alcohol
how old do you have to be to drink alcohol?
21
does lack of supervision open doors for drug use?
yes.
can drugs and alcohol eventually kill you?
yes.
why is alcohol illegal for people under 21?
It affects the development of the brain.
opiods can also be called ____.
Narcotics
what can happen to a baby when a pregnant mother drinks?
FAS or Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
is alcohol a stimulant or a depressant?
Depressant
_/10 pills laced with fentanyl have a lethal dose.
4
over __ million people in the U.S. have a substance use disorder.(SUD)
20
does alcohol more negatively affect men or women more?
Women
what percent of overdoses come from mixed drugs?
50%
what is the main cause of drug abuse?
family history of addiction
what part of the body absorbs alcohol fastest?
Muscles
more than __ million laced drugs have been found.
20
Drug use alters levels of certain chemicals, also known as _____ in the brain.
neurotransmitters.