Alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs
What is a gateway drug?
A drug that can lead to other addictive substances
What is a sedative?
A drug that soothes or makes one sleep
Which of these drugs is a depressant? Alcohol, LSD, cocaine, ritalin
Alcohol
Which of these drugs would most likely cause a person to become dizzy and drowsy?
Alcohol
Which of the following measures the amount of alcohol in your system?
BAC
Mixing depressants with alcohol can cause:
Death
Since the pain medication is prescribed to me, it is "OK" if I give them out to my friends
False
The use of oral contraceptives by females who smoke may result in
Increased risk of heart attack and stroke
What does OTC stand for?
Over the counter
Tennagers are influenced to use or not to use alcohol and other drugs in many ways. Influence comes from media, family, and friends. Ultimately, who is responsible for deciding whether to use alcohol or other drugs?
The individual
What is true about babies born to mothers who smoke?
They are more likely to be born prematurely than babies born to nonsmokers
What happens when your pupils dilate?
They become larger
A hallucination is the ability to hear, see, and feel things that are in front of you
True
When a person takes LSD, They may experience a "flashback" later in life
True
What is not true about smokeless chewing tobacco?
Using smokeless tobacco prevents nicotine from being absorbed into the blood stream
If something is "laced" this means...
a small amount of drugs / alcohol is added.
Nicotine is classified as...
a stimulant
For smokers who quit, stopping smoking will...
improve their changes of living longer
Which of these drugs is a stimulant? Valium, alcohol, nicotine, heroin
nicotine
Les sees some boys from his class smoking marijuana. They ask Les if he wants to join them. What would be an inappropriate action to take in this situation?
pretend to smoke the marijuana
Whenever a person uses a prescription drug they should NOT
stop taking the drug after the symptoms disappear and save the drug for next time
A need for an increased amount of a drug to obtain the same "high" is called...
tolerance
