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Alcohol
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Drug and the Body
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Did You Know
100
What is BAC?
Blood Alcohol Content represents the percentage of alcohol to blood.
100
What is the colorless, odorless, highly addictive drug found in tobacco?
Nicotine
100
What is it called when the body becomes used to a drug and needs larger and larger amounts to produce the same effects?
Tolerance
100
What is name of the gummy substance formed by millions of tiny particles in cigarette smoke?
Tar
100
What is legal drinking age in Maryland?
21 years old
200
The legal limit in MD is a BAC of what?
.08%
200
Is nicotine a depressant, stimulant, narcotic or hallucinogen?
Stimulant
200
What is an unwanted change in the body that is not related to the main purpose of a drug?
Side Effect
200
What is a DUI?
A crime in which a person is driving impaired under the influence of any drug, including alcohol. It can lead to suspending of your license or jail time.
200
It is against the law in all 50 states to sell cigarettes to anyone under the age of what?
18 years old
300
What is it called when an individuals blood alcohol level (the percentage of alcohol circulating in the bloodstream) rises to a danger point in which the individual loses consciousness and goes into a coma and in the worst cases, the drinker dies?
Alcohol poisoning
300
What is the term for exhaled smoke and sidestream smoke otherwise known as environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) or passive smoke; a mixture of two forms of smoke from burning tobacco products?
Secondhand smoke
300
What are withdrawal symptoms?
A range of physical and mental sicknesses that occur when a person who is addicted to a substance abruptly stops using that substance. Examples are shakiness, vomiting, fast heart rate, fever, sweating, seizures, confusion, trouble breathing.
300
What are some brain functions that alcohol interferes with?
Alcohol interferes with judgement, balance and coordination, speech, inhibitions, slowed reaction times, impaired memory.
300
What is the depressant drug found in some beverages that slows down the central nervous system and harms body organs?
Alcohol
400
How long does it take for alcohol to enter the bloodstream?
Within 5 to 10 minutes of being consumed
400
What are the effects of chewing tobacco (AKA smokeless tobacco, dip, chew)?
Gum disease, staining of teeth, tooth decay, tooth loss, oral cancers 
400
What are the four ways in which drugs enter the body?
By mouth, by injection, by inhalation, and by absorption
400
What is the difference between prescription drugs and OTC drugs?
1. An OTC is a drug that people can buy without a physician's prescription 2. A prescription drug is medication that can only be obstained with a written order from a physician.
400
What is the term used when someone uses an illegal drug or intentionally misuses a prescription or OTC drug?
Drug Abuse
500
One standard bottle of beer is equal to ___ glass(es) of wine and ___ shot(s) of hard liquor.
1 and 1
500
Name at least 3 smoking-related conditions and diseases
1.Cancer 2. Emphysema 3. Chronic Bornchitis 4. Asthma
500

This organ does the most work in ridding alcohol from the body

Liver
500
Name at least 5 pieces of information found on a label of an over the counter drug/medication.
1. Name of product 2. Type of medicine 3. Amount in package 4. Uses 5. Warnings 6. Expiration Dat 7. Manufacturer's information 8. Active and Inactive ingredients
500
Which drugs can you be addicted to after one use?
Opiates (morphine, codeine, heroin, oxycontin, methadone), Crack Cocaine