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Medicine
Drugs
Tobacco
Marijuana
Alcohol
100
The name given to a drug used for treating disease or relieve pain.
What is medicine?
100
A drug that speeds up the nervous system.
What is a stimulant?
100
The addictive drug in tobacco.
What is nicotine?
100
The plant from which marijuana is obtained.
What is Cannabis Sativa?
100
Three types of drinks that contain alcohol.
What are beer, wine and liquor.
200
An undesired effect of a medicine.
What is a side effect?
200
A drug that slows down the nervous system.
What is a depressant?
200
4,000.
What is the number of chemicals released in a cigarette?
200
The drug classification of marijuana
What is hallucinogen?
200
Experiencing the symptoms of alcohol consumption.
What is intoxication?
300
When a doctor's permission is needed to obtain a medicine.
What is prescription drugs?
300
A drug that enters your body through the air you breathe
What is an inhalant?
300
The condition when lungs and cilia are coated with tar, making it difficult to filter the air you breathe, leading to shortness of breath.
What is emphysema?
300
The name given to marijuana because it leads to more serious, addictive drugs.
What is a gateway drug?
300
The disease of being addicted to alcohol.
What is alcoholism?
400
Three things a doctor might consider when prescribing drugs.
What are one of the following: age, size (height/weight), medical history, symptoms, allergies, other medicines you're taking
400
A drug that alters your brain activity, changing the way you sense things around you.
What is a hallucinogen?
400
The reason smokers complain about being cold.
What is tightened blood vessels and poor circulation?
400
Three immediate effects of marijuana.
What are three of the following: Loss of coordination, poor balance, reduced ability to concentrate, slower reaction time, eyes cannot follow moving objects, sleepiness, red eyes, spaced out, awkward movements, increased heart rate, increased blood pressure, heart attacks
400
Three immediate effects of drinking alcohol.
What are three of the following: decreased heart rate, decreased breathing, decreased blood pressure, sleepy, slow response, reduced coordination, not thinking clearly, blurred vision, vomiting, loss of balance, loss of concentration, danger of passing out
500
Three guidelines to follow in order to use medicine safely.
What are one of the following: Check with an adult, use only meds prescribed only for you, read and follow directions/warnings, take proper dose, don't mix medicines without doctor's advice, don't take meds if you don't know what they are, keep out of reach of children
500
Three products that can be abused as inhalants.
What are three of the following: glue, adhesives, rubber cement, pain, nail-polish remover, cleaning products, gasoline
500
Three long term effects of smoking cigarettes.
What are three of the following: bad breath, wrinkles, nausea & vomiting, loss of thinking ability, stained teeth/fingers, bronchitis, emphysema, heart disease, lung & other cancers, secondhand smoke, loss of money
500
Three long-term effects of using marijuana.
What are three of the following: bronchitis, emphysema, lung cancer, other forms of cancer, mental problems, stored in fat and released over time, mental addiction, use of more addictive drugs, poor relationships, loss of energy, loss of interest in activities
500
Three long term effects of alcohol abuse.
What are three of the following: brain damage, mental confusion, uncontrollable shaking, damage to heart/stomach/endocrine glands, cirrhosis of liver, liver failure, cancer, shortened life, addiction, family problems, accidents