Tobacco
The addictive drug found inside of tobacco products is known as _______________.
Nicotine
What does BAC stand for
Blood Alcohol Concentration
First brain function you lose under even a small amount of alcohol
Judgement
Any substance that causes a change in ones physical or psychological state
Drugs
True or false. Chewing tobacco is safer than smoking tobacco.
False
Tiny particles in cigarette smoke that form a sticky mixture in the air passage ways and lungs
Tar.
When healthy liver tissue is replaced by scar tissue, caused by alcohol.
Cirrhosis
What is the legal limit of alcohol when driving?
0.08
Taking too much of a drug.
Overdose
How many overdoses did Chris Herren have
4
Name at least 2 methods for quitting smoking
Nicotine patch, nicotine gum, "cold turkey," group therapy
The act of drinking 5 or more drinks in one sitting
Binge drinking
When the body completely shuts down its ability to breath/swallow
Alcohol Poisoning
Name the 3 classifications of drugs
Stimulants, Depressants, Hallucinogens
Explain tolerance in your own words.
Needing more of a substance to create the same initial effect.
Tobacco used for snuff or chewing
Chewing/smokeless tobacco
Name at least 2 ways alcohol affects a person's ability to drive
Slow reaction time, blurry vision, drowsy, reduces coordination, affects judgement.
Name at least 2 different factors that can determine the affect alcohol has on you.
Amount you drink, body weight, tolerance level, how fast you drink, any other drugs in your system, empty stomach.
Name at least 3 different ways drugs can enter the body.
Involves confronting a drug user about his or her problem in an attempt to get them help
Intervention
Name at least 2 reasons why someone might decide to smoke.
Social pressure, coping mechanism, Addiction
List the 4 stages of alcoholism in order
Problem drinking, tolerance, dependence, alcoholism
Explain the "zero tolerance law" in your own words
Anyone under the age of 21 will get a DUI if they have any alcohol in their system, even if it is under 0.08.
List the stages of addiction in order
experimentation, tolerance, dependence, addiction
The tiny hairs inside the nose and airways that are damaged by smoking
Cilia