Alcohol
What type of drug is alcohol classified as?
Depressant
What are 3 types of cancer that tobacco use causes?
Lung, pancreas, bladder, kidney, mouth, and throat.
What is an overdose?
An overdose is taking too much of a drug.
What is the plant name that marijuana comes from?
Cannabis sativa
What is an example of a legal stimulant?
Caffeine
What are 3 factors that determine how alcohol effects a person?
The amount of alcohol consumed, the presence of food in the person's stomach, genetics, any other drugs the person has taken, and the person's gender and size.
What are 3 side effects of tobacco that can be seen immediately?
Increased heart rate, blood pressure, breathing rate, blood-sugar levels, and stimulated vomit reflex.
The drug is taken for enjoyment rather than medical use.
Anabolic steroids are the synthetic version of what hormone?
Testosterone
What is the most frequently used date-rape drug?
Rohypnol
If you are 21 and driving, what is the blood alcohol concentration that will get you arrested?
0.08
How does nicotine lead to addiction?
Nicotine stimulates the brain's reward system and changing the way the brain functions.
Why is an infection a risk in recreation drug use?
What is the chemical name of ecstasy?
Methylenedioxymethamphetamine
What are 3 effects of cocaine?
Euphoria, loss of appetite, alertness, hyperactivity, paranoia, agitation, and aggression.
What are 2 long-term effects that alcohol abuse can cause?
Permanent damage to the heart, esophagus, stomach, liver, and small intestines. Changes in the brain due to cell death.
What is the difference between bronchitis and emphysema?
Bronchitis is when mucus and particles build up deep in the lungs. Emphysema is when air cannot move in and out of the lungs because they become blocked.
What are 3 reasons why people might begin to use drugs?
Curiosity, risk-taking, escape from depression or boredom, thinking it will solve problems, peer pressure, and glamorization.
Why are inhalants common among teens?
They are easy to get, cheap, and legal.
How are stimulants and depressants different?
Stimulants make you feel energetic and alert. Depressants make you feel relaxed and drowsy.
What is alcoholism and its warning signs?
Alcoholism is a disease that causes a person to lose control of their drinking behavior. Some warning signs include drinking to deal with feelings, changing friends, being defensive about drinking, feeling depressed, drinking alone, drinking to get drunk, and experiencing memory lapse because of drinking.
How can tobacco use affect babies if the mother is a smoker?
Tobacco use can lead to miscarriage, premature birth, and low birth weight.
What are 2 pressures that teens experience during adolescence?
Expectations from parents and teachers, wanting more freedom and responsibility, intense peer pressure, and wanting to fit in.
What are 2 side effects of club drugs?
Muscle tension, teeth clenching, chills, impaired learning and memory, nausea, rapid heart beat, high blood pressure, seizures, and death.
How can opiates be used as medicine?
Morphine can be use as a pain reliever for sever pain. Codeine can be used as a mild pain reliever and to stop coughing.