Health ATOD

Harmful effects of cigarettes and vape pens

Can hurt your heart, cause lung cancer, lead to death, and ruin short term memory.

Marketing strategies for e-cigarettes

Companies market to youth with bright colors and sweet smells resembling candy.

Main pathogens

Virus, bacteria, and fungi.

Medicines that promote health

Allegra (OTC), insulin (prescription).

Medicines that prevent disease

COVID vaccine, flu vaccine.

Medicines that fight pathogens

Anti-fungal cream (OTC), Tamiflu (prescription).

Medicines that relieve pain

Tylenol (OTC), Vicodin (prescription).

Prescription pain relievers

Oxycontin, fentanyl, Vicodin.

Addictive interactions

Medicines work together positively for the same goal.

Synergistic effect

When medicines have a greater effect together.

Antagonistic interaction

When the effect of one medicine is decreased or canceled due to another medicine.

Misuse of prescription drugs

Sharing, taking too much medicine, stopping use abruptly, mixing with other medicines.

OTC

Over the counter drugs, medicine sold without prescription.

Organ that oxidizes alcohol

Liver.

Reasons addiction is considered a disease

Abnormal physiological process, influenced by environment and genetics, has signs and symptoms.

Addict's brain ability

Has lost the ability to make proper decisions.

Neurotransmitter responsible for pleasure

Dopamine.

Tolerance

When the body becomes used to the effect of a medicine.

Binge drinking

When someone drinks more than 5 drinks in one sitting.

Rate of alcohol oxidation

1 drink per hr

BAC increase rate

0.02% per hour.

Serving sizes for alcohol

12 ounces of beer with 5% alcohol, 1.5 ounces of hard alcohol with 40% alcohol, 5 ounces of wine with 12% alcohol.

Lowest BAC for DUI in CA

0.08%.

Fetal alcohol syndrome

Condition caused by alcohol during pregnancy, leading to small head, facial deformities, vision and hearing problems, slow growth, and learning difficulties.

Classification of alcohol

Depressant.

Fentanyl crisis

Overuse of fentanyl; ⅔ of drug deaths are associated with illegal fentanyl usage.

Effects of THC on the brain

Reduces activeness of neurons leading to short term memory issues and disturbs the brain by mimicking natural chemicals.

Legal age for marijuana in CA

21 or older.

Teenagers and addiction risk

Prefrontal cortex is not fully developed, and the amygdala is highly active seeking thrills.

Factors affecting BAC level

Different individual factors can make '1 drink' affect BAC differently.

Influences on drug addiction

Lacking connection and being in an isolated environment increases likelihood of addiction.

Factors influencing effects of drinking

Body size, biological sex, food intake, amount and rate of alcohol consumption.

Only thing that lowers BAC

Time for liver to break down alcohol.

Influence sentence frame factors

Genetic, Behavioral, Physical environment, Social environment, Media and tech, Economic environment.