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Drugs/Alcohol Unit
Mrs. Ebel's review sheet for the Drugs/Alcohol test
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What are Gateway Drugs? | drugs that lead you to do worse things |
| What are the 4 examples of gateway drugs? | tobacco, marijuana, inhalants, alcohol |
| Why are gateway drugs considered to be harmful? | they lead you to do more drugs |
| What 3 qualities must a drug have? | effective, safe, minor side effects |
| What are "drugs of abuse"? | change the way the brain works in ways that are not healthy, some people take them to change how they feel or sense the world |
| What are the 6 ways that drugs can enter the body? | inhalation, injection, indigestion, implant pumps,transdermal patches, topical application |
| What is a neurotransmitter? | a chemical transmitter that moves across the synapse and attaches to a neuron |
| What are some types of neurotransmitters? | serotonin, dopamine, epiphrine |
| What is the path to addiction? (4 steps) | drug use -> tolerance -> dependence -> addiction |
| What are the effects on the brain from drinking alcohol? (6) | slows nervous system, loss of inhibitions, loss of ability to focus eyes, slurs speech, loss of coordination, drastic mood swings |
| What are the short term effects of alcohol? (5) | irritates body parts, makes the heart work harder, body loses heat, causes the liver to work harder, causes dehydration |
| What are the long term effects of alcohol? (7) | causes liver cancer, brain damage, irregular heartbeat, shrunken brain, high blood pressure, bad immune system, cancers, |
| What are the 4 stages of alcoholism? | problem drinking -> tolerance -> dependence -> alcoholism |
| What are the risk factors for alcoholism? (4) | age, social enviornment, genetics, risk-taking personality |
| What is an abuser? | someone in the family who is chemically dependent on alcohol |
| What is a family hero? | the caretaker of the family |
| What is a mascot? | the family clown |
| What is a chief enabler? | closest emotionally to the victim |
| What is a scapegoat? | problem child |
| What is a lost child? | forgotten child |
| What are the short term effects of tobacco? | stimulates brain and reward system, increases heart rate and blood pressure, increases breathing rate, increases blood-sugar levels, stimulates vomit reflex |
| What are the long term effects of tobacco? | addiction, bronchitis and emphysema, heart and artery diesease, cancer, immune system supression, ulcers, ugliness |
| Whate is chewing tobacco and how does it impact your health? | It is tobacco with tiny shards in it that cut your lips so the tobacco is absorbed. It damages your mouth and can make you uglier, and it gives you cancers. |
| What is mainstream smoke? | smoke that is inhaled and exhaled from the smoker |
| What is sidestream smoke? | smoke that escapes from the tip of the cigarette, cigar, or pipe |
| What is enviornmental smoke? | secondhand smoke, smoke that contains both types of smoke |
| What are 5 improvements to your health once you quit smoking? | lung capacity increases, circulation improves, cilla regrows in lungs, lung cancer rate majorly decreases, precancerous cells are replaced |
| What are 4 factors that influence BAC? | gender, age, weight, number of drinks |
| What is a synapse? | the space where neurotransmitters move |
| What is the number one abused drug? | alcohol |
| What are 3 characteristics of an alcoholic? | irratic, secretive, addicted |
| What are 3 illegal acts talked about in DARE? | drugs, underage drinking, stalking |
| What is BAC? | how much of your blood is made up of alcohol |
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