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DRUG ABUSE |
taking medicine when it is not needed, taking too much or mixing more than one kind of medicine |
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RELAPSE |
return to using drugs while trying to recover from drug addiction |
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WHEN CHOOSING AN OVER-THE-COUNTER MEDICINE |
1. choose what will work for you 2. choose generic or brand name 3. read ingredients/label to help decide 4. ask pharmacist |
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TETRA HYDRO CANNABINOL -THC |
the active ingredient of marijuana |
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PATH TO ADDICTION |
1. drug use 2. tolerance- need more 3. dependence- feel bad when stop using |
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TAR |
the sticky substance from cigarette that forms a sticky coating on the inside of the lung airways |
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WHAT SHOULD YOU DO FIRST TO SOLVE FEELING DEPRESSED OR ANXIOUS? |
talk to someone you trust to help think of different solutions |
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SECOND HAND SMOKE |
environmental tobacco smoke - combination of exhaled mainstream smoke and side stream smoke |
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ALCOHOL IS A DRUG BECAUSE... |
causes physical and psychological mental changes -> intoxication (drunk) |
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ALCOHOL ABUSE |
drinking alcohol at inappropiate times |
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BAC stands for... |
Blood Alcohol Concentration- the amount of alcohol in a person's blood expressed as a % |
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NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF ALCOHOLISM ON FAMILY |
* destroys trust * violence * neglect * dangerous to pregnant women * unpredictable behaviors |
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DUI stands for... |
Driving Under the Influence of drugs or alcohol- with BAC of .08% |
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TREATMENTS FOR ALCOHOLISM |
AA- Alcoholics Anonymous (12 step program) Al-Anon- for families living with an alcoholic ALateen- helps teenagers living with an alcoholic |
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SYMPTOMS OF HANGOVER |
headache, nausea or dizziness |
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NUMBER 1 CAUSE OF TEENAGE DEATHS |
is motor vehicle accidents |
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SYNAPSE |
a tiny gap across a nerve cell, or neuron, which can send an impulse to another neuron- where information processing takes place in brain |
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MOST AVOIDABLE CAUSE OF DEATH IN U.S. is... |
TOBACCO- the leading preventable cause of death |
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PART OF BODY THAT IS PARALYZED & KILLED BY TOBACCO |
CILIA, tiny hairs that remove harmful substance from cell's lining of the airways of the respiratory tract- causes infectious mucus & cough |
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MEDICINES |
are drugs used to cure, prevent, or treat illness or injury |
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STIMULANT |
a type of drug used to speed up a person's energy & alertness; ex. caffeine, nicotine or cocaine |
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ROHYPNOL (ROOFIES) |
most frequently used date rape drug |
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48 HOURS- |
length of time it takes for your sense of smell & taste to return after stopping the use of tobacco |
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SIDE EFFECTS OF STEROIDS |
BODY * acne *hair loss *heart disease *liver disease MIND * altered mood/aggression or depression |
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ECTASY |
drug that decreases the body's ability to control its temperature |
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AMPHETAMINES |
drug produced in illegal labs and is highly addictive |
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ALVEOLI |
any of the tiny air sacs in the lungs where exchange of O2 & CO2 takes place |
