Alcohol
When large amounts of alcohol are consumed in a short period of time, _________________can result.
alcohol poisoning
The basic components of most cigarettes are:
tobacco, chemical additives, a filter, and paper wrapping.
Marijuana refers to the dried leaves, flowers, stems, and seeds from the ______________ plant.
Cannabis
Cocaine is an addictive stimulant drug made from the leaves of the _____ plant native to South America.
coca
One of the best ways to protect yourself from drugs is to be involved in activities with others who
want to stay drug free.
The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) defines binge drinking as a pattern of drinking that brings BAC levels to 0.08 g/dL or higher. This typically occurs after a woman consumes 4 or more drinks or a man consumes 5 or more drinks in _____________.
about 2 hours.
Smoking can affect sexual health in
both men and women.
Marijuana use is linked to a ______________ likelihood of dropping out of school.
higher
Cocaine comes in two forms:
Powder and Crack.
The first step in staying drug free is to make a firm and deliberate decision. Making the _______________ to abstain from drugs is a life-enhancing decision.
commitment
Each year, approximately 5.000 young people under the age of 21 die in motor vehicle crashes, homicides, suicide, as well as other injuries such as falls, burns, and drownings as a result of ________________.
Underage drinking.
In 1964, the United States Surgeon General's Report on Smoking and Health began suggesting a link between smoking and cancer. This eventually led to________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.
bans on certain advertising, and requirements for health warning labels on tobacco products.
A study from New Zealand showed that people who started smoking marijuana heavily in their teens and had an ongoing marijuana use disorder lost an average of 8 ______points.
IQ
President William Taft proclaimed cocaine as ___________________________, and in 1914 the Congress passed the Harrison act, which tightly regulated the distribution and sale of cocaine.
Public Enemy No. 1
All over the United States, _________________ have been established. These are areas within 1,000 feet of schools and designated by signs, within which people caught selling drugs receive especially severe penalties,
drug-free school zones
Like all types of drug addiction, alcoholism develops over time. The stages of developing alcoholism are:
Problem drinking, Tolerance, Dependence, Alcoholism
If a woman wants to get pregnant, smoking can make that
more difficult.
While it's possible to fail a drug test after inhaling secondhand marijuana smoke, it's _____________.
unlikely.
Cocaine can be deadly when taken in large doses or when mixed with
other drugs or alcohol.
______________________are organized community efforts by neighborhood residents to patrol, monitor, report, and otherwise try to stop drug deals and drug abuse.
Drug watches
Prohibition in the United States was a nationwide constitutional ban on the ___________________________________________________ of alcoholic beverages.
production, importation, transportation, and sale
Cigarette manufacture was revolutionized by the introduction of a _________________, which was patented by American James Bonsack in the United States in 1880.
rolling machine
Marijuana use is linked to a higher likelihood of dropping out of school, and to __________job absences, accidents, and injuries.
more
In 1880, it was published the first study of cocaine on humans, which recommended cocaine as a surgical ____________________.
anaesthesia.
In the interest of health, safety, and economics, many companies are testing employees for illicit drug use. Some people think that everyone should be tested and others believe that only those where ________________ safety is involved should be tested.
public