This chemical active in marijuana which causes lung cancer is known to have 50% more of an effect in a smoker than a tobacco cigarette.
What is Benzopyrene
100
This common slang term for marijuana shares the same name of a wild plant growing where it is not wanted and in competition with cultivated plants.
What is weed
100
You need to use more of the drug to experience the same effects you used to attain with smaller amounts- this known as
What is tolerance
100
These two states have legalized the general use of marijuana.
What is Washington State and Colorado
100
Alcoholism is a disease that affects over " " million people in the U.S.
What is 14
200
A daily marijuana smoker might be prone to this disease which is a type of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease that causes constant coughing.
What is bronchitis
200
The high you get from marijuana comes from a chemical called Tetrahydrocannabinol or its abbreviated name:
What is THC
200
If a person goes too long without drugs, and experience symptoms such as nausea, restlessness, insomnia, depression, sweating, shaking, and anxiety. They are facing-
What is withdrawal symptom
200
Due to large amounts of uncontrolable alcohol consumption unintentional injuries such as car crash, falls, burns, drowning are more likely to happen to
What is teenagers
200
An addicted person may spend more and more time and energy focusing on ways of getting hold of their substance, and in some cases how to use it. This is known as
What is drug obsession
300
One might experience this ratio of increased heart beats per minute because of marijuana use
What is 20-100%
300
California high school friends, known as the "Waldos" used "this" as a code word to refer to the time of the day when they would smoke outside of school. The code has gained more popularity today.
What is 4/20
300
Constant use of alcohol or other drugs that lead to the inability to take care of major responsibilities related to work, family, school and other roles is known as
What is dependence
300
Drinking too much alcohol can increase your risk of developing certain cancers, including cancers of the:
What is Mouth
Esophagus
Throat
Liver
Breast
300
When the alcohol or drug dependence becomes so severe that at least one serious attempt was made to give up, but unsuccessfully. What the person is facing is:
What is lack of self control
400
Marijuana overactivates the " " system, causing the high and other effects that users experience. These include distorted perceptions, impaired coordination, difficulty with thinking and problem solving, and disrupted learning and memory.
What is the endocannabinoid system
400
Marijuana contains this, a substance capable of causing cancer in living tissue
What is carcinogens
400
Unexplained change in personality or attitude
Sudden mood swings, irritability, or angry outbursts
Periods of unusual hyperactivity, agitation, or giddiness
Lack of motivation; are all?
What are psychological warning signs
400
It can take between three months and a year to fully recover from the effects of
What is alcohol withdrawal
500
If used for a long time marijuana can eventually decrease and weaken this type of system in our body that defends people daily against germs and microorganisms
What is the immune system
500
As a smoker of marijuana one might be prone to this mental illness which makes a person unable to tell the difference between what is real and not real; or to think clearly
What is schizophrenia
500
Many drug-dependent people use this excuse, that acts as a defense mechanism in which the existence of unpleasant internal or external realities is kept out of conscious awareness.
What is denial
500
Chronic drinkers are more liable to contract a disease like
" " which is the lung inflammation caused by bacterial or viral infection, in which the air sacs fill with pus and may become solid