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43 Cards in this Set
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?/? adults have a serious problem with drugs, alcohol, or both
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1/10
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3rd highest cause of death of all ages
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Alcoholism, addiction to drugs , and the effects
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Leading cause of death for people 35 and under
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Accident - normally happen because of drugs and alcohol
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___% of Canadian's consume alcohol
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79.3%
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The most popular alcohol in Canada
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beer
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____ and ____ of alcohol and drugs is a ____ health problem
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misuse , abuse, public
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___% of Canadian's report harming them selves due to drinking and ___% were harmed by someone else
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10% , 32.7%
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True or False: alcohol is a drug
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True: it is the most used, misused, and abused recreational drug
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___% of student's drink
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94.5%
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To reach intoxication a man has to drink ___ drinks and a woman has to drink ____ drinks.
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5, 4
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Men should only have ___ drinks a week where as women should only have ____ drinks.
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14 , 9
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_____% of men go over the maximum amount of drinks they should have per week where as only ___% of women go over the maximum amount of drinks they should have per week.
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30% , 15 %
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Rule of thumb: only have _____ drinks per day
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2
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Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC)
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ratio of alcohol to total blood volume
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Why is a woman's BAC normally higher than a mans?
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an increased % of body fat and a decreased level of enzymes that are needed to break down alcohol
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If you drink alcohol there is a ___% chance of becoming addicted
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10%
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_____ belong to the fastest growing group of alcoholics
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woman
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_____________ are the leading casue of developmental delays in babies becasue ?/? of every ____ births result in this.
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FASD, 1/6, 1000
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___% binge drink once a week
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6.2%
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____ age ___-___ binge drink the most.
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men, 18-24
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What are the 3 things indicating addiction?
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Tolerance, dependance, withdraw
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The average Canadian spends $_____ annually on alcohol.
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$667
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True or false : there is a greater number of male alcoholics then woman
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false: the number is almost the same
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There is a ___% relapse rate within the first ___ months of recovery.
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60%, 3
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Smoking is the #1 ________ cause of death.
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preventable
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Smoking accounts for ____ of all death, and kills ___ times more people then car accidents, murders, suicides, and alcohol abuse combined.
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16.6%, 5
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These are harmed by smoking that are used to clean the lungs
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cilia
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The carbon monoxide levels are ___ times higher then safe levels
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800
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To go from trying smoking to smoking everyday it normally take __-__ years.
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2-3
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___% of smokers start before they are ___ years old
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85% , 16
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Smoking causes the most deaths due to ______ pollutants.
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environmental
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____ therapy can help quit smoking
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Aversion
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_____ is the most widely consumed drug in Canada
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caffeine
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___ cups or less of coffee a day is ok
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3
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Misuse of drugs
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Not prescribed to you and you are using it for the wrong reasons
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Drug use
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Taking a drug as it was intended
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There are more _______ gamblers then ______.
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men, women
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List the 6 steps of drug breakdown
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1. Drug is introduced
2. Drug circulates into the blood stream 3. Attaches to specific receptor sites 4. Liver breaks down the drug 5. The drugs at the receptor sites dissipate 6. Body parts let out chemicals metabolized by the liver |
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Synergism
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The effect is multiplied
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Antagonism
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1 drug blocks another drug at the same time
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inhibiton
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1 drug reduces the other
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___ and ____ are a CNS ____
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sedatives and tranquilizers , depressants
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What are the 2 most common gateway drugs?
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weed and prescription pain killers
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