Alchohol
What are three types of alcohol?
Beer, Liquor and Wine.
What highly addictive chemical found in tobacco is responsible for its addictive nature?
Nicotine.
What happens when the body becomes used to a drug and needs larger and larger amounts to produce the same effects?
Tolerance.
What is 1 serving of beer?
12 oz.
Which major organ system is most significantly affected by long-term tobacco use?
Respiratory System.
Name at least 3 factors that determine the effects a drug might have on the mind and body.
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.
What does DUI mean?
Driving Under the Influence.
What term describes the involuntary inhalation of smoke from another person's cigarette?
Passive smoking.
What are the four ways in which drugs enter the body?
By mouth, by injection, by inhalation, and by absorption.
What does alcohol do to the brain?
Depresses it.
Why is smoking cigars not safer than smoking cigarettes?
Cigar smoke contains more tar than does cigarette smoke. And smoking cigars might put you in contact with higher levels of other toxic substances, such as carbon monoxide, than smoking cigarettes does.
What are two types of drug dependence?
1. Physical dependence is when someone develops a tolerance for a drug or shows withdrawl symptoms without it 2. Psychological dependence is a strong emotional desire to continue using a drug.
What is drinking 4-5 alcoholic beverages on one occasion in about 2 hours called?
Binge Drinking
When was tobacco discovered?
12,300 years ago.
What is an unwanted change in the body that is not related to the main purpose of a drug?
Side effects.