alcohol
What is a Depressant?
Alcohol is classified as this type of drug because it slows down the central nervous system.
What is Marijuana (Cannabis)?
This is the most commonly used "illicit" (illegal) drug in the United States.
This highly addictive chemical is found in all tobacco products and vapes.
Nicotine
What is the Liver?
This vital organ is responsible for breaking down (metabolizing) alcohol in the body.
What is Withdrawal?
This is the name for the uncomfortable physical and mental symptoms that occur when an addicted person stops using a drug.
This thick, sticky, dark fluid is produced when tobacco burns and coats the lungs.
Tar
Consuming five or more drinks in one sitting is known by this term.
What is Binge Drinking?
What are Opioids?
These types of drugs are used to relieve pain but have a very high risk for addiction and overdose.
What is Carbon Monoxide?
This gas found in cigarette smoke replaces oxygen in the blood, making the heart work harder.
This is the legal Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) limit for drivers over 21 in the U.S.
What is 0.08%?
These drugs (like caffeine or cocaine) speed up the body's functions, including heart rate and blood pressure.
Stimulants
Tobacco use is the leading cause of this chronic lung disease that involves the destruction of air sacs.
Emphysema
What is Alcohol Poisoning?
This severe, potentially fatal physical reaction occurs when a person drinks a large amount of alcohol in a short time.
What is Tolerance?
This term describes the need for more of a drug to get the same effect that a smaller amount used to provide.
Yellow teeth, bad breath are common what?
These are the two most common "cosmetic" side effects of long-term smoking (related to teeth and breath).