Alcohol Abuse
Dehydration due to the production of too much urine, and the drinker loses more
water than usual
What body part reflects the effects of alcohol abuse?
Kidney
United States legal age to consume alcohol
21 years old
a group of drugs that speeds up the activities of the central nervous system. increase the heart rate and blood pressure
stimulants
A drug that slows the brain and body reactions
depressant
effects (typically opposite of those of the drug) once the drug is no longer present
withdrawal
Difficulty breaking down fats; cirrhosis leading to scarring; high blood pressure;
infections occur more easily; death
What body part reflects the effects of alcohol abuse?
Liver
What is the leading cause of death of young people in the U.S.?
Alcohol- related car crashes
highly addictive stimulant that is obtained from the leaves of the coca bush
cocaine
Legal depressants
physical phenomena, habitual use, tolerance: normal amt of drug has less effect so need more drug to achieve same effect, withdrawal: negative effects when drug administration ceases
physical dependence
Depressed feelings; loss of sensation; decreased coordination; blurred vision;
changes in breathing, pulse rate, and blood pressure
What body part reflects the effects of alcohol abuse?
Brain
A substance whose manufacture, possession, or sale is controlled by law is called a
____________.
Controlled substance
found in chocolate, coffee, tea, some soda, and some OTC and prescription drugs
most commonly used stimulant
caffeine
name 3 short term effects
slow pulse and breathing, dizziness, fever, slurred speech, dilated pupils, visual disturbances, sluggishness
Name 3 symptoms of withdrawal
Sleepiness. ...
Irritability. ...
Lethargy
cognitive difficulty etc
The __________ is the first organ damaged by long-term alcohol abuse.
Liver
_____________ is the most widely consumed and abused drug in the United
States.
Alcohol
a group of drugs that are made from hormones
- use is banned in all major professional, college, and high school sports
steriods
Name 3 Psychological Long Term Effects of Depressants
Insomnia, Anxiety, and Panic
develops when the response to the same dose of a drug decreases with repeated use, one must increase the dose to elicit the same response
tolerance
Improper or excessive use or treatment
Abuse
What kind of drug is alcohol?
A depressant
a drug whose use increases the likelihood that a person will use other harmful drugs
gateway drug
Name 2 prescription depressants
xanax, valium
people learn to control some drug effects that originally were destructing/disruptive
Behavioral tolerance