A colorless, odorless, highly addictive drug in tobacco. It is a poison and used in many insecticides.
What is Nicotine.
100
This drug is illegal in all parts of the world. There are several states in the United States that allow it for medical reasons with a prescription, such as pain relief from cancers, HIV/AIDS patients, and glacoma.
What is marijuana.
100
A type of drug that slows down the central nervous system.
What is a depressant.
100
Alcohol is this type of drug.
What is a depressant.
100
Examples include PCP, LSD, peyote and Mushrooms.
What are hallucinogens.
200
Tobacco is the number one cause of this disease.
What is lung cancer.
200
A chemical substance that causes a change in the mind and or body.
What is a drug.
200
Drinking 4 or more drinks in a row for women and 5 or more drinks for a man.
What is Binge Drinking.
200
Name 3 reasons why a person begins using a drug in the first place.
What is experimentation, curiousity, peer pressure, parents use, boredom, to escape reality.
300
Name 3 disease caused by tobacco.
What is lung cancer, heart disease, emphysema, stroke.
300
Using this drug can cause Sudden Sniffing Death.
What are inhalants.
300
A type of drug that causes people to hear and see things that are not there.
What is a hallucinogen.
300
Name 2 factors that increase the effects of alcohol on the body.
What is gender, weight, speed, tolerance, food.
300
Number one killer of teen.
What is alcohol related car crashes.
400
The number of deaths in the United States each year due to tobacco use.
What is 440,000 (+/-).
400
If used as intended this drug can be beneficial. However, this drug is currently a problem of wide spread abuse.
What is prescription drugs.
400
Name 3 negative consequences of alcohol use.
What is murder, domestic violence, rapes, suicide, homicides, poor academic performance, emotional problems, relationship problems.
400
Name 3 factors that increase the risk of developing an addiction.
What is genetics, inability to cope of stress, environment, untreated mental illness, age of first use.
500
A precancerous lesion caused by smokeless tobacco.
What is leukoplakia.
500
A synthetic drug that replicated testosterone.
What is Anabolic steriods.
500
The definition of synergism.
What are two drugs combine to produce effects much greater than if each was used alone.
500
Alcoholics have to worry about going through withdrawal because of this possible outcome.
What is seizures and death.
500
The term used when someone uses an illegal drug or intentionally misuses a prescription or OTC drug.