Alcohol is a drug
A chemical substance that is taken to cause changes in a person's body or behavior
What is a drug
The state in which a person's mental and physical abilities are impaired by alcohol or another substance.
What is intoxication?
Three factors that influence a person's decision about tobacco use
What is influence of friends, family, and media?
drugs that increase the activity of the nervous system
What are stimulants?
A drug that slows brain and body reactions
What is a depressant
A period of time that the drinker cannot recall
What is a blackout?
A very addictive chemical in tobacco products.
What is nicotine?
the dark, sticky substance that forms when tobacco burns
What is tar?
What is fermentation
The consumption of excessive amounts of alcohol at one sitting
What is binge drinking?
Tobacco that is chewed, placed between the lower lip and teeth, or sniffed through the nose
What is smokeless tobacco?
an odorless, poisonous gas that is produced when tobacco is burned
What is carbon monoxide?
Legal Age for Drinking Alcohol
What is 21
People who can no longer control their use of alcohol suffer from this disease.
What is alcoholism?
Known as "dip" or "chew" and consists of poor-quality, ground tobacco leaves mixed with flavorings, preservatives, and other chemicals
What is chewing tobacco?
cancer-causing agents
What are carcinogens?
Three major factors that influence underage drinking
What is attitudes of peers, family, and the media?
Removing all alcohol from a person's body
What is detoxication?
A device that contains nicotine and other harmful chemicals
What is E-cigarettes/Vapping
2 short term effect of nicotine
What is increased heart rate, increased blood pressure, and changes in the brain?