Tobacco has nicotine in it. Nicotine is a _________. (category)
Alcohol is a _________. (category)
depressant
Drugs are ________ that change the way a person's body and mind works.
chemicals
A person who uses drugs can become ________, or dependent on them.
addicted
When someone your age tries to influence how you act or get you to do something, it's called ________.
peer pressure
A _______ is a drug that slows down your Central Nervous System (brain and spinal cord).
depressant
When someone uses drugs, they tend to need more of the substance to feel the same effects. They are said to build up a ________ for this substance?
Tolerance
A ________ is a drug that speeds up the functioning of your body and brain.
stimulant
__________ is a dependance that refers to your body needing a substance, while _________ refers to you thinking that you need a substance.
Physical, Psychological
Chronic alcohol abuse can result in this kind of health concern, which hardens the persons liver.
Cirrhosis
When you stop using a substance that you have been using for awhile, the negative symptoms that arise such as sweating and an upset stomach are known as what?
Withdrawal symptoms