Substance Abuse
These are all considered to be one ____________.
What is a standard drink?
The occurrence of more cases of disease than would normally be expected in a specific place or group of people over a given period of time.
What is an Epidemic?
This non-communicable diseases is characterized by abnormal cell growth in the body. There are several types and can grow anywhere in the body.
What is Cancer?
Cocaine is considered to be which category of drug?
What is a stimulant?
The body part through which the infectious agent will enter the new host. Be careful of the droplets after someone sneezes, you could breathe them in through the nose.
What is the portal of entry.
4 common risk factors for non-communicable (chronic) disease.
What is diet, inactivity, smoking, and alcohol?
Cancer of the mouth, gum disease, and cirrhosis of the liver are all long-term health effects of this behavior.
What is Smoking?
This happens when germs like bacteria and fungi develop the ability to defeat the drugs designed to kill them. This is considered a major public health threat.
What is antimicrobial resistance?
A mammogram is a test to determine the risk of which type of cancer?
What is breast cancer?
Any use of a mind-altering drug or the inappropriate use of medication (either prescription or over-the-counter drugs).
What is drug abuse?
This type of communicable disease is described as capsules that contain genetic material, and use your own cells to multiply.
What is a virus?
Age and family history (genetics) are examples of this type of non-communicable (chronic) disease risk factors.
What are modifiable (or non-controllable) risk factors?
One of the most highly abused prescription drugs on the market.
What are opioids?
The spread of the infectious agent from the reservoir to the host.
What is transmission?
Chest discomfort, shortness of breath, nausea, and sweating are all classic symptoms of this condition.
What is a heart attack?