Substance use disorders
Drug use
The consumption of any substance that effects the way the body and/or mind works.
Nicotine
a highly addictive stimulant found in smoking products
Drug addiction
The need to use drugs, and to not control your actions involved with the drug
Difference between E-cigarettes and Vapes
No Difference
Drug tolerance
an adaptation to regularly used drugs, causing the need to take more for the same result.
what are narcotic used for?
Pain relief
What is drug withdrawal
Experiencing symptoms due to a sudden stop in substance use.
Ways drugs can be administered
Oral, Injection, transdeermal, inhalation, mucosal or rectal/vaginal
Drug Abuse
the excessive use of drugs that is harmful for yourself or others, using drugs for mental states instead of medical
What are stimulants used for?
To increase a persons energy level
What are the physical affects of nicotine?
Elevated heart rate, increased blood pressure, and causing stiffening or narrowing of arteries
laws that contributed to the decrease in smoking cigarettes
Family smoking prevention and tobacco control act(2009). and Federal food, drug and cosmetic act amendment/tobacco 21(2019)
Drug misuse
The use of a drug for a purpose not consistent with legal or medical guidelines
what is Narcan and what is its purpose
Opioid antagonist, used to rapidly reverse the affects of an opioid overdose
What is an E-cigarette
Battery powered device heats up liquid to create aerosol which is then inhaled.
Drug dependance
needing a drug in order to function normally
Fentanyl is what type of drug and what is it used to treat
An Opiod, used to treat pain
What is diacetyl and what are the affects of it?
It is a chemical used for flavoring and can cause Bronchiolitis Obliterans, commonly known as popcorn lung when inhaled.