Alcohol
Tobacco/Vaping
Drug and the Body
Marijuana
Did You Know
100

What is BAC and what is the legal limit in NY?

Blood Alcohol Content represents the percentage of alcohol to blood. .08 is the legal limit in NY.

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

True or False: Nationally teens smoke marijuana more than cigarettes.

True.

6% compared to 4.8% (2016)

100

What is the primary substance responsible for drug overdose deaths in Nassau County in 2016?

Fentanyl (primarily found in heroin and now among other substances)

200

What is the legal drinking age in NY?

21 years old.

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

Marijuana in this form has become more popular with potentially greater risk due to improper "dosing"

What are edibles?

200

Headaches, mood swings, and disrupted sleep patterns

What are possible withdrawal affects of marijuana?

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 are two potential vaping dangers?
1) Vapers Cough

2) Exposure to carcinogens

3)Gateway to other addictive substances

4)Long-term effects are unknown

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

One study found that on average THC levels in marijuana rose from approximately ____% in 1995 to ____% in 2015

What is 4% in 1995 to 12% in 2015

300

Marijuana can effect this part of the brain, potentially causing memory loss

What is the Hippocampus?

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
Why are there greater consequences to vaping THC?
Highly concentrated=greater amount of psycho-active substance
400
What are the four ways in which drugs enter the body?
By mouth, by injection, by inhalation, and by absorption
400

The substance often mistaken as a cannabis derivative and is responsible for 2,695 calls to poison control in 2016. 

K2/Spice

400

What is the term used when someone uses an illegal drug or intentionally misuses a prescription or OTC drug?

Drug Abuse

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

Impaired concentration, memory loss, decreasing sleep quality, preventing REM sleep, decrease in motivation, etc

What are negative effects of marijuana use?

500

Glue, gasoline, and butyl nitrite fall under this category of drugs

What are Inhalants?

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