Alcohol
Alcohol is a ______________.
(drug class)
Depressant
What drug class is nicotine?
Stimulant
Opioids are also known as...
opiates, narcotics, painkillers
The term for being free from alcohol and other substances
Sober/Sobriety
What is the legal age to drink alcohol in the United States?
21
What are the 2 ways BAC (Blood Alcohol Content) can be measured?
Breathalyzer and blood test
Nicotine releases which chemical in your brain?
Dopamine
_____________ is illegal in every circumstance.
Heroin
These are psychedelic drugs that change your 5 senses, thoughts & mood. Ex. LSD, Cannabis (weed), Ketamine
Hallucinogens
Smoking weed, especially at a young age, can cause permanent ______________.
Psychosis/Schizophrenia
Alcohol causes your body's systems to _________________.
Slow down
The difference between THC and CBD is that
THC is addictive and psychoactive, CBD is non-addictive and non-psychoactive
Naloxone (Narcan) is an __________________ and is administered as a ____________________.
1. Opioid Overdose Antidote
2. Nasal spray or shot
A widely held but fixed and oversimplified idea of a particular type of person or thing
Stereotype
Ketamine causes this damage in your brain.
Swiss Cheese Brain
Which organ in your body does alcohol affect the most?
Liver
Smoking tobacco causes this disease due to the tar found in multiple tobacco products.
Black Lung Disease
Fentanyl is how many times more potent than Heroin?
50
The unpleasant physical reaction that accompanies the process of ceasing to take an addictive drug.
Withdrawal
A vape can contain as much nicotine as how many regular cigarettes?
20
What syndrome is a consequence of a mother drinking alcohol while pregnant?
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
What pathway in the brain is hijacked by nicotine?
The Reward Pathway
Opioids work in the body by activating the _________ receptors in the brain that block pain signals to the body.
opioid
The term describing the point during which your feel-good brain chemical drops below your baseline after substance use. (hint: 2 words)
Dopamine Deficit
Cyanosis (the medical term for when your skin, lips or nails turn blue) is a side effect using of what substance?
Opioids