Alcohol
What is BAC?
Blood Alcohol Content represents the percentage of alcohol to blood.
What is the colorless, odorless, highly addictive drug found in tobacco?
Nicotine
What happens when the body becomes used to a drug and needs larger and larger amounts to produce the same effects?
Tolerance
Marijuana is considered which type of drug?
Hallucinogen
What is legal drinking age in Florida?
21 years old
The BAC legal limit for driving in FL is how much?
.08%
Is nicotine a depressant, stimulant, narcotic or hallucinogen?
Stimulant
What is an unwanted change in the body that is not related to the main purpose of a drug?
Side Effect
The continued need for the effects of a drug even though those effects harm the body, mind, and relationships is called what?
Drug Dependence
It is against the law in all 50 states to sell cigarettes to anyone under the age of what?
18 years old
What is it called when an individual's blood alcohol content (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 of cases, the drinker dies?
Alcohol Poisoning
What is the term for exhaled smoke and side-stream smoke otherwise known as environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) or passive smoke; a mixture of two forms of smoke from burning tobacco products?
Secondhand Smoke
What is a potentially deadly disease that affects the liver; often caused by alcohol abuse.
Cirrhosis
Alcohol interferes with a person's what?
Alcohol interferes with judgement, coordination, and other basic functions by upsetting the brains balance of chemicals called neurotransmitters.
What is the depressant drug found in some beverages that slows down the central nervous system and harms body organs?
Alcohol
What is the state of someone who is not under the influence of alcohol or other drugs?
Sober
What is the product also known as dip, chew, snuff, or spit and is put between the lip and gum and sucked on the inside of the mouth?
Smokeless Tobacco
What are the four ways in which drugs enter the body?
By mouth, by injection, by inhalation, and by absorption
What is the difference between prescription drugs and over-the-counter (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.
What is a felony crime of ending a life by driving recklessly or while under the influence of alcohol or other drugs?
Vehicular Homicide
What is the continuing, compulsive use of a substance that occurs despite negative consequences to the user called?
Addiction
Name at least 3 smoking-related conditions and diseases
1.Cancer 2. Emphysema 3. Chronic Bornchitis 4. Asthma
The regular use of a drug other than for its accepted medical purpose or in doses greater than those considered appropriate is called what?
Substance Abuse
Cocaine is considered which type of drug?
Stimulant
5 or more beers/drinks for boys and 4 or more for girls consumed in about 2 hours is called what?
Binge Drinking