Tobacco
A thick, dark, sticky liquid that is formed when tobacco burns
Tar
Any reaction to a drug other than the effect intended
side effects
A chronic disease of the liver that often results from longstanding addiction to alcohol
Cirrhosis
Drugs that speed up the body's nervous system
stimulants
A group designed to help the husbands, wives, and friends of alcoholics.
Al-anon
An irreversible lung disease that is primarily caused by smoking
Emphysema
A physical or mental need for a drug or other substance
addiction
What is the average starting age?
Drugs that slow down your body's nervous system
depressants
A group that is designed to help children with alcoholic parents
Alateen
The smoke you inhale from another person smoking
Second-hand smoking
a resistance in the body to something
tolerance
Why is it dangerous for young people with alcohol?
Alcohol is the leading cause of death for 15-24 yr olds
What is an example of a stimulant
caffiene
A support group specifically designed for alcoholics
The smoke that someone who is smoking inhales
mainstream smoking
Drugs that are meant to relieve pain, cure diseases, or prevent other illnesses
Why can you get addicted to something like coffee, tea, or sodas?
What is an example of a depressant?
Malatonin
Mothers Against Drunk Driving
MADD
The poisonous gas that is produced by car engines and burning tobacco
Carbon Monoxide
A condition that occurs when a person uses an illegal drug or misuses a legal one
Drug abuse
A result of alcohol that causes the blocking of the center of the brain that controls a person's degree of self-control and shyness
Inhibitory effect
Why is it called a roller coaster of experiences when you mix depressants and stimulants together
Because you are constantly having to take one after the other to bring you up and down to function
What is the FDA?