A chemical substance that is taken to cause changes in a persons body or behavior
What is drug?
100
A drug that slows brain and body reactions
What is depressant?
100
A type of drug that increases the activity of the nervous system
What is stimulant?
100
This is the most widely used drug among high school students
What is alcohol?
100
These type of drugs slow down body functions by decreasing heart and breathing rates and lowering blood pressure.
What is depressants?
200
A period of time that the drinker cannot recall
What is blackout?
200
A term used to describe the after effects of drinking too much alcohol
What is hangover?
200
This drug is a powerful but short-acting stimulant.
What is Cocaine?
200
Alcohol is classified as this type of drug
What is depressant?
200
These type of drugs increase heart rate, blood pressure, breathing rate, and alertness.
What is stimulants?
300
Taking an excessive amount of a drug that leads to a comma or death
What is overdose?
300
The consumption of excessive amounts of alcohol at one sitting
What is binge drinking?
300
A drug that distorts perception, thought, and mood.
What is Hallucinogen?
300
This is the amount of alcohol in a person’s blood, expressed as a percentage.
What is BAC?
300
These type of drugs overload the brain with sensory information, causing a distorted sense of reality.
What is hallucinogens?
400
Removing all alcohol from a persons body
What is detoxification?
400
This occurs when a dependent person
stops taking a drug
What is withdrawal?
400
A drug made from the leaves, stems, and flowering tops of the hemp plant
What is marijuana?
400
nausea, upset stomach, headache, and sensitivity to noise are all symptoms of this
What is hangover?
400
This drug changes the way information reaches and is acted upon by the brain. It is also classified as a "gateway" drug.
What is marijuana?
500
The process of learning to cope with everyday living without alcohol
What is rehabilitation?
500
The amount of alcohol in a persons blood, expressed as a percentage
What is blood alcohol concentration?
500
A breathable chemical vapor that produces mind-altering effects.
What is inhalant?
500
What are the three stages of an alcoholics recovery?
What is acknowledging the problem, detoxification, rehab?
500
List three side effects of marijuana
What is distorted perceptions, difficulties thinking and problem solving, loss of motor coordination, increased heart rate, and feelings of anxiety or paranoia