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Chapter 2 Flashcards

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What is tar and how does it affect the body?

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It is a carcinogen that causes cancer and damaged the mouth, esophagus, and lungs

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Name 3 ingredients in cigarettes

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nicotine, tar, and carbon monoxide

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What happens if a pregnant mother smokes?

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The blood vessels constrict, so the baby does not get enough nutrients and can be born very small

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What kind of drug is nicotine?

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stimulant

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Why is second hand smoking dangerous?

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tar coming from side-stream smoke can enter someone else’s lungs and cause cancer

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What is the difference between side-stream and main-stream smoke?

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Side-stream comes from the burning end and contains tar; main-stream is breathed in and out of the body

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What is a carcinogen?

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a drug that is related with tar and causes cancer

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What are alveoli?

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baloon-like sacs in the lungs that take oxygen and put in in the red blood vessels to take to the rest of the body; they also take carbon-dioxide out of the body

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What is emphysema?

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a breathing difficulty caused from long-term smoking

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Define tar

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a carcinogen found in cigarettes that causes cancer

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Define tolerance (in relationship to smoking)

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how many cigarettes you need (or think you need) in a certain time period

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What is Carbon-monoxide?

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a clear gas that fills up in place of oxygen in red blood cells; if takes up place of all oxygen, you die

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What are three ways that alcohol affect the body?

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It slows down blood pressure, heart rate, and breathing rate

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What are the differences between alcohol in men and alcohol in women?

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It takes longer for a guy to get drunk than a girl to get drunk

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What are some factors that affect your BAC?

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how much you have eaten, how much water you have drank, your weight, your activity level, etc.

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What is the legal BAC limit in Illinois?

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0.08

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Define alcohol poisoning

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when there is so much alcohol in your body, that it just shuts down and you go into a coma

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Define oxidation

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the liver oxidizes the alcohol in your body to control it; the reaction your body has to alcohol

18
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Define cirrhosis

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scarring of the liver

19
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What is FAS?

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Fetal Alcohol Syndrome; causes retardation in the baby; occurs when a pregnant woman drinks

20
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Define Brain Death

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occurs when not enough oxygen gets to the brain; brain is not working but all other organs are; happens after 4-6 minutes without oxygen

21
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What does BAC stand for?

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Blood Alcohol Concentration

22
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Define Psychological dependence

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when a person THINKS that they need a drug to survive

23
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Define physiological dependence

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when a person actually NEEDS a drug to survive

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How does a hallucinogen affect the body?

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It alters perception and distorts the senses

25
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How does a stimulant affect the body?

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It speeds everything up

26
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How do depressants affect the body?

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They slow all normal brain functions down

27
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What is the multiplier effect?

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when drugs and alcohol are taken together, it multiplies the affect of the drugs

28
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What are narcotics?

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sleeping drugs that are prescribed by a doctor

29
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What is marijuana?

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weed that is a stimulant, a depressant, and a hallucinogen

30
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What are date rape drugs?

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Drugs that are easy to slip into drinks with no change; cause user to become almost unconscious and suffer complete memory loss by the time they wake up

31
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What is meth?

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a highly addictive drug that has long-lasting effects and damages the nervous system

32
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What is the difference between constrict and dilate?

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constrict means to get smaller, while dilate means to enlarge

33
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How do stimulants affect blood vessels?

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They constrict blood vessels

34
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How do depressants affect blood vessels?

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They dilate blood vessels

35
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What are club drugs?

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drugs like “rophies” that are used in clubs, usually to sedate or intoxicate others

36
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What is morphine?

A

a strong narcotic that is a highly addictive depressant

37
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What are cilia?

A

tiny hairs in the nose and respiratory area

38
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What are inhalents?

A

Drugs that can be found in common household items that can be sniffed to get high

39
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Ecstasy causes this to sharply rise

A

body temperature

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