Alcohol
Alcohol is a __________.
This means it slows down activity in the brain.
Depressant
True or false..In the United States, cigarette smoking is linked to about 80% to 90% of lung cancer deaths
True
What is the main active ingredient in Marijuana?
THC (delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol)
Where are teens mostly getting prescription drugs they misuse
Friends and family
A substance that can change the way a person feels or functions
A drug
________ is defined as consuming more than four or five drinks in single session-a spam of about two hours.
A) Binge drinking
B) Chugging
C) Drunk driving
Binge drinking
The average smoker spends _____ on cigarettes per year?
A) $900
B) $3,000
C) $2,000
$2,000
A new way to inhale marijuana without smoking it?
Vaping
What prescription drugs can make a person feel relaxed, sleepy, and uncoordinated
Depressants
Returning to drug use after quitting
Relapse
Adolescents who begin drinking before the age of fifteen are ______ more likely to develop alcohol dependence later in life
A) two times
B) four times
C) ten times
Four times
True or false, the smoke in cigarette smoke causes smoking to be addictive?
False
Most smokers are addicted to the nicotine that's in cigarettes. Teens are especially sensitive to nicotine's addictive effects because the brain is developing
What is the substance that is made in a lab to look like marijuana but isn't?
Synthetic cannabinoids, K2/ Spice also known as herbal or liquid incense
Which government agency decides if medicine is prescription or nonprescription
A) FDA
B) CDC
C) U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
FDA
Drugs can damage nerve cells in this organ
The brain
True or false...Teens that have their first drink with their parents are less likely to abuse alcohol
False: The more teenagers drink at home, the more they will drink at other places, and the higher the risk for problematic alcohol use later
On average smokers die at least _____ years sooner than non-smokers?
A) 10
B) 7
C) 8
10 years
What has increased in potency over the past few decades?
The amount of THC in marijuana
Which legal drug is closely related to heroin?
Prescription pain medicine (opioids)
Alcohol affects the _____ by inhibiting the ability to make good decisions
A) Prefrontal Cortex
B) Hypothalamus
C) Mid-brain
Prefrontal Cortex
Confusion, Vomiting, seizures, slow breathing, pale skin, low body temperature, and passing out are all symptoms of?
Alcohol Poisoning
There are more than _____chemicals in cigarette smoke.
A) 7,000
B) 6,000
C) 1,000
7,000
True or false...You cannot overdose on marijuana
False, you can overdose on marijuana. These are symptoms of marijuana overdose
From 1999–2019, nearly ______ people died from an overdose involving any opioid, including prescription and illicit opioids
A) 100,000
B) 20,000
C) 500,000
500,000
Drug abuse and addiction cost American society more than ____ annually in lost workplace productivity, healthcare expenses, and crime-related costs
A) 500 million
B) 650 million
C) 740 billion
740 billion