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Alcohol is a drug
Effects and Log Term Risks of Alcohol
Teens and Tobacco
Chemicals in Tobacco
Risks of Tobacco use
100
A chemical substance that is taken to cause changes in a person's body or behavior
What is a drug
100
The state in which a person's mental and physical abilities are impaired by alcohol or another substance.
What is intoxication?
100
Three factors that influence a person's decision about tobacco use
What is influence of friends, family, and media?
100
drugs that increase the activity of the nervous system
What are stimulants?
100
a disorder in which alveoli in the lungs can no longer function properly
What is emphysema?
200
A drug that slows brain and body reactions
What is a depressant
200
A period of time that the drinker cannot recall
What is a blackout?
200
A very addictive chemical in tobacco products.
What is nicotine?
200
the dark, sticky substance that forms when tobacco burns
What is tar?
200
white patches on the tongue or the lining of the mouth that may develop when you use tobacco
What is leukoplakia?
300
Microorganisms called yeast feed on the sugars in foods such as malted grains, grapes, or berries.
What is fermentation
300
The consumption of excessive amounts of alcohol at one sitting
What is binge drinking?
300
Tobacco that is chewed, placed between the lower lip and teeth, or sniffed through the nose
What is smokeless tobacco?
300
an odorless, poisonous gas that is produced when tobacco is burned
What is carbon monoxide?
300
smoke that is exhaled from a smoker's lungs
What is mainstream smoke?
400
A policy that enforces strict consequences for underage drinking
What is a zero-tolerance policy?
400
People who can no longer control their use of alcohol suffer from this disease.
What is alcoholism?
400
Known as "dip" or "chew" and consists of poor-quality, ground tobacco leaves mixed with flavorings, preservatives, and other chemicals
What is chewing tobacco?
400
cancer-causing agents
What are carcinogens?
400
a disease that results in a gradual loss of lung function
What is chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)?
500
Three major factors that incluence underage drinking
What is attitudes of peers, family, and the media?
500
Removing all alcohol from a person's body
What is detoxication?
500
Finely grounded, powered tobacco.
What is snuff
500
2 short term effect of nicotine
What is increased heart rate, increased blood pressure, and changes in the brain?
500
a condition in which the bronchi in the lungs are constantly swollen and clogged with mucous
What is chronic bronchitis?