Alcohol and Drugs

Question 1

What is a gateway drug?

Answer 1

A drug that gets a person to become addicted to another drug.

Question 2

Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) (define)

Answer 2

the amount of alcohol in a person’s blood

Question 3

Distillation

Answer 3

A process that uses a fermented mixture to obtain an alcoholic beverage with a high alcohol content.

Question 4

Binge Drinking

Answer 4

Consuming large amounts of alcohol in a short amount of time.

Question 5

Delirium Tremens

Answer 5

A severe form of alcohol withdrawal syndrome in which there are hallucinations and muscle convulsions.

Question 6

Emphysema

Answer 6

A condition in which the alveoli lose most of their ability to function.

Question 7

Mainstream smoke

Answer 7

Smoke that is directly inhaled into the smoker’s mouth and lungs.

Question 8

Side-stream smoke

Answer 8

Smoke that enters the air from a burning cigarette, cigar, or pipe.

Question 9

Leukoplakia

Answer 9

Abnormal cells in the mouth that appear as white patches of tissue.

Question 10

What is a drug?

Answer 10

Any foreign substance that alters brain chemistry

Question 11

What is a stimulant?

Answer 11

a drug that speeds up body processes

Question 12

What is a depressant?

Answer 12

a drug that slows down body processes

Question 13

What are opiates?

Answer 13

depressant pain relievers derived from the opium poppy

Question 14

Hallucinogens

Answer 14

Alter reality and change sensory perceptions

Question 15

Club drugs

Answer 15

drugs used in large crowds to create a sense of euphoria

Question 16

Where does you body store THC?

Answer 16

it accumulates in fat tissues

Question 17

What are the eight resistance skills? (N,R,R,NB,AWD,ABP,RIB,IRD)

Answer 17

say NO, give REASONS, REPEAT no, NONVERBAL BEHAVIOR to match verbal behavior, AVOID WRONG DECISIONS, AVOID BAD PEOPLE, RESIST ILLEGAL BEHAVIOR, INFLUENCE others to make RESPONSIBLE DECISIONS

Question 18

Ecstasy (define)

Answer 18

illegal psychoactive drug that causes hallucinations; stimulant

Question 19

THC

Answer 19

drug; found in cannabis plants; psychoactive effects

Question 20

Flashback

Answer 20

vivid memory of hallucination

Question 21

Narcotic

Answer 21

group of drugs; depressant pain reliever

Question 22

Analgesic

Answer 22

drug that relieves pain

Question 23

Codeine

Answer 23

painkiller produced from morphine

Question 24

If a bottle of whiskey is 101 proof, how much alcohol does it contain?

Answer 24

50.5
(proof = cut in half)

Question 25

When combining multiple different drugs, what effect do you get?

Answer 25

synergistic effect

Question 26

What is the chemical that causes popcorn lung and is in 39 of 50 e-cigarette brands?

Answer 26

Diacetyl

Question 27

common alcoholic drinks that contain equal amounts of alcohol are called what?

Answer 27

standard drinks

Question 28

after a heavy night of drinking, memory is lost and this is called what?

Answer 28

a blackout

Question 29

a condition in which persistent alcohol use causes scarification of the liver?

Answer 29

cirrhosis of the liver