Alcohol
What is the depressant drug found in some beverages that slows down the central nervous system and harms body organs?
Alcohol
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
What is the term used when someone uses an illegal drug or intentionally misuses a prescription or OTC drug?
Drug Abuse
What is the legal drinking age in CT?
21 years old
What is BAC?
How long does it take for alcohol to enter the bloodstream?
Blood Alcohol Content represents the percentage of alcohol to blood.
Alcohol enters your bloodstream within 5 to 10 minutes of being consumed. It passes from your stomach into your bloodstream and then travels throughout your entire body-affecting nearly every organ system in the body.
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
Is Marijuana Addictive?
Marijuana is a drug with addiction potential. Approximately 1 in 11 people who use it become addicted.
It is against the law in all 50 states to sell cigarettes to anyone under the age of what?
18 years old
As you drink more, your blood alcohol content (BAC) level continues to climb. Eventually, it becomes so high that your basic mental, physical and emotional functions are no longer able to work properly. What is called when an individual dangerously consumes too much alcohol over a short period of time?
Alcohol Poisoning
*If you drink too much alcohol too quickly, it can be life-threatening. No matter a person’s alcohol tolerance, weight, age or gender, alcohol poisoning can affect anyone.
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 are two types of drug dependence?
1. Physical dependence is when someone develops a tolerance for a drug or shows withdrawal symptoms without it.
2. Psychological dependence is a strong emotional desire to continue using a drug.
According to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSUDH), what are the top 5 most addictive drugs?
Cocaine, Heroin, Alcohol, Nicotine, and Methamphetamine (Meth)
If you are 21 years of age or older, you are legally intoxicated if your BAC is?
0.08%
*This is called a "per se " BAC limit DUI law, which means that there isn't a need for any other evidence to support a DUI conviction.
Alcohol interferes with what?
Alcohol interferes with judgment, coordination, and other basic functions by upsetting the brains balance of chemicals called neurotransmitters.
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 presciption 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 obtained with a written order from a physician.
If you are under 21 years of age, you are legally intoxicated at what BAC?
0.02%
Name at least 3 long term affects of alcohol on the body and mind.
1.Lead to cancer of the mouth, esophagus, pharynx and larynx, liver, stomach, ovaries, breast, prostate, and small intestine. 2. Affects parts of the brain and nervous system that control breathing, heartbeat, and related body functions which causes many deaths. 3. Associated with cardiovascular disease, and neurological damage 4. Psychiatric problems such as depression, anxiety, and antisocial personality disorder
Name at least 3 smoking-related conditions and diseases
1.Cancer 2. Emphysema 3. Chronic Bornchitis 4. Asthma
Name at least 3 factors that determine the effects a drug might have on the mind and body.
1.The way the drug enters the body 2.The dose or amount of a drug taken at one time 3.The weight, age, and health status of the person 4.The emotional state of the person 5.Whether the person is taking more than one drug at the same time.
Name at least 3 guidelines for the safe use of OTC drugs.
1. Take OTC drugs only with the permission of your parents or guardian 2. Take only the dosage shown on the label 3. Do not purchase if tamper-resistant seal is broken 4. Don't use drug after the expiration date 5. Don't engage in demanding activities if medicine causes drowsiness 6. Tell parent or guardian if you have any side effects 7. Check with physician or pharmacist if you are going to use more than one OTC drug at a time
How long does a DUI stay on your record in CT?
What happens if you refuse a breath, urine, or blood test in CT?
10 years *A DUI conviction will go on your Connecticut driving record. The conviction may remain active on your record for up to ten years.
While it is not illegal to refuse a breathalyzer/urine/blood test in Connecticut, the refusal will lead to more severe consequences. If you refuse to take the tests, a first offense will result in a 1 year suspension. Refusal upon a second offense will result in a license suspension of 2 years, and refusal upon a third incident will result in a three year license suspension.