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the intentional improper or unsafe use of a drug
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Drug Abuse
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Heroin is what type of drug?
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Opiate
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Also called dope, pot, weed
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Marijuana
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are drugs designed to closely resemble common illegal drugs in chemical structure and effect. Also known as designer drugs
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Club
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are drugs that cause relaxation and sleepiness.
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Depressants
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What is hash?
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Part of the Marijuana plant that has stronger effects than Marijuana
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What is the distinctive effect Ketamine has?
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Can't feel pain
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are synthetic versions of the male hormone testosterone that are used to promote muscle development
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Anabolic Steriods
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are substances that are made and released in one part of the body and cause a change in another part of the body
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Hormone
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are drugs that temporarily increase a person’s energy and alertness.
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Stimulant
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What kind of drug is laughing gas?
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Inhalant
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are a group of highly addictive drugs derived from the poppy plant that are used as pain relievers, anesthetics, and sedatives.
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Opiates
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Name 5 stimulant Drugs
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Meth
Amphetamine Crack Cocaine Cocaine Nicotine Caffeine |
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are drugs that distort perceptions and cause a person to see or hear things that are not real
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Hallucinogens
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What is meth also called?
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crystal and ice
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Alcohol is what kind of drug?
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Depressant
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Taking too much of a drug, which causes sickness, loss of consciousness, permanent health damage, or even death
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Overdose
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Tell me one fact about LSD?
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Hallucinogen, effects are hard to predict
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What can happen if a baby is born from a mother who was on drugs during her pregnancy?
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Low birth weight, learning disorders, drug dependent, premature birth, developmental problems
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is the addictive drug that is found in all tobacco products. It is a nerve poison.
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Nicotine
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chemicals or agents that cause cancer.
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Carcinogens
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is a sticky, black substance in tobacco smoke that coats in inside airways.
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Tar
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a gas that blocks oxygen from getting into the bloodstream. It can be deadly.
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Carbon Monoxide
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a chemical found in bathroom cleaners
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Ammonia
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Makes changes in brain function thus making you dependent on it
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Addiction
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Lungs are made up of large tubes called...
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Bronchi
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Lungs are made up of smaller tubes called...
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Bronchioles
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Tiny air sacks in the lungs.
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Alveoli
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Tiny hairs in Bronchi that trap harmful particles that are inhaled.
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Cilia
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A respiratory disease in which air cannot move in and out of the lungs b/c the alveoli become blocked or lose their elasticity.
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Emphysema
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Constant irritation of the bronchi from the smoke causes them to swell, which makes breathing more difficult.
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Bronchitis
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The disease that is the combination of bronchitis and emphysema.
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COPD
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The drug found in beer, wine, and liquor that causes intoxication
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Alcohol
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Is the physical and mental changes produced by drinking alcohol.
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Intoxication
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The natural limits that people put on their behavior.
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Inhibition
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Blood Alcohol Concentration- how much alcohol in a person's blood.
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BAC
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The act of drinking 5 or more drinks in one sitting.
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Binge Drinking
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The act of drinking 8 or more drinks in one hour (give or take).
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Alcohol Poisoning
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Is drinking too much alcohol, drinking it too often.
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Alcohol Abuse
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