Health drugs and alcohol

True or False: Drinking coffee or taking a cold shower will sober you up after consuming alcohol

False

True or False: The effects that alcohol has on the body vary according to the individual

True

True or False: The most serious consequence of consuming alcohol is a hangover in the morning

False

True or False: If an intoxicated person is semiconscious, you should encourage vomiting

False

Which organ is most sensitive to alcohol?

Brain

True or False: The female body is more sensitive to alcohol than the male body

True

The drug has the effect of: relaxing and detaching from the surroundings. Hallucinations can affect any of the senses—visual, auditory, etc. Illusions.

Peyote

True or False: It is ok to put your drunk, passed out friend to bed and return to the party

False, take them home mf and make sure they're breathing

What is the BAC for adults in CA to receive a DUI if under the influence of Alcohol?

.08

True or False: Drinking on an empty stomach slows down the rate of intoxication

False, it increases

True or False: It's ok to drink alcohol while at a high school party because your friends are doing it!

False

What is the #1 cause of preventable deaths?

Smoking

What's not true about nicotine

that It is not addictive

What is a safe way to consume tobacco

there's no safe way

True or false: The brain can never be completely depressed (shut down) from alcohol

false

True or False: Carbon monoxide displaces oxygen from the blood so less is able to get to your tissues.

True

Smoking can lead to...

Amputations, cancer, and emphysema

second hand smoke is harmless

false

Teens become chemically dependent on drugs faster than adults; as quickly as weeks

True

teens who begin drinking before the age of 15 are _____ times more likely to be chemically dependent

4 times

What is the 1st function you lose with even a small amount of alcohol?

Judgement

Binge drinking consists of consuming 5 drinks in a row for both males and females.

False

Your friend passes out at a party you should

roll them on their side and monitor their breathing

what is not affected by a small dose of alcohol

blood vessel dialtion and reasoning

What drug causes an intense high that ends in a crash making the user want to use again?

Cocaine

What drug causes severe hallucinations, dangerous behaviors, and flashbacks ever 10 years after use

LSD

If you misuse or abuse stimulants you may experience

Dangerous high body temp, irregular heart beat or heart failure, seizure/stroke

Depressants are typically prescribed to treat

anxiety /sleep disorders

True or False: Only people with a family history of addiction are at risk of becoming addicted to prescription drugs.

False

What best describes the term "tolerance"

Needing more of a drug to get high or more alcohol to get drunk.

T or F: If someone is addicted, they have the best chances at recovery if they handle it themselves without help & support

False

If someone stops taking a highly addictive drug abruptly and begins to experience pain and depression, they are likely

Going through withdrawals

It is generally safe to share your prescription drugs with someone else if

No

T or F: Early use of drugs does not matter in your risk of addiction later in life

false

Friends who use drugs or alcohol is the most powerful risk factor for addiction

True

Disease where air cannot move in or out of the alveoli, which lose elasticity & a person cannot breathe normally

Emphysema

True or False: The biggest danger of marijuana is that kids think there's no danger!

True

True or False: Marijuana causes a person to be unmotivated

True

Breathing fumes from rags soaked in chemicals is

Huffing

T or F: Inhalants are addicting mentally & physically

True

This drug leads a person to Tweak & have increased energy but destroys the mind and the body causing erratic behavior

Crystal meth

What drug gets people hooked on prescription opioids & eventaully when their supply runs out, they turn to this drug

Heroin

Prescription opioids are used mostly to treat

Severe pain

Powerful synthetic opioid analgesic that is similar to morphine but is 50 to 100 times more potent.

Fentanyl

Sometimes prescribed for anxiety, insomnia, OCD, and other medical issues that prevent the person from fully relaxing

Depresents

Treats anxiety & panic disorder. Produces a calming effect & causes dizziness, increased saliva production

Xanax

Also known as liquid ecstasy - "Date rape" drug - Used by bodybuilders for muscle building & fat burning

GHB

Within seconds of --?--, the user feels intoxication along with other effects similar to those by alcohol.

Inhalants

Drugs that alter perception, thoughts, and feelings

Hallucinogens

One of the most potent mood and perception altering drugs is

LSD