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Alchol, Tobacco And illegal Drugs Flashcards

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Depressant

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Slows down the central nervous system activity

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Ethanol

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Alcohol found in alcoholic drinks.

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Blood alcohol concentration

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Blood alcohol content, number of grams of alcohol per hundred milliliters of blood

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Cirrhosis

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Scar tissue causes fewer functioning cells

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Binge drinking

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Large amount of alcohol in a short period of time

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Driving while intoxicated

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Legal limit .08

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Fetal alcoholic syndrome

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Retardation, delayed growth, abnormal facial features, miscarriage, stillbirth

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Hangover

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Unpleasant physical effects that follow heavy use of alcohol

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Overdose

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Taking an excessive amount of the drug that leads to a coma or death

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Intoxication

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Alcohol short-term effect on a persons mind, behavior. Happens when you drink faster then liver breaks down alcohol

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Tolerance

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Reduced sensitivity to a drug as a result of regular use

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Inhibition

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Psychological checks on the emotions and actions

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What sobers you up?

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Time- the liver breaking down alcohol

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Support group for teens

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Alateen

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Liver

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Organ that breaks down alcohol

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withdrawal

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Uncomfortable reactions that occur when a person stops using an addictive substance.

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Long term health risks

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Tolerance, dependence, brain damage, liver- Cirrhosis and hepatitis, mouth and throat cancer, irritates lining of stomach and intestine, weakens heart muscle.

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Life-threatening short-term effects

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Motor vehicle crashes, overdose

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Proof

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Measures of alcohol that is 2x the percent of alcohol

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Multiplier effect

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One drug increasing the effect of another

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Alcohol abuse

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Drinking too much, drinking at inappropriate times, drinking too often

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Addiction

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When the body requires the drug to function properly

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Why people start drinking

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Social pressures, stress, advertising, rebel

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Types of drinkers

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Social (less than one drink per day parentheses), moderate (no more than 2 drinks per day), heavy ( more than 2 drinks a day).

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Detoxification

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Ridding the body of a drug

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Ways the alcohol use can harm the teens future

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College, jobs, prison

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Four things that can affect a person’s level of intoxication

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Rate of intake, tolerance, weight, multiplier effect

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Nicotine

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The highly addictive drug that is found in all tobacco products

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Which type of drug is tobacco?

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Stimulant

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Stimulant

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Increases the activity of the central nervous system

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Cancer-causing substances

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Carcinogens

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How many chemicals in a cigarette

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4,000

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How many of these chemicals are carcinogens

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40

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Difference in life expectancy between smokers and non-smokers

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20 years

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Carbon monoxide

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A gas that blocks oxygen from getting into the bloodstream

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Sidestream smoke

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Smoke that escapes from the tip of the cigarette, cigar, or pipe. Unfiltered

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Mainstream smoke

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Smoke that is inhaled through a cigarette and then exhaled buy cigarette smoker

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Secondhand smoke

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A combination of exhaled mainstream and sidestream smoke

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Environmental tobacco smoke

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Second hand smoke

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Risks of smoking while pregnant

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Miscarriage, low birth weight, slow growth rate, sudden infant death syndrome

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Risks of smoking on the body

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Increased heart rate and blood pressure, lung cancer, Bad breath

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Most commonly abused drug

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Alcohol

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2 mild stimulants legal to use

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Caffeine and nicotine

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Three things all types of illegal drugs have in common

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Affect affect the function of your brain, are dangerous to your health, can result independence and addiction

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Most commonly abused illegal drug

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Marijuana

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Relapse

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A return to using drugs while trying to recover from addiction

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3 intoxication effects of stimulants

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Increased alertness and energy, loss of appetite, hyperactivity

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Date rape drug

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Rohypnol

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Psycho active ingredient in marijuana

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THC

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I-have a high potential for abuse, require greater storage security and have a quota on manufacturing available for research only and have no approved medical use

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Marijuana, LSD, heroin

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II-have a high potential for abuse, require greater storage security and have a quota on manufacturing, available only by prescription and require a new prescription for each refill

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Cocaine, methadone , Oxycodone

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III and IV- Available by prescription only, may have five refills in six months and may be ordered Orally.

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III- morphine, anabolic steroids.

IV- sleep meds

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V- Mostar available over-the-counter.

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Tylenol, Advil

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