Tobacco
Warning sign of Lung Cancer
Nagging Cough
Psychoactive drug in marijuana
THC
Continued need for a drug even if the effects harm the body, mind and relationships?
Drug dependence
What is BAC
Blood Alcohol content
What drug category is alcohol?
Depressant
Black stuff that sticks to the inside of the lungs from smoking
Tar
Why is marijuana considered a gateway drug?
leads to stronger drugs
When you need more and more of a drug to get the same effect?
Tolerance
What percentage of alcohol is in a bottle of 100 proof vodka?
50%
What drug category is nicotine?
Stimulant
Addictive drug found in tobacco
Nicotine
How many chemicals occur naturally in marijuana?
400
unattended or unwanted effect of a drug
side effect
Alcohol is broken down by what organ?
Liver
What drug category is marijuana?
Mostly depressant but can also be hallucinogenic
Environmental smoke breathed in by others
Secondhand Smoke
What kind of dependency is most common with marijuana?
Psychological
Two types of drug dependence
Physical
Psychological
Alcohol is absorbed through what organ
Intestine mostly
but stomach also
What type of dependence causes withdrawal symptoms?
Physical
Medical condition that destroys tiny air sacs in the lungs caused by smoking
Emphysema
2 medical benefits of marijuana
increases appetite
decreases pain
3 ways drug can enter the body
mouth
injection
inhalation
absorption
2 long term effects of alcohol
cirrhosis of the liver
addiction
oral cancers
What drug category is PCP?
Depending on route of administration it can be a stimulant, a depressant, or a hallucinogen