza (the flu)?
You cannot drive while have more than 0.08% of this while you're driving.
What is BAC (Body Alcohol Content)?
An abnormal condition of the lungs marked by decreased respiratory function.
What is Emphysema?
What are psychoactive drugs?
What are endorphins?
A free text message program that provides 24/7 services to help adults quit tobacco for good.
What is SmokefreeTXT?