Adolescence and the Life Cycle
Tobacco
Alcohol
Medicines and Drugs
Bonus
100
the time when a person begins to develop certain traits of adults of his or her own gender
What is puberty?
100
a substance that causes psychological and physiological dependence
What is an addictive drug?
100
the type of alcohol in alcoholic beverages
What is ethanol?
100
drugs that are used to treat or prevent disease or other conditions
What is medicine?
100
when medicines work together in a positive way
What is additive interaction?
200
chemical substances that are produced in glands that help regulate many of your body's functions.
What is hormones?
200
a drug that causes the increase of action in the central nervous system.
What is a stimulant?
200
the state in which the body is poisoned by alcohol or another substance and the person's physical and mental control is significantly reduced
What is intoxication?
200
substances other than food that change the structure or function of the body or mind
What are drugs?
200
an interaction of two or more medicines that results in a greater effect than when the medicines are taken alone
What is synergistic effect?
300
The period between childhood and adulthood.
What is adolescence?
300
a thickened, white, leathery-looking spots on the inside of then mouth that can develop into oral cancer.
What is leukoplakia?
300
the excessive use of alcohol
What is alcohol abuse?
300
a preparation introduced into the body to stimulate an immune response
What is a vaccine?
300
when the effect of one medicine is canceled or reduced when taken with another medicine
What is antagonistic interaction?
400
the ability to reason and think out abstract situations.
What is cognition?
400
a cancer causing substance
What is a carcinogen?
400
the process in which the body breaks down substances
What is metabolism?
400
pain relievers
What are analgesics?
400
a product that delivers small amounts of nicotine into the users system while he or she is trying to quit their tobacco habit
What is nicotine substitute?
500
reproductive cells
What are gametes?
500
a thick, sticky, dark fluid produced when tobacco burns.
What is tar?
500
the amount of alcohol in a person's blood, expressed as a percentage
What is BAC (blood alcohol concentration)?
500
reactions to a medicine other than the intended one
What are side effects?
500
the process that occurs in the body when nicotine is no longer used
What is nicotine withdrawal?
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