Drugs and Alcohol Final Exam Questions Correctly Solved.
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Drugs and Alcohol Final Exam Questions Correctly Solved.
Drug - CORRECT ANSWER A chemical substance that is taken to change a persons body or behavior
Depressant - CORRECT ANSWER A drug that slows the brain and body reactions
Intoxication - CORRECT ANSWER The state in which a person's me...
Drugs and Alcohol Final Exam Questions Correctly Solved.
Drug - CORRECT ANSWER A chemical substance that is taken to change a persons body or behavior
Depressant - CORRECT ANSWER A drug that slows the brain and body reactions
Intoxication - CORRECT ANSWER The state in which a person's mental and physical abilities are impaired by a substance
Blackout - CORRECT ANSWER A period of time that an intoxicated person can not recall
Blood alcohol Concentration - CORRECT ANSWER The amount of alcohol in a person's blood, expressed as a percentage
Overdose - CORRECT ANSWER Consequence of taking excessive amounts of a drug that leads to coma or
death
Binge Drinking - CORRECT ANSWER The consumption of four or more drinks in one sitting
Cirrhosis - CORRECT ANSWER Liver disease in which it becomes filled with useless scar tissue, may lead to liver failure
alcoholism - CORRECT ANSWER A disease where a person is unable to control their alcohol use
tolerance - CORRECT ANSWER Condition in which repeated use of a drug causes less effect on the brain
dependence - CORRECT ANSWER Condition that results when the brain develops a chemical need for a drug and can not function normally with out it addiction - CORRECT ANSWER Strong craving for a drug
reverse tolerance - CORRECT ANSWER a condition in which less and less alcohol causes intoxication
detoxification - CORRECT ANSWER The process of removing a drug from the body
withdrawal - CORRECT ANSWER A group of symptoms that occur when a dependent person stops taking a drug
nicotine - CORRECT ANSWER Addictive chemical in tobacco products
stimulant - CORRECT ANSWER A type of drug that increases the activity of the nervous system
tar - CORRECT ANSWER A dark sticky substance that forms when tobacco burns
carcinogen - CORRECT ANSWER A substance known to cause cancer
carbon monoxide - CORRECT ANSWER A poisonous, colorless, odorless gas produced when substances are burned
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease - CORRECT ANSWER A disease that results in the gradual loss of lung functioning
mainstream smoke - CORRECT ANSWER Smoke exhaled from the lungs of a smoker
sidestream smoke - CORRECT ANSWER Smoke directly from the burning end of a tobacco product
environmental tobacco smoke - CORRECT ANSWER A combination of sidestream and mainstream smoke
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