Drugs Flashcards
(58 cards)
Limbic system
Emotional response
Prefrontal lobe
Rational thinking
Prefrontal cortex doesn’t develop until
25
Dopamine
A chemical that helps transmits signals in the brain that make people feel good in the reward center
T or F the reward center reacts stronger in a teen than an adult
True
How do teen friends affect teen risk taking
Teen drivers are 2.5 times more likely to take risks while another teen is in the car and 3 times likely with more teens
How many chemicals do smoking pot produce
2,000
Which causes more cancer causing chemicals, marijuana or cig smoke
Marijuana
Marijuana is stored in
The fatty tissue of reproductive organs lungs and brain
Reverse tolerance
The more marijuana you smoke, the less you need to get high
Slowest way to get drugs in
Ingestion, taken by mouth
Fastest way to get drugs in
Smoking it into the lungs
Inhaling drugs
Through the nose
Applying drugs to skin
Passes through pores and then the bloodstream
Skin popping
The drug is injected under the skin
Intramuscular injection
The drug is injected into the muscle
What is the most dangerous way to get drugs in
Mainlining- drug objected into vein, easiest to over dose
Tar
The ingredient in tobacco that causes cancer
Nicotine
The ingredient in tobacco that causes addition
True or false chewing Tabacco contains less nicotine than cigarettes
False
True or false Cigarette smoking kills more people each year than all the deaths due to aids heroin crack cocaine accidents murder fire alcohol
True
True or false smoking pipes and cigars is less dangerous than smoking cigarettes
False
What percent of people who ever try a cig by age 18
89%
Binge drinking
5 or more drinks on one occasion for men and four or more drinks on one occasion for women
