Tobacco and Nicotine
Name the Highly addictive stimulant found in smoking products
What is nicotine
What is a E-Cigarette
What is a battery-powered device that heats liquid into an aerosol for inhaling?
Define drug use
What is taking a drug correctly for a medical or intended purpose?
What kind of drug increases a persons energy
What are stimulants?
What is fentanyl
What is a very powerful synthetic opioid used for pain relief but dangerous if misused?
How does nicotine affect your heart rate
Increases heart rate and blood pressure
How do E-Cigarettes work
What is it uses a battery to heat liquid (often containing nicotine and flavorings) into a vapor/aerosol that is inhaled?
Give a example of drug use
What is taking prescribed antibiotics exactly as directed by a doctor?
What type of drug is used to relieve pain
What are analgesics or painkillers (including opioids)?
Why is fentanyl considered dangerous
What is it is extremely powerful and can easily cause overdose or stop breathing, even in tiny amounts?
What are 2 long term effects of smoking tabacco products
What are lung cancer, heart disease, stroke, chronic bronchitis, emphysema, or reduced lung function?
What is the difference between a E-Cigarette and a Vape
What is an e-cigarette is a specific type of vape designed to resemble cigarettes, while “vape” is a broader term for devices that vaporize liquid?
Define drug misuse
What is using a drug incorrectly, such as taking too much medicine or using someone else’s prescription?
Name 2 ways drugs can be administered
What are swallowing, smoking, inhaling, injecting, snorting, or absorbing through the skin? (any two)
What is Narcan used for
What is a medicine used to reverse opioid overdoses?
Explain how nicotine affects the heart and blood vessels over time
What is nicotine makes the heart work harder by increasing heart rate and blood pressure and narrows blood vessels, increasing the risk of heart disease and stroke?
What chemical is commonly used for flavoring in vapes
What is diacetyl?
Define drug abuse
What is repeatedly using drugs in a harmful way, often to get high or despite negative effects?
Describe the difference between tolerance and dependence
What is tolerance means needing more of a drug to get the same effect, while dependence means the body relies on the drug and withdrawal happens if it stops?
How does Narcan work in the body
What is it blocks opioids from attaching to receptors in the brain, helping restore breathing?
Describe the 2 largest laws regarding stopping nicotine usage
What is the Public Health Cigarette Smoking Act (1970) which banned cigarette advertisements on television and radio and The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (2009) which forced more warning labels onto products, restricted tobacco sponsorships, and banned fruit and candy flavored cigarettes.
Explain how flavoring chemicals in vapes can damage lungs
What is chemicals used in flavoring can inflame and scar airways, potentially causing lung damage sometimes called “popcorn lung”?
Explain the difference between drug misuse and abuse with a example.
What is misuse means using a drug incorrectly (like taking extra pain medicine), while abuse is harmful or repeated use for nonmedical reasons (such as taking drugs to get high)?
Explain the difference between withdrawal, tolerance, addiction, and dependence.
What is:
How often can Narcan be administered during a drug overdose
What is 2 to 3 minutes?