Alcohol
What type of drug is in alcohol?
Ethanol
What is the addictive substance found in tobacco?
Nicotine
A physiological or psychological dependence on a substance
Addiction
This is a term for a chemical that causes cancer
Carcinogen
What drug category does alcohol fall under?
Depressant
What drug category does nicotine fall under?
Stimulant
This is the MOST addictive chemical
Nicotine
A condition in which a fetus has been adversely affected mentally and physically by its mother’s heavy alcohol use during pregnancy
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
What is the legal limit of BAC for driving?
.08
Name the two types of second hand smoke?
Mainstream and Sidestream
Identify the term to describe the consumption of five or more drinks in one sitting
Binge Drinking
A condition that involves the destruction of the air sacs in the lungs
Emphysema
What process of the liver gets rid of alcohol in the body?
Oxidation
How does breathing in carbon monoxide impacts breathing?
The carbon monoxide displaces oxygen on red blood cells
Identify the term used to describe the symptoms (such as headaches and irritability) that occur after a person stops using a drug
Withdrawal
A condition in which liver tissue is destroyed and replaced with useless scar tissue
Cirrhosis of the liver
What are Delirium Tremens?
Intense side effects of alcohol withdrawal
How does smoking damage the alveoli in your lungs?
The alveoli lose their elastic features (cannot expand to allow oxygen to pass into the bloodstream)
List all 5 stages of addiction
First use
Continued Use
Tolerance
Dependance
Addiction
Which leads to more infantile deaths: Drinking while pregnant or smoking while pregnant?
Smoking