Vaping
What are the long-term effects of vaping?
None is known yet.
Period of time that drinker cannot recall
blackout period
Prescription drugs become illegal when
you buy them without a prescription
If someone stops taking a highly addictive drug abruptly and begins to experience pain an depression, they are likely going through
withdrawal
uncontrollable, compulsive physiological need for a habit-forming substance
addiction
What increases the addictiveness in vapes?
sugar, flavors, nicotine
factors that influence intoxication
rate of consumption, body weight, gender, if you have eaten
Why are many teens curious about trying illegal drugs
Drug use is in popular media.
Depressants and stimulants are categories of prescription drugs which are highly regulated because they have a strong potential for abuse and addiction.
Opiods
sliding back into drug use while trying to overcome addiction
relapse
some experience withdrawal symptoms after using a juul pen because of this
what is nicotine amounts in 1 pod is about the same as those in 2 packs of cigarettes'.
steps to recover for an alcoholic
acknowledge you have a problem, detox, rehab
A drug that alters moods, thoughts, and sense perceptions.
Hallucinogen
What should you do with leftover prescription mediation after you no longer need them?
Properly discard the remaining pills.
Prescription of which medication represents part of an aversive therapy approach to treatment of addiction?
Disulfiram
race has been targeted in the marketing of the nicotine products
Who are African Americans
caused by mothers who drink alcohol while being pregnant
fetal alcohol syndrome
Called the date-rape drug. Sedatives that are colorless, odorless, and tasteless.Drugs that tend to slow the central nervous system
Rohypnol
Potential warning signs that someone is misusing prescription drugs include
Changes in sleeping habits
why an addict need more of a drug to achieve the same high
after using a drug for a long time dopamine levels decrease and create high tolerance
TUne it takes for nicotine to reach the brain
What is 10 seconds
a support group of recovering alcoholics who give support and encouragement to help other alcoholics to stop drinking
Alcoholics Anonymous
Why are marijuana users stereotypically portrayed as sluggish people with the munchies
Marijuana has many side effects, such as feelings of general relaxation, distorted time-sense, short-term memory loss, and increased appetite.
Depressants are typically prescribed to treat
Anxiety disorders and sleep disorders.
Symptoms that would signal opioid withdrawal include
Lacrimation, rhinorrhea, dilated pupils, and muscle aches