Marijuana
Name three short term effects of marijuana use
short term memory loss, impaired vision, impaired coordination, and dry mouth
What is BAC?
Blood Alcohol Content represents the percentage of alcohol to blood
What is the desire to experience the effects of a previously experienced psychoactive substance called?
A craving
What is the colorless, odorless, highly addictive drug found in tobacco?
Nicotine
What is name of the gummy substance formed by millions of tiny particles in cigarette smoke?
Tar
Name three drugs more widely used by people in the U.S. than marijuana
alcohol, caffeine, nicotine
The legal limit in MN is a BAC of what?
0.08%
What are the dried and crushed leaves making up the main ingredient of a cigarette called?
Tobacco
Is nicotine a depressant, stimulant, narcotic, or hallucinogen?
Stimulant
The continued need for the effects of a drug even though those effects harm the body, mind, and relationships is called what?
Drug Dependence
How long does marijuana remain in the body?
Several days to several weeks
What is it called when an individuals blood alcohol level (the percentage of alcohol circulating in the bloodstream) rises to a danger point in which the individual loses consciousness and goes into a coma and in the worst cases, the drinker dies?
Alcohol poisoning
What is the ability to absorb a drug continuously or in large doses without adverse effects?
Tolerance
What is the term for exhaled smoke and sidestream smoke otherwise known as environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) or passive smoke; a mixture of two forms of smoke from burning tobacco products?
Secondhand Smoke
Alcohol interferes with what?
Alcohol interferes with judgement, coordination, and other basic functions by upsetting the brains balance of chemicals called neurotransmitters
What is the psychoactive chemical in marijuana?
Tetrahydrocannabinol or THC
How long does it take for alcohol to enter the bloodstream?
Alcohol enters your bloodstream within 5 to 10 minutes of being consumed
What is a sensory perception in the absence of an actual external stimulus called?
A hallucination
What is the product also known as dip, chew, snuff, or spit and is put between the lip and gum and sucked on the inside of the mouth?
Smokeless Tobacco
What is the difference between presciption drugs and OTC drugs?
An OTC is a drug that people can buy without a physician's prescription, a prescription drug is medication that can only be obstained with a written order from a physician
Is marijuana a hallucinogen?
No, it is a depressant
Name at least 3 long term affects of alcohol on the body and mind
It leads to cancer of the mouth, changes in the part of the brain that controls heart rate and breathing, cardiovascular disease, and depression
What is a drug that lowers the rate of physiological activities called?
A depressant
Name at least 3 smoking-related conditions and diseases
Cancer,Emphysema,Chronic Bornchitis,Asthma
Name at least 5 pieces of information found on a label of an over the counter drug/medication
Name of product, type of medicine, amount in package, uses, warnings, expiration date, manufacturer's information, active and inactive ingredients