Tobacco
What addictive drug is found in all tobacco products?
Define alcohol.
The drug in wine, beer, and liquor that causes intoxication.
What are drugs?
Any substance that causes changes in a person's physical or mental state.
What counts as medicine?
Any drug that's used to cure, prevent, or treat illness or discomfort.
What is drug abuse?
The intentional, improper, or unsafe use of a drug.
What are carcinogens?
Any chemical or agent that causes cancer.
The physical and mental changes caused by drinking alcohol is called
What is addiction?
A condition in which a person can no longer control his or her drug use.
What makes a medicine good?
It's good at carrying out its task.
Taking too much of a drug can cause sickness, loss of consciousness, permanent health damage, or even death.
What is emphysema?
A chronic lung disease where the air sacs (alveoli) in the lungs become damaged and enlarged.
What are some short-term effects of alcohol?
Nausea, vomiting, dehydration, reduced reaction time, poor vision, memory loss, blackout, coma, death, etc.
Describe drug tolerance.
When a tolerance is developed towards a drug and more is needed for the same effect.
What is an OTC medicine?
Over-the-counter medicine.
What are the things that all illegal drugs have in common?
They affect the function of your brain, they're dangerous to your health, and they can result in drug dependence and addiction.
Damage from tobacco smoke is most devastating where?
Is alcohol a depressant or a stimulant?
depressant
What are drugs of abuse?
Drugs that people take for mind-altering effects that have no medical purpose. (cocaine, marijuana, and nicotine)
What are the common side effects of medicine?
Headaches, sleepiness, and diarrhea.
Define the illegal drug known as marijuana.
A mind-altering, intoxicating drug produced by the Cannabis sativa plant.
What are some sources of smoke?
Sidestream smoke, mainstream smoke, and secondhand smoke?
What is BAC.
Blood alcohol concentration.
What is the foolproof way to avoid addiction?
Don't use drugs of abuse.
What information does a prescription include?
The dose, when, how often, and what to take the medicine.
What are the dangers of inhalants?
Damage to organs, brain cells, and the possibility of sudden death.