E-Cigarettes/Vaping
According to a recent study about e-cigarettes 55% more likely to suffer from ___________ and ________.
depression or anxiety.
Alcohol belongs to a group of drugs known as
Depressants
What is the term for when a person no longer responds to a drug in the way they did at first, so it takes a higher dose of the drug to achieve the same effects?
Tolerance
What are the 6 categories of addictive drugs?
1. Stimulant
2. Depressant
3. Cannabis
4. Inhalant
5. Hallucinogens
6. OPIOIDS/Narcotics
The most commonly used and abused drug among youth in the U.S.A. is
Alcohol
At one point there were over __________ flavors of e-cigarettes.
15,000 thousand
Alcohol lowers your __________________________ which is the ability of the body to respond quickly and appropriately to situations.
reaction time
Name the 5 ways how drugs are taken?
What are
Swallowed
Snorted
Smoked
Injected
Absorption (patch or suppositories)
Glue, gasoline, butyl nitrite, etc.
Inhalant
Cannabis primarily contains which psychoactive chemical?
THC
What is the most addictive drug in vapes?
Nicotine
The __________________________ breaks down alcohol once it enters the bloodstream.
liver
Removal of a drug from the body that may cause unpleasant effects.
Withdrawal
Fetanyl
Opioid/Narcotic
List 4 Behavioral warning signs of addiction?
- Loss of interest at school/Unfocused
- Change of physical appearance
- Change of friends (out of good group) (into a bad group)
- Unexplained mood swings-antisocial,rebellious, lack of emotion
- Dramatic change in eating habits
- Fidgeting/unnecessary body movements
- Excessive lying
- Unexplained need for money
- Loss of interest in activities you once enjoyed
E-cigarettes are devices that
Deliver nicotine and other chemicals by heating a liquid
__________________________ is a progressive, chronic disease involving a mental and physical need for alcohol.
Alcoholism
Chemical component that gives a medicine its action
Active ingredient
Ritalin
Stimulant
Opioids are often prescribed by doctors to:
Treat Pain
Youth who use nicotine can harm the parts of the brain that (list 3 of 4)
control attention, learning, mood, and impulse control.
__________ refers to the amount of alcohol in one's bloodstream at a given time.
Blood Alcohol Concentration
What are the 4 stages of drug addiction
1) Drug use
2) Tolerance
3) Dependence
4) Addiction
LSD
Hallucinogen
This is destruction and scarring of the liver tissue.
Cirrhosis