Drugs Vocab
Alcohol Vocab
Tobacco Vocab
The Ugly Truth
Statistics/Numbers
100
a condition in which a person can no longer control his or her drug use
What is addiction
100
The person who volunteers to safely get others home in case they are drinking alcohol.
What is a designated driver
100
This is the addictive drug that is found in all tobacco products.
What is Nicotine
100
The brown substance that can be seen on the end of cigarette filter (this also enters your body and contains cancer-causing chemicals). *see picture
What is tar
100
on average a person will spend at least this much money on tobacco products per year if they are a user.
What is $1,500.00
200
a written order from a doctor for a specific medicine
What is a prescription
200
The amount of alcohol in a person's blood, which, if over .08 would be considered high enough for a DUI.
What is blood alcohol concentration (BAC)
200
a combination of exhaled mainstream smoke and sidestream smoke.
What is secondhand smoke (or environmental tobacco smoke)
200
the person in the video is suffering from this condition that makes it hard to get air into and out of the lungs, because the alveoli have lost their elasticity
What is emphysema
200
This is the percentage of girls who got pregnant between the ages of 14-20 who were drinking alcohol when this happened.
What is 33% (1 in 3)
300
any medicine that can be bought without a prescription
What is over-the-counter (OTC) medicine
300
Physical and mental changes produced by drinking alcohol
What is intoxication
300
There are at least 40 of these cancer causing chemicals in tobacco products.
What is carcinogens
300
the condition seen in picture 3
What is oral cancer
300
This is how many days it will take to finish the prescription. (see picture)
What is 30
400
a medicine made by a company other than the company who first developed it, but has the identical ingredients
What is a generic medicine
400
a disease in which healthy liver tissue has been replaced by scar tissue (See picture)
What is cirrhosis
400
this dangerous chemical is found in cigarettes and is a gas that blocks oxygen from getting into the bloodstream
What is carbon monoxide
400
this is the brain of a 6 week old baby suffering from this condition related to a mother's drinking while pregnant
What is fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS)
400
This is the % of domestic violence cases that involve alcohol.
What is 31%
500
change of friends, absences from school, dramatic change in appearance and/or eating habits, lying/secretive, unexplained need for money
What are warning signs of addiction
500
a condition in which a family member or friend sacrifices his or her own needs to meet the needs of an addict.
What is codependency
500
a form of medicine that delivers small amounts of nicotine to the body to help a person quit using tobacco (examples: gum, patch, e-cigarette)
What is nicotine replacement therapy (NRT)
500
Explanation of what you see in the picture
What is the comparison of healthy lungs vs. lungs of a smoker.
500
this is the % of female college students who reported being sexually assaulted or raped during college and had been intoxicated.
What is 72%
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