ALCOHOL
The legal drinking age in the United States
21
Nicotine, the addictive chemical found in cigarettes and other tobacco products, is considered a ________ because it increases heart rate, blood pressure, and alertness.
Stimulant
The two primary uses of marijuana are ___________ and ____________.
Recreational and medicinal
Opioids are a class of drugs that derive from, or mimic, natural substances found in the opium ____________ plant.
Poppy
Stimulants are sometimes referred to as ____________ because they increase activity in the central nervous system and can reverse the effects of fatigue on both mental and physical tasks.
Uppers
Liver
____________ is the world’s #1 tobacco brand.
Marlboro
In 1996, ____________became the first state in the U.S. to legalize medical marijuana.
California
All types of opioids are addictive. The brain and body develop a ____________ to opioids very quickly, meaning more amounts are needed to feel the same effect.
Tolerance
Cocaine comes from the leaves of the _____ bush, native to South America
Coca
Alcohol is considered a central nervous system ______ because it slows down brain activity and bodily functions.
Depressant
Exposure to ___ ___ occurs when people breathe in smoke breathed out by people who smoke, or from burning tobacco products.
Secondhand smoke
Legally, _____ is defined as a cannabis plant that has 0.3% or less THC.
Hemp
____________, sold under the brand name of Narcan, is a medicine that rapidly reverses an opioid overdose.
Naloxone
____________is the most commonly used legal stimulant.
The chronic liver disease characterized by the replacement of healthy liver tissue with scar tissue
Cirrhosis
__-__________, also known as vapes, are battery-operated devices that heat a liquid and produce an aerosol that is inhaled.
E-cigarettes
____________ and ____________ became the first two states to legalize recreational marijuana on November 6, 2012.
Colorado and Washington
____________ is a synthetic opioid that is 50x more potent than heroin and 100x stronger than morphine. In recent years, it has become more common for street drugs to be laced with it because it is strong and cheap to produce.
Fentanyl
Chronic meth users can exhibit violent behavior, anxiety, confusion, insomnia, and psychotic features including paranoia, aggression, visual and auditory hallucinations, mood disturbances, and delusions — such as the sensation of ____________ creeping on or under the skin.
Insects/bugs
This condition (DTs) is a severe and potentially fatal condition resulting from alcohol withdrawal
Delirium tremens
___ ___ ___ ___ (COPD) is a serious lung disease, often caused by smoking tobacco, which involves long-term damage to the airways and lungs.
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
When ___ ___ died, he was allegedly buried with his guitar, a soccer ball, the Bible, and some ganja.
Bob Marley
There are three medications approved by the FDA for the treatment opioid use disorder: ______________, ___________ and ___________.
Buprenorphine (e.g., Suboxone, Sublocade), methadone, and naltrexone (Vivitrol)
Walter Hartwell White Sr., also known by his alias __________, is a high school chemistry teacher turned meth manufacturer in the hit TV series Breaking Bad.
Heisenberg