Define/Example
Explain the difference between an e-cigarette and a vape?
E-cigarette is the thing that is being smoked and vaping is that action
Describe Nicotine
Dangerous, colorless, oily compound.
What is drug addiction?
Addiction is a chronic condition in which a person compulsively seeks and uses a drug despite harmful consequences, and is continued even when causing problems.
Name the highly addictive stimulant found in smoking products.
Nicotine
What does COPD stand for?
Chronic Obstructive pulmonary disease
What an e-cigarette is and how an e-cigarette works.
Electronic cigarette are battery operated device designed to deliver nicotine with flavorings
What is TAR?
TAR is a liquid that has numerous cancer causing problems
What is drug withdrawal?
Drug withdrawal is when a person is experiencing symptoms when a person suddenly stops or reduces a drug after using it regularly. Symptoms include shaking, anxiety, sweating, etc.
Name the different ways drugs can be administered.
Oral administration, injection, inhalation, nasal administration, etc
Forms of Tobacco
Cigars, E-Cigarettes, Clove Cigarettes, Hookah, Smokeless Tobacco
Define and give an example of drug use.
Taking a drug the way it was intended to be used. Taking 2 pills of advil every 4-6 hours as prescribed on the bottle
Name the chemical used for flavorings and how it affects your lungs.
Diacetyl and causes popcorn lung
How does nicotine affect your heart and blood vessels?
Increases heart rate and blood pressure and constricts blood vessels
What type of drug increases the person’s energy?
Stimulants
How does Narcan work?
Its a live saving medication that rapidly reverses an opioid overdose
Define and give an example of drug misuse.
Taking a drug for a purpose other than what it was medically intended for. Taking victim for a headache when it was prescribed for surgical pain
Examples of Narcotics
Morphine, Codeine, Heroin
What is drug dependence?
Dependence means the body and mind has adapted to the drug and relies on it to function normally, if the drug is stopped then withdrawal symptoms will occur.
What is fentanyl?
Is a synthetic opioid that is used medically for pain management
Describe the two laws the contributed to the decrease in smoking cigarettes
Pro children act of 1994 and Indoor clean air act
Define and give an example of drug abuse.
The habitual taking of addictive or illegal drugs for no medical purpose. Using non-prescribed xanax just to get high
Examples of Stimulants
Amphetamines, Methamphetamines, Cocaine
What is drug tolerance?
Tolerance is when the body becomes used to the drug over time, so larger doses are then needed to produce the same effect.
What type of drugs are used to relieve pain?
Non-opioid analgesics
-Acetaminophen
-Ibuprofen
-Aspirin
Opioid analgesics
-Morphine
-Oxycodone
-Codeine
What is the percentage of high school students that smoke pipe tobacco?
0.7%