Alcohol
This is the term for drinking 4-5 (4 for females, 5 for males) or more alcoholic drinks in a 2 hour time span.
What is binge drinking?
Nicotine is classified as this kind of drug.
These contain weakened or dead pathogens that cause the disease. They are injected to promote immunity from the pathogen/disease.
What are vaccines?
This is a birth defect that causes physical/mental development issues to the baby due to alcohol consumption by the mother during pregnancy.
What is fetal alcohol syndrome?
The #1 cause of death among teenagers.
What is accidents (motor vehicle).
A sedative that is colorless, odorless, and tasteless. It also slows the central nervous system.
What is a depressant?
There are over this many chemicals in a single cigarette.
What are 4,000?
Medicines that work together in a positive way are referred to as this.
What is additive interactions?
These are substances whose fumes are sniffed or inhaled to give effect.
What are inhalants?
American teenagers are responsible for about 11% of the alcohol consumed in the country, and this percent of the alcohol they consume is through binge drinking.
What is 90%?
The legal BAL if you are 21 or older in Indiana.
What is .08?
This kind of cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths in males and is often due to years of tobacco use.
What is lung cancer?
The body’s natural version of opioids is referred to as these.
What are endorphins?
This is a kind of drug that alter moods, thoughts, and sense perceptions including vision, hearing, smell, and touch.
What is a hallucinogen?
This drug kills more young people than all other drugs combined.
What is alcohol?
The five stages of alcoholism/addiction include: Problem Drinking, Tolerance, Dependence, and Alcoholism. But it all starts with this stage.
What is experimentation?
What is the circulatory system?
A condition in which a person believes that a drug is needed in order to feel good or to function normally is called this.
What is psychological dependence?
This is referred to as the state in which the body is poisoned by alcohol or another substance and the person's physical and mental control is significantly reduced.
What is intoxication?
38% people that die from this cause, are to have had alcohol involved at the time.
What is drowning?
Kids who start drinking young are this many times more likely to be in an alcohol-related motor vehicle accident when they begin to drive.
This respiratory disease causes destruction of the tiny air sacs in the lungs. They provide less total surface where O2 can be absorbed.
What is emphysema?
This is a green, brown, or gray mixture of dried, shredded leaves, stems, seeds, and flowers of the hemp, or cannabis, plant.
What is marijuana?
This is called an unnecessary or improper use of chemical substances for nonmedical purposes.
What is substance abuse?
Nearly 40% of teens who abuse this kind of medication obtain the drugs from their parents’ medicine cabinet.
What is prescription?