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Alcohol
Common Drugs
Tobacco
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Miscellaneous
100
A group program that is a long-term treatment for alcohol addiction.
What is Alcoholics Anonymous?
100
A type of drug that speeds up the central nervous system.
What is a stimulant?
100
The number one cause of preventable disease in the United States.
What is smoking?
100
Second hand smoke is harmful to others besides the person smoking.
True
100
A condition that a person believes they need a drug to feel good or to function normally.
What is psychological dependence?
200
The condition when an alcoholic experiences the need to drink more and more amounts of alcohol to get a desired effect.
What is tolerance?
200
A narcotic that blocks pain messages to the brain, highly addictive, and can be used for surgeries.
What is morphine?
200
A cancer causing substance.
What is carcinogen?
200
Cigarette smoke contains carcinogens, tar and carbon monoxide.
True
200
A condition where the user has a chemical need for the drug.
What is physiological dependence?
300
Birth defects that include physical and mental problems caused by alcohol use during pregnancy.
What is fetal alcohol syndrome?
300
A stimulant that is made in makeshift labs which gives a short-term feeling of euphoria and then depression.
What is methamphetamine?
300
A thick, sticky, dark fluid produced when tobacco burns.
What is tar?
300
Carbon dioxide is a colorless, odorless and poisonous gas.
False - "Carbon monoxide" is a colorless, odorless and poisonous gas.
300
A physiological or psychological dependence on a drug.
What is addiction?
400
The maximum BAC for a driver in any U.S. state.
What is 0.08?
400
A drug that slows down the central nervous system and the victim wakes up with no recollection of what happened.
What is Rohypnol? or Roofies?
400
A colorless, odorless, and poisonous gas found in tobacco smoke.
What is carbon monoxide?
400
Tobacco is a depressant.
False - Tobacco is a "stimulant".
400
A strong, sometimes fatal reaction to taking a large amount of a drug.
What is overdose?
500
A scarring of the liver that impairs its functioning.
What is cirrhosis?
500
Stimulants, depressants, opiates, and hallucinogens are four main groups of ____________ drugs.
What is psychoactive?
500
The addictive drug found in tobacco leaves.
What is nicotine?
500
Smoking pipes and cigars are a safe alternative to smoking cigarettes.
False - Smoking pipes and cigars are NOT a safe alternative to smoking cigarettes.
500
PCP and Ecstasy are ____________ that alter moods, thoughts and sense perceptions.
What is hallucinogens?