Transcript Drug Test Review

Legal and Illegal Drug Use
Review
• Chemical substance that is taken to cause
changes in a person’s body or behavior
Drug
• A medicine that is sold legally in pharmacies and
other stores without a doctor’s prescription
Over-the-counter
A chemical substance that people of any age may
not lawfully manufacture, possess, buy, or sell
Illegal Drug
• When a drug is intentionally used improperly or
unsafely
Drug Abuse
Unwanted physical or mental effect caused by a
drug
Side Effect
Drug user needs increasingly larger amounts of the
drug to achieve the original effect
Tolerance
• Because Nicotine causes blood pressure to rise, it can
cancel out the beneficial effects of medications taken to
lower high blood pressure, this is due to
Drug Antagonism
Factors that influence teens to drink underage
Attitude of peers, Family, Media
State in which a person’s mental and physical abilities
are impaired by alcohol or another substance
Intoxication
• Period of time the drinker cannot recall
– Blackout
Amount of alcohol in a person’s blood is called
Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC)
Factors that influence a drinker’s BAC
Rate of consumption, Gender, Body size, Amount of food in
stomach
Taking excessive amounts of a drug that leads to
coma or death
Overdose
• Effects of Intoxication on the Nervous System include
– Brain activity slows down, coordination impaired,
sensations and perceptions less clear, reflexes sluggish
Effects of Intoxication on the Cardiovascular
more blood flow’s to the skins surface, core body temp
decreases
Effects of Intoxication on Excretory System
Kidneys increase urine, drinker loses water
• Dark, sticky substance that forms when tobacco
burns
– Tar
Directly inhaling a smoked substance exhaled by the
smoker
Mainstream Smoke
Odorless, colorless, poisonous gas in cigarettes
Carbon Monoxide
Airways are constantly inflamed and produce more
mucus
Chronic Bronchitis
• Smoke that goes into the air directly from the
cigarette
• Sidestream smoke
Alveoli in the lungs no longer function properly and
cannot maintain oxygen
Emphysema
Drugs that slow body functions by decreasing heart
and breathing rates & lowering BP
Depressants
Examples:
Alcohol, Tranquilizers, Barbiturates
• Drugs that dull the senses and relieve pain
– Opiate/Narcotic
Examples:
– Heroin, Morphine, Codeine, Vicoden
Drugs that increase heart rate, BP, & breathing
Stimulants
Examples:
Amphetamines, Meth, Cocaine, Crack, Nicotine, Caffeine,
Ritalin
Drugs that distort perceptions, thought, and mood
Hallucinogens
LSD, PCP, Shrooms
Examples:
• Rohypnol, GHB, Ecstasy are examples of
– Club Drugs
Breathable, chemical vapor that produces mindaltering effects
Inhalant
Examples:
Glue, paint thinner, aerosol sprays, gas
Synthetic version of the male hormone, testosterone
Anabolic Steroid
Psychological Effects or steroid use:
mood swings, aggression, rage, violent outbursts
• Taking several forms of steroids at the same time
– Stacking
Taking large amounts of a substance such as steroids
Megadosing
Type of performance enhancing drug that causes
dehydration and dilution
Diuretic
Main ingredient in marijuana
THC
• Process of liver breaking down alcohol
– Oxidation
the state of emotionally or mentally needing a drug
in order to function normally
Psychological Dependence
the body develops a chemical need for the drug and
can’t function normally without it
Physiological Dependence