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ATOD Review Study Guide Question and answers already passed 2024/2025 ATOD Review Study Guide, ATOD, ATOD Quiz Drugs - correct answer Chemical substance that is taken to cause changes in the person's body or behavior Depressant - correct answer Psychoactive drugs that slows the brain and...

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Drugs - correct answer ✔Chemical substance that is taken to cause changes
in the person's body or behavior


Depressant - correct answer ✔Psychoactive drugs that slows the brain and
body functions


Stimulant - correct answer ✔Speeds up activities of the central nervous
system. Increase heart rate, breathing rate, blood pressure, and alertness


Fermentation - correct answer ✔Yeast feeding on the sugars in foods such
as malted grains, grapes, or berries


Intoxication - correct answer ✔A state in which a person's mental and
physical abilities are impaired by alcohol or another substance


Hangover - correct answer ✔Delayed effects from drinking alcohol


Blood Alcohol Content (BAC) - correct answer ✔Amount of alcohol in a
person's bloodstream represented by a percentage


Overdose - correct answer ✔Taking an excessive amount of a drug that
leads to coma or death


Brain Damage - correct answer ✔Long term alcohol abuse destroys nerve
cells

,Fetal Alcohol Syndrome - correct answer ✔Group of birth defects caused by
the effects of alcohol on an unborn child


Cirrhosis - correct answer ✔Liver fills with fat


Alcoholism - correct answer ✔People who can no longer control their use of
alcohol


Dependence - correct answer ✔Brain develops a chemical need for alcohol
and cannot function normally without it


Addiction - correct answer ✔Drinker no longer has control over their drinking


Nicotine - correct answer ✔Very addictive chemical found in tobacco
products


Carcinogens - correct answer ✔Cancer-causing agents


Tar - correct answer ✔Sticky black substance formed when tobacco is
burned


Medicine - correct answer ✔Legal drugs that help the body fight injury,
illness, or disease


Over-The-Counter Drugs - correct answer ✔Drugs that are sold legally in
pharmacies and other stores without a doctors prescription

, Prescription Drugs - correct answer ✔Drugs that can be obtained only with a
written order from a doctor and can be purchased only at a pharmacy


Illegal drugs - correct answer ✔Chemical substances that people of any age
may not manufacture, buy, possess, or sell


Proper Use - correct answer ✔Using a legal drug per medical label
instructions


Drug Misuse - correct answer ✔Improper use of medicines either
prescription or over the counter


Drug Abuse - correct answer ✔When a drug is intentionally used improperly
or unsafely


Synergism - correct answer ✔Occurs when drugs interact to produce effects
greater than those that each drug would produce alone


Antagonism - correct answer ✔Occurs when each drug's effect is canceled
out or reduced by the other


Hallucinogens - correct answer ✔Drugs that distort perception, thought, and
mood. They overload the brain with sensory information, causing a distorted
sense of reality


Inhalants - correct answer ✔Breathable chemical vapors that produce mind
altering effects

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