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Chemical Health
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The most commonly used illegal drug? | Marijuana |
| True or False? The consequences of drug use are always worse than the problems one is trying to solve with them. | True |
| The natural or developed ability to resist the effects of the continued or increasing use of a drug. | Tolerance |
| How many chemicals does marijuana contain? | 400+ |
| How does marijuana lead to other drugs? | Marijuana users build up a tolerance a seeks out other drugs to get a similar high. |
| Short-term effects of marijuana use | Loss of coordination and distortions in the sense of time, vision and hearing |
| Long-term effects of marijuana use | Damage to the lungs and changes in the brain |
| How does alcohol affect teenagers more than adults? | Because teenagers bodies are still growing |
| What can happen to a pregnant woman who drinks alcohol? | Give birth to a baby with facial abnormalities, growth deficiencies and brain damage |
| What can happen when alcohol is taken with another drug? | It is extremely dangerous and can be fatal |
| Some short-term effects of drinking alcohol | Loss of judgment and coordination, slurred speech, memory and comprehension loss |
| Some long-term effects of drinking alcohol | Liver damage and increased risk of heart disease |
| Reasons why a person might use drugs | To fit in, to escape or relax, to relieve boredom, to seem grown up |
| Why is alcohol considered a drug? | It changes how a person thinks or feels |
| Benefits of being vape free | Not addicted, save money, avoid harmful chemicals |
| A drug that increases immediate energy and alertness but that is accompanied by increases in blood pressure, heart rate and breathing. | Stimulant |
| What ideas or actions make up our drug culture? | Music, movies, TV show, advertisements |
| What is the most commonly used and abused drug? | Alcohol |
| Ways drugs affect the mind. | Blur memory, wipe out ability, muddy one’s thinking and can distort the perception of what is happening around one |
| A drug, which when used, may lead to the use of more addictive substances. | Gateway drug |
| Having a temporary false feeling of happiness, with reduced physical and mental control, by use of alcohol or a drug. | High |
| Added a small amount of a substance to food or drink. | Laced |
| The strength of something such as a drug or alcoholic beverage. | Potency |
| Where does marijuana come from? | A plant |
| A temporary loss of consciousness, sight or memory. | Blackout |
| The state of being poisonous to somebody or something. | Toxicity |
| The practice of consuming large quantities of alcohol in a single session. | Binge Drinking |
| The chemical that causes intoxication or the “high” in marijuana users. | THC |
| A drug classified at a depressant and produced by the fermentation of grains and fruits. | Alcohol |
| A mixture of dried out leaves, stems, flowers and seeds of the hemp plant. | Marijuana |
| A poisonous substance found in tobacco. | Nicotine |
| The unpleasant physical and emotional reactions felt when coming off a drug. | Withdrawal |
| Having a physical or mental “need” to use a drug or other substance regularly. | Dependance |
| A mechanical device designed to deliver the same highly addictive nicotine that is in tobacco cigarettes. | E-Cigarette |
| A powerful synthetic opioid. | Fentanyl |
| A disease that affects a person's brain and behavior and leads to an inability to control the use of a legal or illegal drug or medication. | Drug Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) |
| Synthetic opiates that are prescribed for pain relief | Opioids |
| A substance that slows down the central nervous system and causes chemical changes in the brain. | Depressant |
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