tobacco
The highly addictive stimulant found in smoking products.
What is Nicotine
e-cigarette/how an e-cigarette works.
What is electronic cigarettes, battery-operated devices designed to deliver nicotine with flavorings and other chemicals to users in vapor instead of smoke.
Define and give an example of drug use.
what is taking a drug the way it’s intended to be used. Example: Taking 2 pills of Advil every 4-6 hours as prescribed on the bottle.
the type of drugs are used to relieve pain
what is Narcotics/Opiates
the two laws the contributed to the decrease in smoking cigarettes
What is:
The Pro-children Act of 1994- banned smoking in
schools
Indoor Clean Air Act – work places and restaurants/bars
The difference between an e-cigarette and a vape?
what is no difference
Define and give an example of drug misuse.
what is taking of a drug for a purpose other than that for which it was medically intended. Example: Taking Vicodin for a headache, when it was actually prescribed for surgical pain management
the difference between drug withdrawal, tolerance, addiction and dependence.
what is:
withdrwal; The uncomfortable physical and psychological symptoms produced when a physically dependent drug user stops using drugs.
tolerance; Develops after repeated drug use when the user finds that it takes more of a drug to feel the same effect felt when first using the drug.
addiction; A condition in which a person can no longer control his or her drug use.
dependence; physically or mentally needing a drug to be normal
How nicotine affect your heart and blood vessels
What is increases heart rate and blood pressure while constricting blood vessels
The chemical used for flavorings and how it affects your lungs.
what is diacetyl, a harmful chemical, which causes a lung disease called 'popcorn lung’
Define and give an example of drug abuse.
what is the habitual taking of addictive or illegal drugs, for no medical purpose. Example: Using non-prescribed Xanax just to get high.
fentanyl
what is a very strong opiate
The different ways drugs can be administered.
Implanted pumps, Inhalation, Injection, Transdermal patches, Ingestion, Topical application
How Narcan works
what is narcan competes with opioids to bind with the same receptors in the brain, reversing the effects of an opioid overdose in 2 to 3 minutes.
The type of drug increases the person’s energy
what is Stimulants