Soc 23- Lifestyle Choices Flashcards
What are legal drugs?
Found in everyday products, such as caffeine, nicotine or alchol
What is a stimulant?
A substance rhat raises the level of physiological neevous activity in the body
What is a depressant?
A substance that lowers the level of phsyiological or nervous activity in the body
What is a sedative?
A drug that has a calming or sleep-inducing effect
What is adrenaline?
A hormone that increases rates of blood circumlation and brwathing
What are the effects of drinking too much alchohol?
Affects how brain works changing behavior and making harder to think
Damage heart and circulating system causing high blood pressure
Liver damage
Pancreas produce toxic substances
Weakens immune system
What are the effects of smoking?
Shortness of breath/reduced lung capacity
Heart disease
Bronchitis and lung disease
