Alcohol
Tobacco
Drugs and the Body
Miscellaneous
The Future
100
What is BAC?
Blood Alcohol Content represents the percentage of alcohol to blood.
100
What is the colorless, odorless, highly addictive drug found in tobacco?
Nicotine
100
What happens when the body becomes used to a drug and needs larger and larger amounts to produce the same effects?
Tolerance
100
What is name of the gummy substance formed by millions of tiny particles in cigarette smoke?
Tar
100
Drug use among teens can lead to problems with the law. Give two legal problems that drug and alcohol users are more likely to experience than no users.
Probation, DUI, fights, Stealing, etc.
200
For individuals under the age of 21, the legal limit in PA is a BAC of what?
What is, anything at all
200
Is nicotine a depressant, stimulant, narcotic or hallucinogen?
Stimulant
200
What is an unwanted change in the body that is not related to the main purpose of a drug?
Side Effect
200
The continued need for the effects of a drug even though those effects harm the body, mind, and relationships is called what?
Drug Dependence
200
Over the last 10 years marijuana has been changing the amount of this psychoactive ingredient.
What is THC In the early 1990s, 3.74 percent. In 2013, it was almost 10 percent In dabs, 70-90% THC
300
What is it called when an individuals blood alcohol level (the percentage of alcohol circulating in the bloodstream) rises to a danger point in which the individual loses consciousness and goes into a coma and in the worst cases, the drinker dies?
Alcohol poisoning
300
What is the term for exhaled smoke and sidestream smoke?
Secondhand smoke
300
What are two types of drug dependence?
1. Physical dependence is when someone develops a tolerance for a drug or shows withdrawl symptoms without it 2. Psychological dependence is a strong emotional desire to continue using a drug.
300
Alcohol interferes with what?
Alcohol interferes with judgement, coordination, and other basic functions by upsetting the brains balance of chemicals called neurotransmitters.
300
The younger you start using drugs the more likely you are to become addicted because your brain is not fully developed until age...
What is 25
400
How long does it take for alcohol to enter the bloodstream?
Alcohol enters your bloodstream within 5 to 10 minutes of being consumed. It passes from your stomach into your bloodstream and then travels throughout your entire body-affecting nearly every organ system in the body.
400
What is the product also known as dip, chew, snuff, or spit and is put between the lip and gum and sucked on the inside of the mouth?
Smokeless Tobacco
400
What are the four ways in which drugs enter the body?
By mouth, by injection, by inhalation, and by absorption
400
What is the difference between presciption drugs and OTC drugs?
1. An OTC is a drug that people can buy without a physician's prescription 2. A prescription drug is medication that can only be obstained with a written order from a physician.
400
Name the program in school that can be used to help you or a friend who is struggling with drug abuse.
What is SAP/STAR?
500
Name at least 3 long term affects of alcohol on the body and mind.
1.Lead to cancer of the mouth, esophagus, pharynx and larynx, liver, stomach, ovaries, breast, prostate, and small intestine. 2. Affects parts of the brain and nervous system that control breathing, heartbeat, and related body functions which causes many deaths. 3. Associated with cardiovascular disease, and neurological damage 4. Psychiatric problems such as depression, anxiety, and antisocial personality disorder
500
Name at least 3 smoking-related conditions and diseases
1.Cancer 2. Emphysema 3. Chronic Bornchitis 4. Asthma
500
Name at least 3 factors that determine the effects a drug might have on the mind and body.
1.The way the drug enters the body 2.The dose or amount of a drug taken at one time 3.The weight, age, and health status of the person 4.The emotional state of the person 5.Whether the person is taking more than one drug at the same time.
500
Name at least 3 pieces of information found on a label of an over the counter drug/medication.
1. Name of product 2. Type of medicine 3. Amount in package 4. Uses 5. Warnings 6. Expiration Dat 7. Manufacturer's information 8. Active and Inactive ingredients
500
Name 3 signs of struggling with drug abuse.
What is drop in grades, change in friends, loss of interest, stealing, always talking about drugs, changes in eye pupils, etc.
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