Drugs, Alcohol, and Tobacco Terms

Question 1

A substance that causes physiological or psychological dependence.

Answer 1

Addictive drug

Question 2

The addictive drug found in tobacco.

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Nicotine

Question 3

A drug that increases the action of the central nervous system, the heart, and other organs.

Answer 3

Stimulant

Question 4

A cancer-causing substance.

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Carcinogen

Question 5

A thick, sticky, dark fluid produced when tobacco burns.

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Tar

Question 6

A colorless, odorless, and poisonous gas.

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Carbon monoxide

Question 7

Thickened, white, leathery-looking spots on the inside of the mouth that can develop into oral cancer.

Answer 7

Leukoplakia

Question 8

The process that occurs in the body when nicotine, an addictive drug, is no longer used.

Answer 8

Nicotine withdrawal

Question 9

A product that delivers small amounts of nicotine into the user’s system while he or she is trying to give up the tobacco habit.

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Nicotine substitutes

Question 10

Programs that may improve your chances of quitting tobacco.

Answer 10

Tobacco cessation program

Question 11

Air that has been contaminated by tobacco smoke.

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Environmental tobacco smoke (ETS)

Question 12

The smoke exhaled from the lungs of a smoker.

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Mainstream smoke

Question 13

The smoke from the burning end of a cigarette, pipe, or cigar.

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Sidestream smoke

Question 14

A movement created to try to reduce tobacco use and the number of tobacco-related deaths.

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Healthy People 2020

Question 15

The type of alcohol in alcoholic beverages.

Answer 15

Ethanol

Question 16

The chemical action of yeast on sugars.

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Fermentation

Question 17

A drug that slows the central nervous system.

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Depressant

Question 18

The state in which the body is poisoned by alcohol or other substance and the person’s physical and mental control is significantly reduced.

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Intoxication

Question 19

Drinking five or more alcoholic drinks at one sitting.

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Binge drinking

Question 20

A severe and potentially fatal physical reaction to an alcoholic overdose.

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Alcohol poisoning

Question 21

A condition in which a person believes that a drug is needed in order to feel good or to function normally.

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Psychological dependence

Question 22

A condition in which the user has a chemical need for the drug.

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Physiological dependence

Question 23

The excessive use of alcohol.

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Alcohol abuse

Question 24

A disease in which a person has a physical or psychological dependence on drinks that contain alcohol.

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Alcoholism

Question 25

The amount of alcohol in a person's blood expressed as a percentage.

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Blood alcohol concentration (BAC)

Question 26

Infants born to mothers who drink during pregnancy are at risk for fetal alcohol syndrome. FAS is one of the leading preventable causes of mental retardation.

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Fetal alcohol syndrome

Question 27

An addict who is dependent on alcohol.

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Alcoholic

Question 28

The process of learning to live an alcohol-free life.

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Recovery

Question 29

Living without alcohol.

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Sobriety

Question 30

Any unnecessary or improper use of chemical substances for non-medical purposes.

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Substance abuse

Question 31

Chemical substances that people of any age may not lawfully manufacture, possess, buy, or sell.

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Illegal drugs

Question 32

The use of sale of any substance that is illegal or otherwise not permitted.

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Illicit drug use

Question 33

A strong, sometimes fatal reaction to taking a large amount of a drug.

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Overdose

Question 34

A physiological or psychological dependence on a drug.

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Addiction

Question 35

A plant whose leaves, buds, and flowers are usually smoked for their intoxicating effects.

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Marijuana

Question 36

An irrational suspiciousness or distrust of others.

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Paranoia

Question 37

Substances whose fumes are sniffed or inhaled to give a mind-altering effect.

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Inhalants

Question 38

Synthetic substances that are similar to male sex hormones.

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Anabolic-androgenic steroids-

Question 39

Chemicals that affect the central nervous system and alter activity in the brain.

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Psychoactive drugs

Question 40

A synthetic drug that is made to imitate the effects of hallucinogens and other drugs.

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Designer drugs

Question 41

Drugs that alter moods, thoughts, and sense perceptions including vision, hearing, smell, and touch.

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Hallucinogens

Question 42

A feeling of intense well-being or elation.

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Euphoria

Question 43

A sedative; a drug that lowers neurotransmission levels, which is to depress or reduce arousal or stimulation, in various areas of the brain.

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Depressants

Question 44

A class of drugs that speed up messages traveling between the brain and body. They can make a person feel more awake, alert, and confident and speed up the central nervous system.

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Stimulants

Question 45

Drugs like those derived from the opium plant that are obtainable only be prescription and are used to relieve pain.

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Opiates

Question 46

Areas within 1,000 feet of schools and designated by signs, within which people caught selling drugs receive especially severe penalties.

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Drug free school zone

Question 47

Organized community efforts by neighborhood residents to patrol, monitor, report, and otherwise stop drug deals and drug abuse.

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Drug watches

Question 48

Process of medical and psychological treatment for physiological or psychological dependence on a drug or alcohol.

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Rehabilitation