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Chapter 15 Test (Wed. April 9) Flashcards

1
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Chemical substance that changes the function of the nervous system and results in alterations of perception, mood, cognition, and behavior

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Psychoactive drug

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2
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Depressant drug that slows down the brain and body reactions

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Alcohol

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3
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Type of alcohol in alcohol - toxic substance found in plastics, lacquers, gasoline and drugs

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Ethanol

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4
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Process of making drugs

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Fermentation

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5
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Percentage of alcohol in beer

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4%

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6
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Percentage of alcohol in wine

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10%

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7
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Percentage of alcohol in hard liquor

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50%

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8
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Factors that influence teen drinking (5)

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  • peer pressure
  • family
  • media
  • escape reality
    -boredom
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9
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Alcohol’s effects on the body

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Goes directly into the bloodstream when consumed/does not need to be digested

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10
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A state in which a person’s mental and physical abilities are impaired by alcohol

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Intoxication

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Effects of intoxication (4)

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  • lose judgement
  • lose self-control
  • lose inhibitions
  • blackouts
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12
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When you can’t recall events because of alcohol consumption

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Blackouts

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13
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The amount of alcohol in a persons blood, expressed as a percentage

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Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC)

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14
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Factors that affect BAC (4)

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  • rate of consumption
  • gender
  • body size
  • amount of food in stomach
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15
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The consumption of excessive amounts of alcohol in one sitting

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Binge drinking

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16
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Term used to describe the after effects of drinking

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Hangover

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17
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How old do you have to be to purchase alcohol?

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21

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18
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DWI

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Driving while intoxicated (BAC exceeds 0.08%)

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19
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DUI

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Driving under the influence

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20
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Physical long term risks of Alcohol (4)

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  • *brain damage
  • *liver damage (lead to Cirrhosis)
  • heart disease/high blood pressure
  • fetal alcohol syndrome (baby born addicted)
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21
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Antioxidant, helps fight diabetes and cancer (high amounts of it in red and purple grapes)

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Resveratrol

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22
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Abstinence from alcohol/the state of being sober

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Sobriety

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23
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A disease in which people can no longer control their intake of alcohol

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Alcoholism/Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD)

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24
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Who is at risk of alcoholism?

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  • anyone who drinks
  • children of alcoholics (5 times greater)
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25
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Stages of Alcoholism (3)

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  • social drinker
  • absolute dependence
  • late stage
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26
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Drinks occasionally at meals and special occasions

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Social drinker (stage of alcoholism)

27
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Start their day with a drink - can’t stop after one drink - dependent on it (can be hidden)

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Absolute dependence (stage of alcoholism)

28
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Experiences serious health problems both mental and physical - can become abusive (no longer can be hidden)

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Late stage (stage of alcoholism)

29
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Effects of alcoholism on others (3)

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  • 10,000 deaths (car crashes per year)
  • abuse in families of alcoholics
  • many children become alcoholics
30
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Remove all alcohol from the body - leads to withdrawal

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Detoxification

31
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Learning to cope without alcohol

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Rehabilitation

32
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Alcoholics Anonymous

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AA - major alcohol support group

33
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Mothers against drunk driving

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MADD (alcohol support group)

34
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Students against drunk driving

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SADD (alcohol support group)

35
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**Best rule of thumb of alcoholism

36
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“Noxious weed”

37
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Number one cause of preventable death in the world

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Tobacco consumption

38
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Tobacco products (4)

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  • cigarettes
  • cigars
  • pipes
  • smokeless tobacco
39
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Regular practice or tendency that is hard to give up

40
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Substance that causes physiological or psychological dependence

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Addictive drug

41
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The addictive drug form in tobacco - *more addictive than heroin or cocaine

42
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Drug that increases the action of the central nervous system

43
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Thick, sticky, dark fluid found in tobacco

44
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Effects of tar (3)

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  • destroys cilia
  • damages alveoli
  • destroys lung tissue
45
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Gas/exhaust pipe, deprives body of oxygen

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Carbon monoxide

46
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Battery acid

47
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Rat poisoning

48
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Harmful effects of pipes/cigars (2)

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  • contains more tar and carbon monoxide than cigarettes
  • higher risk of lip, mouth, and throat cancers
49
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examples of smokeless tobacco

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  • snuff
  • chewing tobacco
50
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Tobacco sniffed through the nose, held in the mouth, or chewed.

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Smokeless Tobacco

51
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Absorbed into the bloodstream through mucous membranes of nose or mouth

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Carcinogens

52
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White, leathery looking spots on the inside of the mouth/nose that can turn into oral cancer

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Leukoplakia

53
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Short term effects of tobacco (5)

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  • craving sensation (brain)
  • withdrawal symptoms ( brain)
  • increased respiration (breathing)
  • dulls taste buds
  • yellow skin
54
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Long term effects of tobacco (4)

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  • chronic bronchitis
  • *emphysema
  • *lung cancer
  • coronary heart disease
55
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Treatment for tobacco (4)

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  • Gum
  • nicotine patches
  • support groups
  • exercise
56
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Why do teens choose to smoke? (4)

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  • peer pressure
  • control weight
  • cope with stress
  • make them seem mature
57
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Secondhand smoke, air that has been contaminated by tobacco smoke

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Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS)

58
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Two types of Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS)

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  • mainstream smoke
  • side stream smoke
59
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The smoke exhaled from the lungs of a smoker

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Mainstream smoke

60
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The smoke from the burning end of a cigarette

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Side stream smoke

61
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Effects of smoking on the unborn (4)

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  • miscarriage
  • addiction
  • deformities
  • still birth
62
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Inhaling of a vapor created by a electronic cigarette

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Electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes)/vaping

63
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Short term dangers of e-cigarettes/vapes (5)

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  • rapid on set coughing
  • breathing difficulties
  • weight loss
  • nausea and vomiting
  • diarrhea

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