Alcohol
Tobacco
Marijuana
Drugs & the Body
Do you know
100
What is the legal drinking age in Colorado?
21 years old
100
What is the colorless, odorless, highly addictive drug found in tobacco?
Nicotine
100
What is the main ingredient that makes it addictive?
THC
100
What is an unwanted change in the body that is not related to the main purpose of a drug?
Side Effects
100
What is name of the gummy substance formed by millions of tiny particles in cigarette smoke?
Tar
200
What is BINGE Drinking? Define it in terms of drinks/hour Example: ______drinks/hour for girls ______ drinks /hour for boys
Binge drinking is the practice of consuming large quantities of alcohol in a single session 5 drinks/hour for boys 4 drinks/hour for girls
200
Is nicotine a depressant, stimulant, narcotic or hallucinogen?
Stimulant- speeds up the central nervous system
200
In Colorado it is still illegal to use/buy marijuana until what age?
21 years old
200
What are the four ways in which drugs enter the body?
By mouth- swallow injection- needle inhalation- smoke absorption- through skin
200
The continued need for the effects of a drug even though those effects harm the body, mind, and relationships is called what?
Drug Dependence- Addiction- can be physical and psychological
300
What is it called when an individuals blood alcohol level (the percentage of alcohol circulating in the bloodstream) rises to a danger point in which the individual loses consciousness and goes into a coma and in the worst cases, the drinker dies?
Alcohol Poisoning
300
What is the term for exhaled smoke, a mixture of two forms of smoke from burning tobacco products?
2nd hand smoke
300
Marijuana is known as the _______ drug because it can lead to more dangerous drugs.
Gateway
300
What happens when the body becomes used to a drug and needs larger and larger amounts to produce the same effects?
Tolerance
300
It is against the law in all 50 states to sell cigarettes to anyone under the age of what?
18 years old
400
How long does it take for alcohol to enter the bloodstream?
Alcohol enters your bloodstream within 5 to 10 minutes of being consumed. It passes from your stomach into your bloodstream and then travels throughout your entire body-affecting nearly every organ system in the body.
400
What is the product also known as dip, chew, snuff, or spit and is put between the lip and gum and sucked on the inside of the mouth?
Smokeless Tobacco
400
In what ways can you use marijuana?
Medically, Recreationally Smoke- pipe, bong, joint Eat it- edibles Drink- liquids
400
Name at least 3 factors that determine the effects a drug might have on the mind and body.
1.The way the drug enters the body 2.The dose or amount of a drug taken at one time 3.The weight, age, and health status of the person 4.The emotional state of the person 5.Whether the person is taking more than one drug at the same time.
400
What does alcohol do to someone?- side effects
Alcohol interferes with judgement, coordination, and other basic functions by upsetting the brains balance of chemicals called neurotransmitters.
500
Name at least 3 long term affects of alcohol on the body and mind.
1.Lead to cancer of the mouth, esophagus, pharynx and larynx, liver, stomach, ovaries, breast, prostate, and small intestine. 2. Affects parts of the brain and nervous system that control breathing, heartbeat, and related body functions which causes many deaths. 3. Associated with cardiovascular disease, and neurological damage 4. Psychiatric problems such as depression, anxiety, and antisocial personality disorder
500
Name at least 3 smoking-related conditions and diseases
1.Cancer 2. Emphysema 3. Chronic Bornchitis 4. Asthma
500
For what conditions would someone use marijuana medically? (name 3)
Headaches Cancer Chemotherapy Glaucoma (eyes) Poor Appetite Seizures Nerve Pain
500
Explain how alcohol gets into the brain
Swallowed-esophogus-into the stomach-absorbed through the walls of the stomach into the bloodstream- carried to the brain- enters the brain and affects the frontal lobe directly.
500
What happens to someone once they stop using the drug?
Withdrawl Symptoms
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