Tobacco
What causes CVD, lung disease, cancer, tooth decay, and gum disease
What is smoking
What are dried leaves and stems that cause euphoria, slowed thinking and reaction time, and increased heart rate?
Marijuana and other cannabis products
two times the percentage of alcohol in a beverage, measured by volume
What is proof value?
What is the amount of alcohol in one standard drink?
0.6 ounces of alcohol
Smoke that enters the atmosphere from the burning end of a cigarette, cigar, or pipe, as well as smoke that is exhaled by smokers; also called secondhand smoke.
What is environmental tobacco smoke
What types of drugs reduce anxiety, lower inhibitions, and reduce pulse rate?
Central Nervous System Depressants
The amount of alcohol in the blood in terms of weight per unit volume
What are the blood alcohol concentration?
Disease in which liver is severely damaged by alcohol, other toxins, or infection
What is Cirrhosis?
Solvents, aerosols, nitrites, and anesthetics such as household products, sprays, glues, and pain thinner
Inhalants
The amount of alcohol in the bloodstream that defines legal intoxication
What is BAC 0.08
On average, how many years of life do smokers lose?
14 years
What age group breathes more quickly and weigh less than adults, so they inhale higher concentrations of pollutants
What are children
What category of drugs are heroin, opium, and morphine in that cause relief of anxiety and pain?
Opioids
Typically, the ody can metabolize about half a drink in _____?
What is an hour
5 drinks in a row for men or 4 drinks in a row for women within 2 hours
What is binge drinking?
Smoking nearly ______ the risk of miscarriage?
What is doubles
What type of drugs increases heart rate, blood pressure, and mental alertness?
Central Nervous System Stimulants
Intoxicating ingredient in fermented liquors; a colorless, pungent liquid
What is ethyl alcohol?
Leaves the drinker open to long-term damage, caused by a neurophysiological, chemical disruption in the brain's hippocampus
What is a blackout?