Prevention of Substance use and Abuse

Cards (8)

  • Gateway Drugs: Cigarettes and Alchohol
  • Classifications of Drug Abuse
    1. Gateway Drugs
    2. Depressant Drugs
    3. Stimulant Drugs
    4. Narcotics
    5. Hallucinogens
    6. Inhalants
  • Gateway Drugs
    Cigarette and alcohol are legal drugs that a non-drug user might try, which can lead him/her to more dangerous drugs such as marijuana and shabu
  • Smoking Coping Mechanism

    Deals with stress and feelings of anxiety
    Self-medicate
  • THREE SMOKES PRODUCED BY CIGARRETE SMOKING
    MAINSTREAM SMOKE: the smoke inhaled by a smoker and then exhaled into the environment
  • THREE SMOKES PRODUCED BY CIGARRETE SMOKING
    SIDESTREAM SMOKE: The smoke inhaled by other people. "asthmatics experience a significant decline in lung function when exposed to this".
  • THREE SMOKES PRODUCED BY CIGARETTE SMOKING:
    THIRDHAND SMOKE: When the redual nicotine and other chemical left on indoor surfaces by tobacco smoke.
  • Gangrene
    A condition that occurs when body tissues dies. It is caused by a loss of supply due to an underlying illness. Fingers, toes, and limbs are most often affected, but gangrene can also occur inside the body, damaging organs and muscles.