Alcohol
______ is the age where it is legal to drink alcohol in the United States
21 (Twenty-one)
Name one street name for marijuana
Weed
Cannabis
Mary Jane
Pain medications fall in this category of drugs
Opioids
The Condition when someone
1.) Has no control over use of a substance
2.) Craves more and more of it in order to feel okay
3.) Will most likely suffer withdrawal symptoms including depression and unpleasant flu-like symptoms
Addiction
Tobacco cigarettes and vaping products contain this powerful chemical that can cause addiction, cancer, stroke, lung disease, and heart disease
Nicotine
12-Ounces of beer
5 Ounces of Wine
1.5 Ounces of liquor
Standard Drink
Marijuana can affect decision making, motivation and ________
Memory
The main active ingredient coffee and energy drinks.
Caffeine
The prefrontal cortex is the last part of brain to develop. The brain is not fully developed until ____
25 (Twenty-Five)
21
Having 5 or more drinks for men, or 4 or more drinks for women in one sitting is called ________
Binge Drinking
Number of cases of people overdosing on marijuana
0 (Zero)
Prescription painkillers, such as Oxycontin and Vicodin, are the type of drugs that cause the highest rates of this unintended and permanent result.
Fatal Overdoses
Because their brains are still developing, _______ are more vulnerable to addiction than adults.
Teenagers (or children)
The ingestion or application of a drug or other substance in quantities much greater than are recommended.
Overdose
Drinking ________ can severely impede judgment and blur boundaries of acceptable behavior
Alcohol
____ is the name of the main psychoactive ingredient in Marijuana
THC (delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol)
Often illegally mixed with other drugs for a stronger high. Often linked with overdose case
Fentanyl
Repeated use of drugs of abuse causes the levels of dopamine to drop in the brain, cause cravings for more of the drug. Continued use means the brain will need _____ of the drug just to feel normal and even ______ to produce a high feeling.
More
Type of drug that mimics the hormone testosterone. Many baseball players have been caught using it
Steroids
Person is passed out and cannot be awakened
Person is cold, clammy, bluish skin
Person has trouble breathing
Person vomits and doesn't wake up
Signs of Alcohol Poisoning
Marijuana that is legal in Ohio
Medical Usage
Phrase when someone is driving while on alcohol, marijuana, or some pill medications.
Driving under the Influence
Drug Addiction is a _______ condition meaning that for most people, it is a lifelong condition.
Chronic
A highly addictive central nervous system stimulant that is typically produced as shiny rocks and injected or smoked.
Meth