Tobacco
what is Nicotine
An addictive stimulant drug found in tobacco products
What is Alcohol Poisoning
The brain can completely shut down breathing and/or swallowing and gag reflex.
What happens when the body becomes used to a drug and needs larger and larger amounts to produce the same effects?
Tolerance
What is the difference between presciption drugs and OTC drugs?
1. An OTC is a drug that people can buy without a physician's prescription 2. A prescription drug is medication that can only be obstained with a written order from a physician.
what is Cilia and what happens when it stops working?
tiny hairs that help clean out dirt particles out of the lungs.
what is Carbon Monoxide
A colorless, odorless, poisonous gas found in cigarettes smoke
What is Cirrhosis
Severe scarring of the liver. Hard scar tissue replaces soft health tissue.
What are the four ways in which drugs enter the body?
By mouth, by injection, by inhalation, and by absorption
What is the term used when someone uses an illegal drug or intentionally misuses a prescription or OTC drug?
Drug Abuse
What Boy organ breaks down alcohol and how much can it break down an hour?
Liver and 1/2 ounce per hour
what is Leukoplakia
Thick, white leathery patches inside the mouth from using smokeless tobacco.
What is Ethanol
The type of alcohol found in alcoholic beverages.
Drug specific physical or mental symptoms if drug use is abruptly stopped.
Withdrawal
What CATEGORY of drugs Speed up the central nervous system?
What CATEGORY of drugs Slows down the central nervous system?
Speeds up Stimulants
Slows down Depressants
What is the depressant drug found in some beverages that slows down the central nervous system and harms body organs?
Alcohol
Smokeless tobacco may cause
Greater tooth wear than nonusers
Gums tend to be pushed away
Early loss of teeth
Bad breath
Stained and discolored teeth
What does DUI stand for
Driving under the Influence
What are two types of drug dependence?
1. Physical dependence is when someone develops a tolerance for a drug or shows withdrawl symptoms without it 2. Psychological dependence is a strong emotional desire to continue using a drug.
what are Hallucinogens
drugs cause people to see images, hear sounds and feel sensations that seem real but are not
Known as the date rape drug?
Gamma-Hydroxybutyric Acid (GHB) and Rohypnol (Roofies)
a thick, sticky dark fluid produced when tobacco burns is called
Tar
How long does it take for alcohol to enter the bloodstream?
Alcohol enters your bloodstream within 5 to 10 minutes of being consumed. It passes from your stomach into your bloodstream and then travels throughout your entire body-affecting nearly every organ system in the body.
What CATEGORY of drugs are used for pain relief and need a prescription to get?
Opioids
What CATEGORY of drugs are poisons and sniffed for a hallucinogenic effect?
Inhalants
what is Synergistic Effect
what is Antagonistic Interaction
what is Additive Interaction
When 2 or more drugs are combined making the effects more powerful and dangerous. Ex: alcohol and xanax
When 2 medicines taken together cancel the effectiveness ex: birth control and some antibiotics
When 2 medicines work together in a positive way