Question

tobacco, alcohol, other drugs
matching

1. sobriety
2. carcinogen
3. overdose
4. alcoholic
5. stimulant
6. addiction
7. vaccine
8. alcohol abuse
9. inhalants
10. depressants

a. a strong, sometimes fatal reaction to a drug
b. fumes that are sniffed and inhaled to alter the mind
c. a preparation put into the body to trigger an immune response
d. living without alcohol or other drugs
e. an addict who is dependent on alcohol
f. a drug that slows the central nervous system down
g. the excessive use of alcohol
h. a cancer - causing substance
i. drug that increases the action of central nervous system
j. a physiological or psychological dependence on a drug
multiple choice:

1. air that has been contaminated by tobacco smoke is defined in our book as:

a. sobriety
b. oxygen
c. intoxication
d. environmental tobacco smoke

1. what are products that deliver small amounts of nicotine into the user’s system when he or she is trying to give up the tobacco habit?

a. depressants
b. carcinogens
c. nicotine substitute
d. alcohol

1. a severe and potentially fatal physical reaction to an alcoholic overdose is called:

a. alcohol poisoning
b. intoxication
c. vaccine
d. synergistic effect

Explanation:

1. Sobriety means living without alcohol or other drugs, so it matches d. A carcinogen is a cancer - causing substance, so it matches h. An overdose is a strong, sometimes fatal reaction to a drug, so it matches a. An alcoholic is an addict who is dependent on alcohol, so it matches e. A stimulant is a drug that increases the action of the central nervous system, so it matches i. Addiction is a physiological or psychological dependence on a drug, so it matches j. A vaccine is a preparation put into the body to trigger an immune response, so it matches c. Alcohol abuse is the excessive use of alcohol, so it matches g. Inhalants are fumes that are sniffed and inhaled to alter the mind, so it matches b. Depressants are drugs that slow the central nervous system down, so it matches f.

For multiple - choice:

1. Air contaminated by tobacco smoke is environmental tobacco smoke, so the answer is D.
2. Products that deliver small amounts of nicotine when a person is trying to give up the tobacco habit are nicotine substitutes, so the answer is C.
3. A severe and potentially fatal physical reaction to an alcoholic overdose is alcohol poisoning, so the answer is A.

Answer:

Matching:

1. d
2. h
3. a
4. e
5. i
6. j
7. c
8. g
9. b
10. f

Multiple - choice:

1. D. Environmental Tobacco Smoke
2. C. Nicotine Substitute
3. A. Alcohol Poisoning