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29 Cards in this Set
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What are the 3 stages of alcoholism?
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1. Problem Drinking
2. Absolute Dependence 3. Late Stage Alcoholism |
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Is alcohol a stimulant, depressant, or hallucinogen?
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Depressant
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What is the legal BAC limit?
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anything under 0.08
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Why are the effects on the brain for a teenage drinker so damaging?
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It slows down the development of the brain.
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What factors affect a person's BAC?
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Gender, body composition, strength of drink, drug use
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Describe the livers ability to metabolize alcohol.
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Alcohol interferes with the liver's ability to metabolize or break down the alcohol. The liver can only process 1 oz. of alcohol per hour that is why taking shots is so danerous.
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What is smoleless tobacco?
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tobacco that is chewed, placed between the lower lip and teeth, or sniffed.
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What is mainstream smoke?
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Smoke exhaled from the mouth.
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What is sidestream smoke?
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Smoke that goes from the cigarette to the air.
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What is leukoplakia?
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white patches on a persons tongue, or lining of a persons mouth.
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What is COPD?
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Chronic Obstrructive Pulmonary Disease. It causes gradual loss of lung function
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What causes a smokers cough?
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tar, the cilia gets damaged and particles go into the lungs.
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stimulant
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a psychoactive drug that speeds everything up
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carcinogen
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the product in cigarettes that cause cancer
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Compared to cigarettes, how much nicotine does an average dose of smokeless tobacco contain?
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each dose of chewing tobacco has 2 1/2 times more nicotine than a cigarette
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What are 2 examples of COPD?
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Chronic Bronchitis and Emphysema
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What is a psychoactive drug?
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a mood altering drug
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What is drug antigonism?
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occurs when each drug effect is reduced or cancelled by another. drug + drug = no drug
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What is a protective factor?
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A factor that reduces a person's potential for harmful behavior
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What is the difference between drug misuse and drug abuse?
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Drug misuse- accidental or mistaken
Drug abuse- deliberate overuse |
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Describe 3 side effects of marijuana.
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1. anxiety/paranoia
2. slower thinking 3. loss of motor skills |
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What do psychoactive drugs trigger in the brain?
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Dopamine
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What kinds of drugs discussed in this chapter are depressants?
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Barbituates, opiates, and CNS
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Is marijuana a stimulant, depressant, or hallucinogen?
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can act as a hallucinogen, stimulant, or depressant.
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What are the 4 affects that steroids have on both males and females?
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1. acne
2. mood swings 3. stunted growth 4. liver/kidney cancer |
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Describe one example of a protective factor.
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your parents telling you not to do drugs and punishing you if you do.
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What happens to a baby if a mom smokes, drinks, or gets high during pregnancy.
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It can increase the baby's heart rate, slow growth, baby could have fetal alcohol syndrome, cerebral palsy, or die of SIDS.
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What could you do if your designated driver has been drinking or using drugs?
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Call a partent or trusted adult to come get you, or walk home.
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Describe what typically happens when a person allows drugs and/or alcohol to be the center of their life.
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Drugs and alcohol affect your life by causing you to not be able to hold a job and therefore you can't support your family. You're family might get evicted and then you would be homeless and your family would leave you.
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