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Chapter 15 Test (Wed. April 9) Flashcards

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Chemical substance that changes the function of the nervous system and results in alterations of perception, mood, cognition, and behavior

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Psychoactive drug

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Depressant drug that slows down the brain and body reactions

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Alcohol

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Type of alcohol in alcohol - toxic substance found in plastics, lacquers, gasoline and drugs

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Ethanol

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Process of making drugs

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Fermentation

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Percentage of alcohol in beer

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4%

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Percentage of alcohol in wine

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10%

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Percentage of alcohol in hard liquor

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50%

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Factors that influence teen drinking (5)

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  • peer pressure
  • family
  • media
  • escape reality
    -boredom
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Alcohol’s effects on the body

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Goes directly into the bloodstream when consumed/does not need to be digested

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A state in which a person’s mental and physical abilities are impaired by alcohol

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Intoxication

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Effects of intoxication (4)

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  • lose judgement
  • lose self-control
  • lose inhibitions
  • blackouts
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When you can’t recall events because of alcohol consumption

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Blackouts

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The amount of alcohol in a persons blood, expressed as a percentage

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Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC)

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Factors that affect BAC (4)

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  • rate of consumption
  • gender
  • body size
  • amount of food in stomach
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The consumption of excessive amounts of alcohol in one sitting

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Binge drinking

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Term used to describe the after effects of drinking

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Hangover

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How old do you have to be to purchase alcohol?

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21

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DWI

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Driving while intoxicated (BAC exceeds 0.08%)

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DUI

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Driving under the influence

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Physical long term risks of Alcohol (4)

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  • *brain damage
  • *liver damage (lead to Cirrhosis)
  • heart disease/high blood pressure
  • fetal alcohol syndrome (baby born addicted)
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Antioxidant, helps fight diabetes and cancer (high amounts of it in red and purple grapes)

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Resveratrol

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Abstinence from alcohol/the state of being sober

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Sobriety

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A disease in which people can no longer control their intake of alcohol

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Alcoholism/Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD)

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Who is at risk of alcoholism?

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  • anyone who drinks
  • children of alcoholics (5 times greater)
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Stages of Alcoholism (3)
- social drinker - absolute dependence - late stage
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Drinks occasionally at meals and special occasions
Social drinker (stage of alcoholism)
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Start their day with a drink - can’t stop after one drink - dependent on it (can be hidden)
Absolute dependence (stage of alcoholism)
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Experiences serious health problems both mental and physical - can become abusive (no longer can be hidden)
Late stage (stage of alcoholism)
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Effects of alcoholism on others (3)
- 10,000 deaths (car crashes per year) - abuse in families of alcoholics - many children become alcoholics
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Remove all alcohol from the body - leads to withdrawal
Detoxification
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Learning to cope without alcohol
Rehabilitation
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Alcoholics Anonymous
AA - major alcohol support group
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Mothers against drunk driving
MADD (alcohol support group)
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Students against drunk driving
SADD (alcohol support group)
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**Best rule of thumb of alcoholism
Sobriety
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“Noxious weed”
Tobacco
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Number one cause of preventable death in the world
Tobacco consumption
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Tobacco products (4)
- cigarettes - cigars - pipes - smokeless tobacco
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Regular practice or tendency that is hard to give up
Habit
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Substance that causes physiological or psychological dependence
Addictive drug
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The addictive drug form in tobacco - *more addictive than heroin or cocaine
Nicotine
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Drug that increases the action of the central nervous system
Stimulant
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Thick, sticky, dark fluid found in tobacco
Tar
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Effects of tar (3)
- destroys cilia - damages alveoli - destroys lung tissue
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Gas/exhaust pipe, deprives body of oxygen
Carbon monoxide
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Battery acid
Lead
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Rat poisoning
Arsenic
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Harmful effects of pipes/cigars (2)
- contains more tar and carbon monoxide than cigarettes - higher risk of lip, mouth, and throat cancers
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examples of smokeless tobacco
- snuff - chewing tobacco
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Tobacco sniffed through the nose, held in the mouth, or chewed.
Smokeless Tobacco
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Absorbed into the bloodstream through mucous membranes of nose or mouth
Carcinogens
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White, leathery looking spots on the inside of the mouth/nose that can turn into oral cancer
Leukoplakia
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Short term effects of tobacco (5)
- craving sensation (brain) - withdrawal symptoms ( brain) - increased respiration (breathing) - dulls taste buds - yellow skin
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Long term effects of tobacco (4)
- chronic bronchitis - *emphysema - *lung cancer - coronary heart disease
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Treatment for tobacco (4)
- Gum - nicotine patches - support groups - exercise
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Why do teens choose to smoke? (4)
- peer pressure - control weight - cope with stress - make them seem mature
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Secondhand smoke, air that has been contaminated by tobacco smoke
Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS)
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Two types of Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS)
- mainstream smoke - side stream smoke
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The smoke exhaled from the lungs of a smoker
Mainstream smoke
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The smoke from the burning end of a cigarette
Side stream smoke
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Effects of smoking on the unborn (4)
- miscarriage - addiction - deformities - still birth
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Inhaling of a vapor created by a electronic cigarette
Electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes)/vaping
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Short term dangers of e-cigarettes/vapes (5)
- rapid on set coughing - breathing difficulties - weight loss - nausea and vomiting - diarrhea

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