effects on the body
key terms
what is it?
what does it contain?
types of inhalants and damaging effects
100
may lead to cancers of the mouth and upper jaw
What is the effect of the mouth caused by marijuana?
100
a drug that is a mixture of plant's crushed leaves and flowers
What is marijuana?
100
mind-altering ingredient in marijuana that gives user's a "high" feeling
What is THC?
100
tetrahydrocannabinol (THC)
What is the mind-altering ingredient in marijuana that gives users a "high" feeling?
100
hearing and vision loss, damage to spinal cord or brain damage, liver and kidney damage
What are the effects of toluene: spray paint, gasoline, paint remover, glue, dewaxer, and fingernail polish?
200
may lead to lung cancer and lung disease
What is the effect of the lungs caused by marijuana?
200
split ot hollowed-out cigar filled with marijuana, sometimes combined with other drugs
What is a blunt?
200
most common killer of inhalant abusers, it slows down the central nervous system and makes the heartbeat dangerously slow and irregular
What is the sudden sniffing death syndrome?
200
marijuana
What is the drug that often contains mold spores, salmonella, aspergillus, bacteria and other foreign organisms?
200
hearing and vision loss, liver and kidney damage
What are the effects of trichloroethylene: cleaning fluid and correction fluid?
300
can interfere with normal muscular reflexes
What is the effect of the muscles caused by marijuana?
300
rolled-up marijuana cigarette
What is a joint?
300
thick, concentrated oil with higher levels of THC than hashish
What is hashish oil?
300
marijuana
What is the drug that contains over 400 chemicals?
300
limb spasms, blackouts
What are the effects of hexane: glue and gasoline?
400
irritates the air passages and throat
What is the effect on the respiratory system caused by marijuana?
400
common products whose gases or fumes can be inhaled for a quick high
What is an inhalant?
400
mold spores, salmonella, aspergillus, bacteria and other foreign organisms
What are some other ingredients that is often in marijuana?
400
inhalants
What contains common household chemicals that abusers sniff to get high?
400
limb spasms, blackouts
What are the effects of nitrous oxide: whipped cream dispensers and gas cylinders?
500
feel lightheaded and interferes with short-term memory
What is the effect of the mind caused by marijuana?
500
burned-down end of a marijuana cigarette
What is a roach?
500
located in the brain regions that control memory, thought, concentration, time, depth perception and coordinated movement
What are cannabinoid receptors?
500
one marijuana joint
What contains more tar into the lungs than a tobacco cigarette?
500
bone marrow damage, heightened risk of leukemia
What are the effects of benzene: gasoline?
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