Alcohol and Marijuana Use and Your Health
Alcohol Amounts and Standards
Marijuana or Alcohol Effects
Marijuana Risks and Miscellaneous

Use Disorders
100

True or False: Urgent medical attention required if considering abrupt cessation, due to risk of delirium tremens, seizures, or hallucinations.

What is true?

100

Medical guideline for men's drinking is this.

What is no more than 2 drinks per day?

100

As consumption increases, effects for _ includes:

  • Impaired coordination and speech
  • Slower reflexes
  • Drowsiness
  • Nausea and vomiting at high doses
  • Possible loss of consciousness or even death in extreme cases

What is alcohol?

100

Not all cannabis is marijuana—_(blank)-only products (with no THC) fall under cannabis but aren’t considered marijuana.

What is CBD?

100

You need to drink more than you once did, to get the effect you want.

What is tolerance?

200

Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors. Mixing marijuana with this type of antidepressant might increase the risk of _.

What is mania?

200

Name one standard drink example.

What is 

  • 12 ounces of beer (5% alcohol content).
  • 8 ounces of malt liquor (7% alcohol content).
  • 5 ounces of wine (12% alcohol content).
  • 1.5 ounces or a “shot” of 80-proof (40% alcohol content) distilled spirits or liquor (e.g., gin, vodka, rum, tequila, whiskey, brandy)?
200

Alcohol hangovers (_, headache, nausea)

What is dehydration?

200

Risk of cannabis hyperemesis syndrome: severe, repeated _.

What is vomiting?

200

You have experienced symptoms of withdrawal when you don’t drink. Name one symptom. 

What is shakiness, sweating, tremors, headaches, anxiety, irritability, and/or insomnia?

300

Smoking marijuana can affect your memory and cognitive function and cause harmful _ effects, such as high blood pressure. Long-term marijuana use can worsen _ conditions.

What is cardiovascular and respiratory?

300

Women should not drink more than this amount of alcohol per day.

What is no more than 1 drink/day?

300

Long-Term Effects for Alcohol

Regular, long-term use can result in:

  • _ damage (e.g., cirrhosis)
  • _ damage
  • Increased risk of cancer (especially liver, mouth, throat, breast)
  • Cardiovascular disease
  • Dependence and mental health issues like depression or anxiety

What is liver and brain damage?

300

True or False: Smoking marijuana can damage lungs and raise risk of bronchitis, stroke, and heart disease.

What is true?

300

You need at least this many symptoms to get a severe diagnosis of a substance use disorder.

What is 6 symptoms or more?

400

Name one harm reduction strategy for alcohol.

What is setting limits, alternating alcoholic drinks with water, eating before drinking, avoiding risky situations, and knowing one’s limits?

400

Heavy use for men is this much drinks per day or per week.

What is ≥5 drinks/day or ≥15/week?

400

Common short-term effects for marijuana include 3 of the following. Must name 3 for full points.

What is: 

  • Euphoria, relaxation, altered senses
  • Impaired memory, coordination, slowed reaction time
  • Anxiety, panic attacks, disorientation
  • Dry mouth, increased heart rate, nausea, appetite changes?
400

Medical marijuana may help with this one thing.

What is 

  • May help with:
    • Chronic pain (esp. neuropathic)
    • Nausea and vomiting from chemo
    • MS-related spasticity
    • Stimulating appetite?
400

Name one approved FDA medication for alcohol use disorder.

What is acamprosate or naltrexone?

500

Short-term and long-term consequence includes: Alcohol-induced _, hepatitis, liver cirrhosis.

What is cardiomyopathy?

500

Heavy use for women is this much per day or per week.

What is ≥4/day or ≥8/week?

500

High doses of marijuana may cause one of the following. 

What is hallucinations, delusions, and psychosis?

500

Name one pregnancy risk from marijuana use. 

What is: 

  • Fetal brain development problems
  • Low birth weight, premature birth, stillbirth
  • THC can be passed to infants through breastmilk and may stay up to 6 days?
500

Frequent marijuana use, especially beginning in adolescence, may lead to:

  • Impaired memory and learning
  • Lower _and _achievement
  • Decreased life satisfaction
  • Greater risk of dropping out of school

What is academic and occupational?

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