Tobacco
The type of drug that increases the activity of the nervous system.
What is a stimulant?
This is the name of the amount of alcohol in a person‘s blood.
What is a BAC?
These are drugs that can be purchased at the store.
What are over the counter drugs?
This is an inflammation of the bronchi.
What is chronic bronchitis?
These drugs are substances that will give off psychoactive vapors the user will sniff.
What are inhalants?
This chemical is a dark, sticky substance that forms when tobacco is burned.
What is tar?
The period of time a drinker cannot recall or remember what had happened.
What is a blackout?
This is a written order from a doctor granting permission to buy the drug.
What is a prescription?
This is when air sacs cannot contract from tar build-up.
What is emphysema?
These drugs distort sensory function and distort brains perception of reality.
What are hallucinogens?
This chemical in tobacco causes the heart rate and blood pressure to increase.
What is nicotine?
The removal of alcohol from a person’s body.
What is detoxification?
This is an unwanted physical or mental effect caused by a drug.
What is a side effect?
The name of the disease when a drinker’s liver develops scar tissue.
What is cirrhosis?
These drugs are powerful painkillers and produce painful withdrawal symptoms.
What are narcotic?
This smoke goes directly into the air from the burning cigarette.
What is sidestream smoke?
The type of drug alcohol is.
What is a depressant?
This is a chemical substance that people of any age may not lawfully manufacture, possess, buy or sell.
What is an illegal drug?
This gives you white patches on the tongue and mouth.
What is leukoplakia?
These drugs produce a powerful high followed by “crashing.”
What are stimulants?
These are cancer causing agents.
What are carcinogens?
A group of birth defects caused by the effects of alcohol on an unborn child.
What is Fetal Alcohol Syndrome?
These are drugs that alter mood, perceptions of time and/or reality.
What are psychoactive drugs?
This disease of the lung is the #1 killer.
What is lung cancer?
These drugs relax the user, impairing their judgment and slow down the Central Nervous System functions.
What are depressants?