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Health Exam
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Intoxication | Physical and mental changes produced by drinking alcohol |
| Illegal blood alcohol content (under 21)? | .01 |
| Illegal blood alcohol content (over 21)? | .08 |
| What are three short-term effects of alcohol abuse? | Nausea, dehydration, loss of judgement and control |
| Binge Drinking | Drinking more than 5 drinks in one sitting/drinking in an attempt to get drunk |
| What are three long-term effects for using alcohol? | Kills brain cells, weakens immune system, and causes internal bleeding in digestive system |
| Cirrhosis of the liver | A disease that replaces healthy liver tissue with scar tissue and is usually caused by long term alcohol use |
| What are three warning signs of an alcoholic? | It becomes a big part of their life, no limit, uncomfortable in situations w/o alcohol |
| Fetal alcohol syndrome | Set of mental and physical disabilities that results from mothers drinking during pregnancy |
| What contraceptive helps prevent STIs? (excluding abstinence) | Condom |
| What are the three contraceptives that help prevent pregnancy? | Pill/patch/ring, IUD, and the shot |
| Drug | Any substance that causes a change in a person's physical or psychological state |
| Drug Misuse | Not following the recommended dosage/procedures for taking a drug |
| Drug Abuse | The intentional improper or unsafe use of a drug |
| Drug Dependence | A person needs a drug to function normally |
| Drug Addiction | Physical and mental addiction to a drug |
| What are three reasons people start using drugs? | Experimentation, peer pressure, desire to escape boredom or depression |
| Gateway drug (3 most common) | A habit forming substance whose use may lead to the abuse of drugs that are more addictive/dangerous. Marijuana, alcohol, pain killers |
| Stimulants (Effects) | Drugs that temporarily increase a person's energy and alertness (speeds you up). Heart failure, kidney damage |
| Depressants (Effects) | Drugs that cause relaxation and sleepiness. Loss of coordination, slowed heart rate (Loss of coordination, slowed heart rate) |
| Hallucinogens (Effects) | Powerful drugs that distort perceptions and cause a person to see, think, or hear things that aren't real. (Self injury, chronic mental disorders) |
| Opiates/Opioids (Effects) | A group of highly addictive drugs that are/were used as painkillers that put a person in a euphoric state when taken (Liver damage, loss of consciousness) |
| Designer drugs (Effects) | Drugs that're designed to closely resemble common illegal drugs in chemical structure and effect (Increased body temp.) |
| Steroids (Effects) | Synthetic versions of the male testosterone and human growth hormone that are used to promote muscle development (Liver cancer) |
| Inhalants (Effects) | Vapors that are inhaled from various substances and chemicals that cause short-term effects (Cuts off oxygen to the brain) |
| What are four ways to help a person with a drug/alcohol addiction? | In/out patient care, support groups, refraining from situations that support drug abuse |
| What are the 5 types of tobacco? | Cigarettes, chewing, snuff, pipe, cigar |
| Carcinogen | An agent that causes cancer |
| How many chemicals are found in cigarette smoke? What are three of them? | 4,000+ Cyanide, lead, tar |
| What are 3 chemicals found in smokeless tobacco? | Lead, sodium, fiberglass |
| What are 3 short-term effects that tobacco causes to the body? | Stimulates brain reward system, constricts blood vessels, yellowing of teeth |
| What are 4 side-effects of using tobacco? | Smelly clothes, bad breath, constantly spitting, burns in clothes |
| Nicotine | Addictive drug found in all tobacco products |
| What are 3 major diseases that can result from tobacco use? | Chronic Bronchitis (long-term cough w/mucus), heart disease, lung cancer |
| What is the ratio of people who die from smoking tobacco to people who die from second hand smoke? | 8:1 |
| What are 3 controllable risk factors for a lifestyle disease? | Amount of exercise, diet, sun exposure |
| What are 4 uncontrollable risk factors for a lifestyle disease? | Age, gender, ethnicity, heredity |
| What is the main function of complex carbs.? | To break down starches into smaller sugars for energy |
| What are the 2 types of fat and which is better for you? | Saturated and unsaturated (healthier) |
| What are the 2 types of vitamins and which vitamins go in each category? | Energy yielding nutrients- Carbs, protein, fat Nutrients that help body functions- Viatamins, minerals, water |
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