Health Test 1 Flashcards
STOP strategy
1.Say no, in a firm voice
2.tell why not
3.offer another idea
4.promptly leave
What is marijuana
Dried leaves and flowers of the hemp plant called cannabis
-Main ingredient THC
Club drugs
Used for date rape, tampering with drinks
Anabolic steroids
Substances used by athletes and bodybuilders to enhance performance
Narcotics and opioids
Addictive pain killers that can lead to herion
Stimulants
Speed up the activity in the central nervous system
Depressants
Drugs that slow down normal brain function
Hallucinogens
Drugs that distort moods, thoughts and senses
Carbon monoxide
A poisonous, colorless, odorless gas
Short term smoking effects
Dulled taste buds, increased anxiety, and increased heart rate
Long-term effects of smoking
Emphysema, COPD, and lung cancer
Alcohol content serving
1.5oz of liquor=12oz of beer=5oz of wine
Intoxication
When a person consumes more alcohol than the liver can process
The legal driving intoxication
.08% or less
What kind of drug is alcohol?
Depressant