Vocab
Act of consuming addictive, illegal substances
Drug Abuse
Food mixed with a drug or drug's active ingredients
Edible
What does Nicotine do to the respiratory System?
Causes inflammation and long-term damage.
What are the health effects of smokeless tobacco?
Stained teeth, gum recession, tooth decay, leukopakia, and oral cancer
highly addictive stimulant that comes from the leaves of a coca plant
Cocaine
What does Nicotine do to the nervous system?
Causes the release of dopamine, which leads to a pleasurable feelings.
What are the 2 Social Consequences of Tobacco use?
Strained relationship due to nicotine addiction and exclusion from social settings and events
prescription medications that relieve severe or long-lasting pain
Opioids
Medications that people abuse in hopes of improving strength, speed, and stamina
What does Nicotine do to the digestive system?
Increase the risk of: heart burn, ulcers, crohn's disease, and pancreatitis and colon polyps.
What are the legal consequences of tobacco use?
Penalties for buying, possessing, or selling tobacco products under 21 years of age and disciplinary actions at school
synthetic club drug that increases the activity of dopamine, norepinephrine, and serotonin in the brain; also called ecstasy or Molly
MDMA
prescription opioid 50 to 100 times more powerful than morphine; prescribed for pain other opioids cannot control
Fentanyl
What does Nicotine do to reproductive system?
it reduces fertility and can lead to pregnancy complications
What are 2 mental consequences of Tobacco use?
Development of substance use disorder, more risk of addiction to other drugs, difficulty concentrating and learning, increased likelihood of other risky behaviors