Health Drug Project by Jordan Klipp

Short Term Effects: Tobacco

klippj20 — 2015-04-06 15:31:46 UTC

Some short term effects include the increase of blood pressure and heart rate. It also increases the flow of your blood around your body. You will have bad breath, stained teeth, smelly hair, and smelly clothing.

Long term Effects: Tobacco

gillania20 — 2015-04-06 15:33:07 UTC

Some long term effects are: tobacco kills people, heart disease, cancer, lung disease. Tobacco can give many devastating cancers to the body which usually kill people. You can also get a stroke. But most of all, you will be addicted to it.

Key Vocabulary: Tobacco

klippj20 — 2015-04-06 15:38:38 UTC

Addiction- The mental state of wanting more tobacco.

Nicotine- The chemical in cigarettes that makes them addicting.

Secondhand Smoke- Contaminated air that is inhaled by non-smokers from cigarettes.

Alveoli- Tiny air sacks that fill with air when you breath. Smoking can make the alveoli pop.

Tar- A thick liquid that is in cigarettes. It stays in your lungs and makes it harder to breath.

Carbon Monoxide (CO)- A colorless, odorless gas formed when smoking.

Laws about Tobacco

gillania20 — 2015-04-06 15:39:47 UTC

Obama made a law that said that the FDA could control the amount of tobacco distributed in the country. In 1987, Department of Health and Human Services establishes a smoke free environment in its facilities. In 1997, Clinton makes all federal workplaces tobacco free.

Short Term Effects: Marijuana

klippj20 — 2015-04-08 17:04:17 UTC

Some short term effects include disrupted learning, distorted perception, and anxiety.

Short term Effects: Alcohol

gillania20 — 2015-04-08 17:04:32 UTC

Addiction, slurred speech, dizziness, vomiting, and impaired judgment.

Long Term Effects: Marijuana

klippj20 — 2015-04-08 17:06:01 UTC

Some long term effects include chronic cough, Bronchitis, and ADDICTION.

Long term Effects: Alcohol

gillania20 — 2015-04-08 17:07:01 UTC

Alcohol poisoning, cancer, high blood pressure, stroke, heart disease, gastritis, and vitamin B1 difficency.

Key Vocab: Marijuana

klippj20 — 2015-04-08 17:07:27 UTC

THC- The mind altering chemical in marijuana.

Weed- A slang term for marijuana.

Laws about Marijuana

klippj20 — 2015-04-08 17:13:17 UTC

The US made a law that marijuana cannot used, possessed, sold, or transported unless a state wants to make a law to allow it for recreational or medical use

Laws about Alcohol

gillania20 — 2015-04-08 17:16:18 UTC

You must be 21 years old to use alcohol products.

Refusal Skills

klippj20 — 2015-04-08 17:17:22 UTC

Refusal skills are ways to say no to drugs. You can:

-Say no

-Walk away and tell an adult

-Change the subject

Health Triangle

gillania20 — 2015-04-08 17:17:27 UTC

All drugs make you have physical disabilities. It makes people look uncool if they don't take the drug, which is the social part of the triangle. The drugs make you addicted to it and that changes your mental state.

Goal Setting and Decision Making

klippj20 — 2015-04-08 17:19:31 UTC

It is very important not to do drugs. You need a way to stay away from them to be healthy. One way to do this is to set goals. It is important to set goals because you can keep your mind focused on that goal and you can steer clear of drugs. It is also important to make good decisions because if a friend asks you to have a cigarette, you need to make the right decision.

Vocab: Alcohol

gillania20 — 2015-04-08 17:19:59 UTC

Alcohol: Alcohol is an addicting drug which hooks you.

Beer, Wine , Liquor: All different types of alcohol products

Addiction: A state of mind which makes you want the object forever.

Anxiety: A feeling of nervousness.