Gateway Drugs
Tobacco
Alcohol
Marijuana
Inhalants
100
IN YOUR OPINION... What is the WORST Gateway Drug? Explain your answer.
An explanation is needed for 1 of the 4 Gateway Drugs.
100
Describe emphysema.
Air is caught in a bubble outside the lungs, instead of going into them.
100
Is alcohol a - 1. STIMULANT 2. DEPRESSANT 3. NARCOTIC
DEPRESSANT
100
What does Marijuana do to the INTERNAL ORGANS of the body? 1. SLOW IT DOWN 2. SPEED IT UP
SPEED IT UP
100
Name 2 common inhalants.
Whip cream, acetone, gasoline, paint, etc.
200
Sudden Sniffing Death Syndrome (SSDS) is associated with what behavior?
Inhalants (sniffing chemicals)
200
Fill in the blank. Cigarette smoke fills the ______ with poison, which can lead to emphysema.
LUNGS
200
At what age may an individual legally possess/purchase alcohol?
21 years old
200
Fill in the blank. A marijuana cigarette is called a _________.
Joint
200
Fill in the blank. Inhalants can make a person's ______ stop beating.
HEART
300
Name the 4 Gateway Drugs used by teens.
Tobacco, Alcohol, Marijuana, and Inhalants.
300
What is the LEGAL age to possess or purchase tobacco?
18 years old
300
Fill in the blank. Cirrhosis is a disease that affects the _______.
LIVER
300
What is the addictive ingredient in Marijuana?
THC
300
Fill in the blank. Inhalants are not technically a drug. They are ________ being put into the body.
Poisons
400
List the 2 Gateway Drugs (of the 4 total) that can lead to overdose and death.
Alcohol and Inhalants
400
What is the addictive drug in Tobacco?
Nicotine
400
What is the BAC at which a person in Maryland is considered to be legally drunk?
0.08%
400
Fill in the blank. A marijuana cigar is called a _________.
Blunt
400
Explain how inhalants affect the brain and/or the brain cells.
Cells dissolve... Space is filled with water... Brain is unable to regain the lost cells.
500
Define: Gateway Drug
A drug that opens the door to addiction, and to harder, scarier drugs.
500
List 2 ingredients (other than nicotine) that are found in cigarettes.
Tar, Acetone, Carbon Monoxide, Methane Gas, etc.
500
What is the disease called of a baby born to a mother that continues to drink during pregnancy? HINT - F_____ A______ S_______
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
500
Fill in the blank. Delta-9-Tetrahydrocannibinal is commonly called ____.
THC
500
Explain how inhalants harm the kidneys and liver.
Backs up these organs... too many poisons in the body... body becomes too toxic and death may occur.
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