Drugs
a drug that is smoked or eaten and has THC in it.
What is marijuana?
marijuana use has been shown to impair functions such as attention, memory, learning and decision-making. Those effects can last for days after the high wears off. Heavy marijuana use in adolescence or early adulthood has been associated with a dismal set of life outcomes including poor school performance, higher dropout rates, increased welfare dependence, greater unemployment and lower life satisfaction.
Amnesia (not remembering) the events of any part of a drinking episode without loss of consciousness.
what is a blackout?
A blackout happens when alcohol prevents the formation of memories. Blackouts are caused by heavy drinking and can lead to fights, sexual assault, injuries, suicide, or death.
Stimulant found in tobacco
What is nicotine?
A brain disease that is manifested by compulsive substance use or behavior despite harmful consequence. People have an intense focus on using a certain substance(s), such as alcohol or drugs, or behaviors, to the point that it takes over their life
What is Addiction?
Addiction types are varied and range from drugs like nicotine, cocaine, substances like alcohol and behaviors such as gambling.
wanting to do something because others are doing it.
what is peer pressure?
Peers can be positive and supportive. They can help each other develop new skills, or stimulate interest in books, music or extracurricular activities.
However, peers can also have a negative influence. They can encourage each other to skip classes, steal, cheat, use drugs or alcohol, share inappropriate material online, or become involved in other risky behaviors. The majority of teens with substance abuse problems began using drugs or alcohol as a result of peer pressure. This pressure can happen in person or on social media.
Street names for the smokable form of cocaine
What is crack?
Type of alcohol in drinks.
What is ethyl?
Poisonous gas in cigarette smoke and car exhust fumes.
What is carbon monoxide?
Carbon Monoxide enters the blood from the lungs and combines with hemoglobin, blocking the blood's ability to carry oxygen to body cells. Symptoms of Carbon Monoxide exposure may mimic influenza and include fatigue, headache, dizziness, nausea and vomiting, mental confusion, and rapid heart rate
Abnormal growth of cells in the lungs.
What is lung cancer?
Removal of a drug from the body that may cause unpleasant effects.
What is withdrawal?
Withdrawal is also known as detoxification or detox. It’s when you cut out, or cut back, on using alcohol or other drugs. You may have developed a physical or psychological dependence on a drug, or both. Symptoms experienced during withdrawal can be mild or severe.
Hallucinogen, also called "angel dust"
What is PCP?
Of hard liquor, wine, and beer, the one with the highest proof (content of alcohol).
What is hard liquor?
Is highly addictive and can affect brain development.
What is nicotine?
Nicotine is the addictive chemical in tobacco smoke and e-cigarette vapors. And doctors say the teenage brain is no place for it to end up. ... The area of the brain responsible for emotions and controlling our impulses is known as the prefrontal cortex. It's very vulnerable to nicotine's effects, research shows.
Liver disease common in alcoholics.
What is cirrhosis?
Needing more of a drug to feel its effects.
What is tolerance?
Tolerance happens when a person no longer responds to a drug in the way they did at first. So it takes a higher dose of the drug to achieve the same effect as when the person first used it. This is why people with substance use disorders use more and more of a drug to get the “high” they seek.
More than 17,000 people died from an overdose of these kinds of prescription medications in 2017.
What are opioids?
common prescription opioids:
A condition in which a toxic amount of alcohol has been consumed, usually in a short period of time. The affected individual may become extremely disoriented, unresponsive, or unconscious, with shallow breathing.
What is Alcohol poisoning?
Alcohol poisoning can kill you! Don't ever leave an unconscious person alone. Because alcohol poisoning affects the way the gag reflex works, someone with alcohol poisoning may choke on his or her own vomit and not be able to breathe
Chemicals that are found in the vapor that comes out of e-cigarettes.
what is Propylene Glycol (anti freeze), lead,or formaldehyde?
ITS NOT JUST WATER!
A disease in which excessive mucus is produced in the bronchial tubes.
What is bronchitis?
When you inhale smoke, it bypasses the filtering action of the nose and damages the tissues of the lungs, leading to overproduction of mucus, among other things. Chronic bronchitis occurs when the airways in your lungs have become narrow and partly clogged with mucus.
Hallucinations after you've stopped using a drug.
What are flashbacks?
People can experience hallucinations when they're high on illegal drugs such as amphetamines, cocaine, LSD or ecstasy. They can also occur during withdrawal from alcohol or drugs if you suddenly stop taking them. ... After long-term drug use,they may cause schizophrenia.
The four methods of taking drugs.
What are sniffing, swallowing (EATING), injecting, and smoking?
What B.A.C stands for.
What is Blood Alcohol Content?
When your blood alcohol content (BAC) is 0.08% or higher, you're considered legally impaired in the U.S. While you are certain to be arrested for suspicion of driving under the influence (DUI) when your BAC is at or over 0.08%, you can still be charged if your BAC is at any level above 0.00%.
Chemical that is found in the flavoring of e-cigarettes that can cause popcorn lung.
DAILY DOUBLE
What is Diacetyl?
A December 2015 Harvard study concluded that diacetyl, which is associated with popcorn lung, is present in many of the flavorings in e-cigarettes.
"Popcorn lung" is the nickname for bronchiolitis obliterans. That's a condition that damages your lungs' smallest airways and makes you cough and feel short of breath. It got its name because workers in a microwave popcorn plant got it from the chemical (diacetyl) used to flavor the popcorn.
Disease in which air sacs in the lungs are damaged leading to breathlessness.
What is emphysema?
Tobacco smoke damages the air sacs in the lungs. Over time this leads to progressive loss of lung function and a condition known as emphysema. One sign of emphysema is shortness of breath. As the disease progresses, breathing becomes a major effort and may require supplementary oxygen. Most people who smoke around 20 cigarettes per day will have some degree of emphysema.
Various products easily bought and found in the home or workplace—such as spray paints, markers, glues, and cleaning fluid that are sniffed or huffed .
What are inhalants?
They contain dangerous chemicals that have psychoactive (mind-altering) properties when inhaled and can cause death.