Vaping and Nicotine
The type of drug nicotine and caffeine are
What is a stimulant?
The type of drug marijuana and alcohol are
What is a depressant?
The age does our brains are fully developed
When you feel like you have to do something to impress or fit in with other people
What is peer pressure?
What is addictive, unregulated, harmful ingredients, and negative effects for the user?
Chemicals besides nicotine you breath in when vaping
What are metal particles, microplastics, formaldehyde?
BAC is an acronym for
What is blood alcohol content?
A stimulant drug often prescribed for ADHD but is sometimes misused without a prescription
What is Adderall?
Group of people at the greatest risk for becoming addicted to drugs or alcohol
Who are underage people? (Because the brain has not finished developing!)
Things you can do if you are at a party and someone offers you drugs or alcohol
What is say no, make an excuse, change the subject, walk away, use humor, contact a trusted adult
Nicotine affects your brain's ability to do this by altering brain circuits
What is learning?
The name for heavy alcohol use over a short period of time
What is binge drinking?
This powerful opioid, often mixed with other drugs, was responsible for over 500 kids' deaths in 2023
What is fentanyl?
Non-health related consequences of drugs
What are expulsion, family problems, and legal problems?
Signs someone may be struggling with substance abuse
What are changes in behavior, neglecting responsibilities, physical health decline, secretiveness, and mood swings?
Another name for vapes
What is an e-cigarette?
Two people drinking the same amount of alcohol might have different BACs. Factors that can affect a person's BAC.
What are body weight, gender, metabolism, age, health conditions, food instake, and medications?
Unpleasant symptoms when a person stops using an addictive drug
What is withdrawal?
Reasons why drugs are addictive
When someone is trying to fix their mental issues with alcohol or drugs, it is called this.
What is self-medicating?
Young vapers show early signs of this disease, which is the leading cause of death among smokers
What is heart disease?
Repeated use of alcohol or drugs can lead to this, where more of the drug is needed to feel the same effect
What is tolerance?
The last part of the brain to fully develop
The prefrontal cortex
The physical or mental need to use a substance regularly
What is addiction?
The term for the study of how drugs move through the body
What is pharmacokinetics? (I didn't expect you to know this one, this was just me being mean :))