Tobacco
Addictive drug in tobacco
What is nicotine?
Alcohol is this type of drug
What is a depressant?
Rohypnol is this type of drug
What is a Club Drug?
Occurs when I accidentally take a double dose of medicine?
What is drug misuse?
A type of drug that speeds up activities of the central nervous system.
What is a stimulant?
A cancer causing substance
What is a carcinogen?
The term used to describe the aftereffects of drinking too much alcohol.
What is a hangover?
An unwanted physical or mental effect caused by a drug.
What is a side effect?
A medicine that is sold legally in pharmacies and other stores without a doctor’s prescription
What is over-the-counter?
A group of symptoms that occur when a dependent person stops taking a drug
What is withdrawal?
The dark, sticky substance that forms when tobacco burns
What is tar?
Taking an excessive amount of a drug that leads to coma or death
What is an overdose?
A type of drug that distorts perception, thought, and mood.
What is a hallucinogen?
A drug that can be obtained only with a written order from a doctor and can be purchased only at a pharmacy
What is a prescription?
Occurs when two or more drugs are taken at the same time and each drug’s effect is canceled out or reduced by the other.
Type of smoke that goes directly into the air from a cigarette.
What is sidestream smoke?
When the brain develops a chemical need for alcohol and cannot function normally without it
What is depedence?
A chemical substance that people of any age may not lawfully manufacture, possess, buy, or sell.
What is an Illegal Drug?
Occurs when drugs interact to produce effects greater than those that each drug would produce alone.
What is drug synergism?
A factor that reduces a person’s potential for harmful behavior.
What is a protective factor?
A finely ground, powdered tobacco. It is used by placing it between the lower lip and teeth or sniffed through the nose
What is snuff?
The consumption of excessive amounts of alcohol at one sitting—can result in an overdose even in a first-time drinker
What is binge drinking?
The state in which a person’s mental and physical abilities are impaired by alcohol or another substance.
What is intoxication?
When a drug is intentionally used improperly or unsafely
What is drug abuse?
A chemical substance that is taken to cause changes in a person’s body or behavior.
What is a drug?