Drugs
A chemical substance that affects your body
Drug
What do you need to read before taking any medicine?
Directions/label
After someone swallows alcohol, where does it go in the body?
Blood
Smoking can lead to which kinds of cancer?
Mouth, throat, lung
Define secondhand smoke.
The smoke that a smoker exhales into the surrounding air
The drug that comes in different forms, including wine, beer, and hard liquor
Alcohol
True or false: You should never use someone else's medicine.
True
Alcohol is a depressant. Does a depressant slow down or speed up your nervous system?
Slows down
What is the name of the addictive drug found in tobacco?
Nicotine
What is a harmful effect a non-smoker can suffer from after breathing in second-hand smoke?
Itchy eyes, headaches, coughing, sore throat
The drug found in cigarettes, cigars, and chewing tobacco
Tobacco
True or False: If your friend is not feeling well, you should share your medicine with him or her.
False
Give an example of a short-term effect of alcohol use.
Weakened judgment, slowed reaction time, slurred speech, poor vision/hearing, loss of balance, vomiting
Nicotine is a stimulant. Does a stimulant cause the nervous system to slow down or speed up?
Speed up
Define withdrawal.
A physical reaction to the lack of an addictive substance in the body, something that a person experiences when he or she stops taking the drug they are addicted to.
Medicines that can be bought without a doctor's prescription
Over the counter medicines
Define the term side effect.
A reaction to medicine that is different from the reaction the medicine is supposed to cause
Give an example of a long-term effect of alcohol use.
Cancer of the liver, damages a person's ability to learn and remember, heart disease, stomach irritation, emotional and social problems
True or false: Nicotine causes the blood vessels to narrow.
True: When your blood vessels narrow, a smaller amount of blood flows to your heart and this can lead to a heart attack.
What does it mean to abstain from alcohol?
Stay away from alcohol, do not drink it
Medicines can be grouped by how they affect the body. How many groups of medicines did we learn about?
Four groups of medicines: medicines that prevent diseases, medicines that fight pathogens, medicines that relieve pain, and medicines that help the circulatory system
What is an example of a side effect?
Upset stomach, nausea, headache
The disease that causes people to become addicted to alcohol
Alcoholism
Smoking can lead to emphysema. Is emphysema a disease of the cardiovascular system or respiratory system?
Respiratory system- Emphysema causes a person to have difficulty breathing.
What is the name of the tool that police officers use to test a person's blood alcohol level?
Breath analyzer