DRUGS & ALCOHOL A
The body's adaptation to a drug that causes it to be less effective when used repeatedly.
What is tolerance?
Alcohol damages this muscle causing it to not pump blood correctly throughout the body.
What is the heart?
1st stage of Addiction
Experimental use
Stage 2 of addiction is called _________.
What is regular use?
The third stage of addiction is called ______?
What is harmful dependency?
When a person is physically, mentally, and emotionally attached to a drug that he or she cannot live without.
What is Dependency?
Drugs that can cause diseases with needles.
heroine, meth, cocaine
The legal age to consume alcohol.
What is 21 years old.
Medicines that you buy at CVS, Shop Rite, or Walmart without a prescription are _____________.
What are over the counter (OTC) drugs?
Reason for people sharing needles.
What is Because there are laws controlling the purchase of needles?
The physical dependence on a drug.
What is Addiction?
An alcoholic beverage made by fermenting grapes.
What is wine?
The amount of alcohol in a person's blood.
What is blood alcohol concentration (BAC)?
Using drugs can lead to _________ and __________. (Please provide two)
What is violence, illegal behaviors, harmful relationships, and accidents.
What is the fourth stage of addiction?
What is dependency?
What are some causes of death with drug use? (Please Name two)
What is suicide, homicide, hepatitis, injury, HIV?
An alcoholic beverage made by distillation.
What is liquor?
Drugs most commonly used through
injection are: (NAME TWO)
What is Cocaine Heroine Methamphetamines Steroids?
Taking a fatal amount of a drug is known as an ___________.
What is an overdose?
a class of drugs that include the illegal drug heroin, such as fentanyl, and pain relievers available legally by prescription, such as oxycodone (OxyContin®).
What is an opiod
sometimes it is necessary to use needles to inject drugs. (pleas provide example)
What is diabetics taking insulin or health care workers giving vaccines.
Drugs can be injected into the body in many ways. (Name one)
what is Injected just
beneath the skin
Into the muscle
Directly into a vein?
The name for the disease in which a person has a dependence on alcohol.
What is alcoholism?
Consuming large amounts of alcohol in a short amount of time which can quickly raise your BAC to dangerous levels.
Binge Drinking
Disspose of needles in this
what is In containers labeled “Biohazardous waste material ?