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What is the alcohol content of a 20 oz beer that contains 5% alcohol? Alcohol content formula is drink volume (oz) times percent alcohol, therefore the alcohol content is 1 oz
What are three major factors that influence underage drinking? Peers, family, and the media
The state in which a person's mental & physical abilities are impaired by alcohol or another substance is called...? Intoxication
Are what BAC do an average person's reflexes and alertness begin to decline? 0.02
The only way a person can be sure to prevent a hangover is to...? Avoid alcohol all together
Exceeding the legal limit of a ____ BAC is illegal for drivers 21 and older. 0.08
Taking as excessive amount of a drug that leads to a coma or death is an...? Overdose
A group of birth defects caused by the effects of alcohol on a n unborn child is called....? Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
_____________ causes a drinker's body to need increasingly larger amounts of alcohol to achieve the original effect. Tolerance
When a dependent person stops taking a drug, they will experience a group of symptom's called...? Withdraw
The stages of an alcoholic's recovery are...? Acknowledging the problem, detoxification, and rehabilitation
A period of time that a drink can't recall is a....? Blackout
A term used to describe the after-effects of drinking too much alcohol is a ...? Hangover
A condition in which less and less alcohol causes intoxication is...? Reverse tolerance
Removing all alcohol from the body is....? Detoxification
Tobacco that is chewed, placed between the lower lip and teeth, or sniffed through the nose is known as...? Smokeless tobacco
2 examples of smokeless tobacco are...? Chewing tobacco and snuff
Drugs that increase the activity of the nervous system are...? Stimulants
The average dose of ___________ tobacco contains more that twice the nicotine of one cigarette. Smokeless
The smoke exhaled from a smoker's lungs in called...? Mainstream smoke
Smoke that goes into the air directly from the cigarette is called...? Sidestream smoke
Nursing mother who smoke produce milk that contains...? Nicotine
A nicotine substitute is a product that ____________ _____________, but not the other harmful chemicals. contains nicotine
A __________ user who quits can expect many immediate and long term benefits. Tobacco
A _____________ is a cancer causing agent. Carcinogen
When tobacco is burned, an orderless, poisonous gas called ___________ _____________ is produced. Carbon monoxide
Tobacco users may develop white patched on their tongues or insides of their mouth called ________________. Leukoplakia
The combination of mainstream and sidestream smoke is called...? Secondhand smoke
Drug misuse in the ______________ ______ of medicines either prescription of over the counter drugs. Improper use
A chemical substance that people of any age may not lawfully manufacture, possess, buy or sell is known as a(n)....? Illegal drug
A chemical that affects brain activity is called a(n)...? Psychoactive drugs
Brain cells along an activated reward pathway release a chemical called...? Dopamine
When the effects of two or more drugs are cancelled out or reduced by each other, it is called...? Drug antagonism
Decreased alertness, slurred speech, drowsiness, and depressed respiration are common side effects of...? Alcohol
____________ ____________ occurs when drugs interact to produce effects greater than those that each drug would produce alone. Drug synergism
LSD, psilocybin, and PCP are examples of....? Hallucinogens
____________ is the leaves, stems, and flowing tops of the hemp plant Cannabis sativa. Marijuana
_______ ________ got their name from the fact that they first gained popularity at dance clubs and raves. Club drugs
In Georgia, persons under 21 are presumed to be drinking under the influence of alcohol if they have.....? a BAC of 0.08 or greater
Pursuant to Senate Bill (Joshua's Law), in order to obtain a Provisional License (Class D) at 16 years old, you must have completed _____ hours of theoretical instruction and ____ hours of driving with a parent/instructor. 30; 6
During the first ___________ following issuance of a Class D license, only immediate family members may ride in the vehicle. 6 months
Georgia law requires that each occupant in the front seat must be restrained by a.....? Seat belt
Maintaining at least a ________________ from the vehicle in front of you provides you visibility, time, space, and the ability to steer or break out of danger at moderate speeds. 3-second space margin
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