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A drug found in tobacco that speeds up the heartbeat and affects the central nervous system.
What is nicotine?
An illegal drug that comes from the hemp plant.
What is marijuana?
A mixture of the smoke given off by the burning end of tobacco products and the smoke exhaled by smokers.
What is second-hand smoke?
A series of physical and mental symptoms that occur when a person stops using an addictive substance.
What is withdrawal?
Synthetic drugs based on a male hormone. Doctors sometimes prescribe them to treat certain medical conditions. Some athletes use them to increase their body weight and strength.
What are Anabolic Steroids?
Destruction and scarring of the liver tissue that can lead to death.
What is cirrhosis?
The body’s physical or mental need for a drug or other substance.
What is addiction?
The use of any drug in a way that is unhealthy or illegal.
What is drug abuse?
Substances whose fumes or vapors are inhaled, or breathed in.
What are inhalants?
What does BAC stand for? It's a measure of the amount of alcohol present in a person’s blood.
What is blood alcohol content?
Strong drugs that relieve pain. Some are medicines prescribed by doctors.
What are narcotics?
A substance produced by a chemical reaction in carbohydrates.
What is alcohol?
A method of quitting tobacco in which the user simply stops using all such products.
What is cold turkey?
Many toxic ____________ are household products.
What are Inhalants?
Finely ground tobacco that is inhaled or held in the mouth or cheeks.
What is snuff?
People who need ______ ______________ are often sent to live at a special facility for recovering addicts.
What is drug rehabilitation?
A disease that occurs when the tiny air sacs in the lungs lose their elasticity, or ability to stretch.
What is Emphysema?
Illegal drugs that cause the user’s brain to create or distort images and to see and hear things that aren’t real.
What are Hallucinogens?
A group of permanent physical and mental problems caused by alcohol use during pregnancy.
What is Fetal alcohol syndrome?
Cocaine and crack are two examples of ___________ .
They are drugs that speed up the body’s functions. They cause increases in the heart and breathing rates.
What are stimulants?
An organization that helps families of alcoholics.
What is Al-Anon?
Another way of thinking or acting that takes the place of substance abuse.
What is an alternative?
Overcoming an addiction and returning to a mostly normal life.
What is recovery?
They are non-smokers who develop some of the same health problems as smokers.
What are passive smokers?
These are examples of ___________ __________ .
Nicotine gum.
Patches worn on the skin.
What are replacement therapies?