Gateway Drugs

Question 1

True or False?

Alcohol & Cigarettes are considered gateway drugs.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

True or False?

Tar is the primary substance in cigarettes which makes it highly addictive.

Answer 2

False

Correct answer : Nicotine

Question 3

Is a drug that may lead to an abuse of other illegal & addictive substances and to doing criminal activities.

Answer 3

Gateway Drugs

Question 4

True or False :

There are many benefits a person can get by using gateway drugs.

Answer 4

False

Question 5

True or False :

Nicotine is found in both alcohol & cigarettes.

Answer 5

False

Question 6

True or False :

Smoking cigarettes can cause cancer.

Answer 6

True

Question 7

Name 5 reasons as to why adolescents & people in general smoke.

Answer 7

• Poverty
• Low self-esteem & academic achievement
• Unhappy family relationships
• Accesibility, availability, & affordability of cigarettes
• Exposure to cigarette advertisements & social acceptance of this substance

Question 8

Is dried & broken into smaller pieces & added with artificial flavorings & chemicals that keep the cigarettes burning.

Answer 8

Tobacco

Question 9

Is an oily material that sticks & blackens the lungs when a smoker inhales.

Answer 9

Tar

Question 10

Is an odorless & poisonous gas that reduces the ability of the blood to carry oxygen.

Answer 10

Carbon Monoxide

Question 11

Are the other terms used to describe the breathing or inhaling of secondhand smoke.

Answer 11

Passive smoking or Involuntary smoking

Question 12

Is smoke coming from a burning cigarette, cigar, or pipe, which mixes with the air.

Answer 12

Sidestream Smoke

Question 13

Is smoke produced and directly inhaled by the smoker.

Answer 13

Mainstream smoke

Question 14

Secondhand smoke is classified as a _____ _ __________ or a substance that causes cancer in humans.

Answer 14

Group A Carcinogen

Question 15

In the survey conducted by UP in 1994, what percentage of young people drank alcoholic beverages?

Answer 15

60% or 5.3 million young people drank alcoholic beverages. They start drinking at around 16 or 17 years old.

Question 16

Is a substance present in some beverages that slows down the brain & the entire nervous system.

Answer 16

Alcohol

Question 17

Where yeast, sugar, & water combine chemically to produce alcohol & carbon dioxide.

Answer 17

Fermentation

Question 18

Is produced from fermented barley, corn, or rye.

Answer 18

Beer

Question 19

Is made through fermentation of grapes or other fruits, and it contains 12 - 15% alcohol.

Answer 19

Wine

Question 20

Is produced through a process called distillation.

Answer 20

Liquor

Question 21

Is a process used for making hard liquors, wherein alcohol vapors from fermented mixture are condensed & mixed with water, producing a beverage with high alcohol content.

Answer 21

Distillation

Question 22

Determined the strength of the alcoholic drink

Answer 22

Proof

Always remember : The proof of a drink is double the percentage of the alcohol content.
Ex: A beverage with 60 proof has 30 percent alcohol in it.

Question 23

Is the ratio of the alcohol amount in a person’s blood, which is measured by percentage.

Answer 23

Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC)

Question 24

Refers to taking alcohol in excessive amounts; this results in work, school, or relationship problems or violation of laws.

Answer 24

Alcohol Abuse

Question 25

May result in withdrawal symptoms when a person tries to stop.

Answer 25

Alcoholism or Alcohol Dependance.