Vaping
What is a vape?
This device heats liquid into an aerosol that users inhale instead of burning tobacco.
What is an opioid?
This type of drug is classified to treat severe pain but extremely powerful.
What is opium?
Heroin is made from this plant based substance taken from the opium poppy.
This body organ is mainly responsible for breaking down alcohol.
What is a stimulant?
Cocaine is classified as this type of drug because it speeds up the central nervous system.
What is nicotine?
An addictive chemical that is found in most vape liquids and affects the brain's reward system.
What is morphine?
Fentanyl is about 50-100 times stronger than this common opioid painkiller.
What is injecting?
This method of using heroin involves needles and increasing the risk of HIV and hepatitis.
What is blood alcohol concentration?
This term describes the percentage of alcohol in a persons bloodstream to measure intoxication.
What is powder cocaine?
This powder form of cocaine is usually snorted through the nose.
What is an addiction?
Teens who vape are most likely to develop this type of dependence because nicotine changes brain development.
What is naloxone?
This medication can reverse a fentanyl overdose if given quickly.
What is tolerance?
This effect happens when the body needs more heroin to feel the same high.
What is the BAC limit?
In washington state the BAC level is 0.08%
What is crack cocaine?
This faster, form of cocaine is often called "rock" cocaine.
How is vaping associated to a lung injury?
This lung injury is linked to vaping is known by the abbreviation evali.
What is a small dose?
Because fentanyl is so strong, even 2 milligrams can be deadly.
what is withdrawal?
Symptoms like nausea, sweating, and muscle pain occur during this stage after stopping heroin use.
What is alcohol poisoning?
Drinking large amounts quickly can cause this dangerous condition where breathing and heart rate slow down.
What is dopamine?
Cocaine increases levels of this brain chemical that controls pleasure and reward.
What is vitamin E acetate?
This chemical can be found in illegal THC vape cartridges and can strongly connected to many evali cases.
What are other illegal drugs?
Many overdoses happen because fentanyl is secretly mixed into these street drugs like heroin or unknown pills.
How is breathing changed?
Heroin slows this vital body function which can stop completely during an overdose.
Because Teens brains are still developing, alcohol can negatively affect this mental ability, including memory and decision making.
How can heart attacks be involved?
Cocaine use raises heart rate and blood pressure, increasing the risk of this sudden medical emergency involving the heart.