Vocabulary 1
Substances that change a person's mental or physical state; can be legal or illegal
What is the definition for a drug?
The beliefs or opinions that are generally held about someone or something
What is reputation?
The age at which the brain stops developing
What is age 25?
Once you start using it is hard to stop
What is highly addictive?
Ingredient in drinks like beer, or wine that alters the way your brain thinks
What is alcohol?
Combination of the thoughts and feelings that you have about your body
What is body image?
Smoke inhaled involuntarily from tobacco being smoked by others
What is second-hand smoke?
Part of the brain in which decisions are made
What is the amygdala?
Ruins your teeth and gums
What is smoking?
The legal age to purchase alcohol
What is age 21?
A tall plant with a stiff upright stem, divided serrated leaves, and glandular hairs. It is used to produce hemp fiber and as a drug.
What is cannabis?
A chronic, relapsing disorder characterized by compulsive drug seeking and use despite adverse consequences
What is addiction?
Part of the brain that drugs affect and give you a high
What is the "reward" center of the brain?
Another word for spit tobacco
What is "dip"?
This organ plays an important role in your body by flushing out toxic substances in your body
What is the liver?
A group of conditions that can occur in a person who was exposed to alcohol before birth. These effects can include physical problems and problems with behavior and learning
What is FASD?
A substance intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease
What is prescription drug?
A drug that changes the way a person feels about pain
What is an opioid?
Smoke from burning tobacco products, like cigarettes or cigars
What is second-hand smoke?
A hole in the stomach lining
What is an ulcer?
The action or practice of inhaling and exhaling vapor containing nicotine and flavoring produced by a device designed for this purpose.
What is vaping?
Influence from members of one's peer group
What is peer pressure?
A drug that increases alertness and energy for a short period of time.
What is a stimulant?
Term used to describe the sudden death of a baby younger than 1 year of age that doesn't have a known cause, even after a full investigation
What is Sudden Infant Death Syndrome?
using, buying or eating something
What is consumption?