Types of Drugs
A drug that is used to treat, prevent, or diagnose illness
Medicine
A substance that causes physical or mental changes in the body
A depressant drug created by a chemical reaction in some foods, especially fruits and grains (found in certain beverages)
Alcohol
This is a natural plant whose leaves can either be smoked or used in a smokeless form
Tobacco
This one word response is the most strategy used to resist peer pressure
NO
This type of drug is you can get without a doctor prescribed to you
Over the Counter Drug
When a body becomes used to the effects of a drug
Tolerance
A disease in which a person is addicted to alcohol
Alcoholism
Inhaling and exhaling the vapor produced by an electronic cigarette or similar device (may or may not contain nicotine)
Vaping
What are ways to say no when you feel pressured to do something you don't want to do
Refusal Skills
These drugs are given by a doctor to help treat illnesses but can be dangerous if misused
Prescription Drugs
A painful reaction to not having a drug that someone was very dependent on
Withdrawal
The state of being physically and mentally impaired by the use of alcohol (drunk)
Intoxicated
When people are addicted to vaping/smoking, they are really addicted to this chemical
Nicotine
This strategy involves using friends or other peers to resist the peer pressure
Buddy System
Taking or using medicine in a way that is not intended or by mistake
Drug Misuse
When a person requires more and more of a drug in order to function normally
Dependence
What is the measure of the amount of alcohol in a person’s blood? (Hint: 3 letters)
BAC
This body part is most affected by smoking and vaping
Lungs
If something is dangerous, illegal, or something that makes you uncomfortable what should you do?
Walk Away
Using drugs in a way that can harm your body or brain
Drug abuse
When someone feels they need a drug and has trouble stopping
Addiction
What does BAC stand for? Blood Alcohol C___________
Blood Alcohol Concentration
Breathing in smoke or vapor from someone else’s cigarette or vape is called
Secondhand Smoke
When friends or others try to get you to do something
Peer Pressure