* tobacco contains nicotine- a stimulant drug that speeds up the CNS- central nervous system that includes the brain and spinal cord.
* Tobacco contains thousands of deadly chemicals carbon monoxide- a clear odorless gas that takes over oxygen in the blood.
* Its a poison
tar- a dark sticky substance that clings to cilia (tiny hairs in the lungs)
**** smokeless tobacco *********
* chewing tobacco is not safe. It contains sugars and sand, that causes mouth/gum/and tongue disease.
* Main stream smoke- smoke exhaled by smoker
* side stream smoke- from end of the cigarette head. This is a more harmful because it is not filtered by the smoker.
***** why smoke ?/ why not ?*******
1:dirty smells
2:tases bad gives you bad breath
3:very expensive
***** diseases cased by smoking ******
The #1 disease is lung cancer
* emphysema- a lung disease where alveoli (air sac) loose elasticity
* smokers cough- a long term (chronic) cough caused smoke tar fill the cilia (tiny hairs) and caused coughing
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physical dependence: condition in which a person develops tolerance and the drug becomes necessary or the person has withdrawal symptoms.
* Tolerance condition in which the body becomes used to the drug and larger amounts are needed to produce the same effects.
* Withdrawal systems occur when a drug is no longer being taken.
* psychological dependence: is a strong desire to continue using a drug for emotional reasons
* addiction compulsive physical need or dependence on a substance
* * * * * reasons for drug use * * * * * *
1: availability
2: boredom
3: conformity
4: curiosity
5: rebellion
6:escape
7: fun
the stage of drug use are on another page
* drug- any substance other than food, air, or water that affects the mind or body
********** Illegal Drugs ************
* Stimulant- drugs that speed up CNS (brain/spinal cord)
*Depressant- Drugs that slow down CNS
* hallucinogens- Drug that change at least one of the 5 scenes
* inhalants- drugs that are inhaled
* narcotics- a pain-relievers and psychoactive properties that is made from opium poppy plants
* antibiotics steroids- an artificially made, complex substance that can temporarily increase muscle size
******** way to take drugs **********
* taken by
- mouth
- inhaled
- smoked applied to skin injected
*********** marijuana ************
- it can impair or reduce short term memory alter sense of time and reduce ability to do things which requires concentration and coordination
- growing people using it often lose interest's in other area's of life ( sports, school, work, ect)
- marijuana effects learning by impairing thinking, reading comp., math skills and verbal comm.
- driving skills are impaired for 4-hours after the high is gone.
********************************** narcotics **************************************
demies, rock, littles, smack, horse, dope, meth, perks, morph, blow, codeine , demeral, opium,
************************************** stimulant ***********************************
binnies, black____?__, dexies, speed , meth, crack, uppers, coke, snow, ups, nose candy,
************************************** inhalants ***********************************
poppers, blot, locker room, glue, spay paint
************************************* depressants *********************************
booze, 2s, barbs, ludes, blues
****************************** hallucinogens ***************************************
angle dust, acid, blotter, killer weed, cubes, shrooms, masc., blotter, purple haze
******************************* marijuana ****************************************
hash, roach, herb, Mary Jane, joint, stress, weed, grass, pot, ganga