Transcript Chemical Health Review

Chemical Health
Review
What is Binge drinking?
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These are the five major factors influencing a person’s
BAC.
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These are the first two senses that are affected by alcohol.
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These are the two organs responsible for removing alcohol
from your system.
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Community resources to help alcoholics?
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______is the term for when the user needs more of the
drug to get the same effects.
Alcohol
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What are the long term effects of alcohol on the body?
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Long term physical consequences of heavy alcohol use?
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Alcohol amounts; 12oz. Beer is the same as ___wine, etc.)
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Most widely used drug by teens is: ____?
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What is the difference between a stimulant and a
depressant?
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At what BAC level are you considered legally
drunk/impaired?
Alcohol
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What is Nicotine classified as?
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This is the addictive drug in tobacco.
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How many carcinogens are in tobacco?
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After a smoker quits, how long does it take to
reduce their chances of getting lung Cancer?
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What is the difference between passive &
mainstream smoke?
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These are the white leathery spots that develop
inside the mouth of smokeless tobacco users.
Tobacco
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What are the physical effects of smoking?
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Which cause of death claims the highest
amount of deaths for individuals in the US?
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What are some of the carcinogens found in a
cigarette?
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Who targets young smokers to make up for
tobacco-related deaths?
Tobacco
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A drug that affects a person’s perceptions,
sensations, thinking & emotions is known as a
____________.
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Which drugs are known as “gateway drugs”?
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Street names for drugs covered in this unit?
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Drugs commonly known as date rape drugs?
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What are OTC drugs? Examples: ______
Pharmacology
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Effects of marijuana on the brain/body
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What is THC?
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Is Marijuana mentally & physically
addictive? Cocaine?
Marijuana
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List the 4 levels of the addiction process
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What are the 5 roles in the dysfunctional family? How
would you describe each one?
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Users who reach this phase of use may experience
blackouts not associated with an episode of use.
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This is the most common level of use.
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At this level of use a person may break their own
values for the first time.
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At this level a person learns about drugs including
their effects. A small percentage never leave this
level.
Dependency