Key Terms
Over time when a drug has less of an effect so someone needs to take more
Tolerance
Nicotine
Which organ is responsible for the oxidation of alcohol?
Liver
This stimulant drug causes nose bleeds, aggressive behavior, increase in heart rate, and potential heart attack
Cocaine
This drug is a combination of a depressant and hallucinogen, and can result in lung cancer, poor decision making, impaired judgment, and emphysema
marijuana
The sickness and symptoms when someone stops taking a drug
Withdrawal
Tar
What is the name of an organization that can help an alcoholic?
Alcoholics Anonymous
These drugs are extremely addictive, so much that there is a crisis in this country.
Opioids (painkillers, heroin)
Gateway Drug
When two drugs are mixed and the effects are amplified
Synergism
A dangerous gas that robs the body of oxygen found in cigarettes
Carbon Monoxide
What is the BAC level for a DWI in New York?
.08
When stimulants are taken, which chemical in the brain is released that creates the "high" and feelings of happiness
Dopamine
This is the hormone that is unnaturally added to the body with anabolic steroids.
Testosterone
The "high feeling" or feeling that a drug causes
Euphoria
Popcorn Lung
What does BAC stand for? This measures the level of intoxication
Blood Alcohol Content
This disease is often transferred from sharing needles with injected drugs like heroin
HIV
This drug, often found mixed into other drugs, is much stronger than heroin and leads to overdoses often
Fentanyl
A chemical that causes cancer
carcinogen
A lung disease caused by smoking that is chronic (does not get better) and causes coughing and difficulty breathing
Emphysema
What is the BAC for a DWAI in New York?
.05
MDMA is a combination of which two classification of drugs
stimulants and hallucinogens
This drug is famous for a rotting of the teeth
Crystal Meth