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Health Test - Drug Unit

  1. BAC (blood alcohol content) for 21
    0.08
  2. BAC (blood alcohol content) for under 21
    0.00
  3. Explain binge drinking
    5 or more drinks (men) or 4 or more drinks (women) in one sitting
  4. Symptoms of alcohol poisoning
    • passing out
    • slow breathing
    • vomiting while sleeping
  5. What should be done if someone has alcohol poisoning?
    • Call 911
    • Don't leave them alone
    • Put them on their chest or back
  6. What is the active ingredient in marijuana?
    THC
  7. What is a neurotransmitter?
    Chemical message in the brain.
  8. Long-term memory takes place in the ?
    hippocampus
  9. The feel good/pleasure neurotransmitter is ?
    dopemine
  10. What does the hypothalamus do?
    hunger
  11. What does the cerebellum do?
    • motor coordination
    • flow
    • time
  12. What does the amygdala do?
    • attention
    • noticing differences
    • motivation
    • novelty threshold
  13. What is a self-fulfilling prophecy?
    Causing something to happen by believing it will come true.
  14. What's the percent of teens that smoke cigarettes monthly?
    18%
  15. What's the percentage of teens that smoke marijuana monthly?
    23%
  16. What is a gateway drug?
    a drug that may lead to use of other drugs
  17. Family Roles - Describe a Chief Enabler?
    helps other users use
  18. Family Roles - Describe a hero?
    • preferred child
    • respectful
    • good grades
    • helpful
  19. Family Roles - Describe a scapegoat?
    • troublemaker
    • lazy
    • drugs
    • bad grades
    • drinking
    • blame
  20. Family Roles - Describe a lost child?
    loner
  21. Family Roles - Describe a mascot?
    fun child
  22. How does a joint compare to cigarettes in terms of carbon monoxide?
    1 joint = 5 cigarettes
  23. How does a joint compare to a cigarette in regards to damage of the lining of the airways?
    1 joint = 10 cigarettes
  24. The addictive ingredient in a cigarette is what?
    nicotine
  25. A smoke loses how many minutes of life with each cigarette?
    7 minutes
  26. What is a brain cell called?
    neuron
  27. What is a carcinogen?
    cancer causing substance
  28. How many carcinogens are in tobacco?
    60+
  29. What does it mean to enable a drug user?
    help user to use
  30. What percent of smokers want to quit?
    75%
  31. COMPLETE SENTENCES
    What is tolerance and how does this happen in the brain?
    • Tolerance is when you don't get the same high feeling anymore.
    • It's when too much dopamine in the brain causes the receptors to become numb.
  32. COMPLETE SENTENCES
    What is neuroadaptation and what does this lead to in a drug user?
    Neuroadaptation is when more receptors are made that crave dopamine.  This leads to addiction.
  33. COMPLETE SENTENCES
    Drugs can cause depression.  What changes in the brain with drug use that leads to depression?
    Depression is caused when the brain is not making enough dopamine.
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Health Test - Drug Unit
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