Terms
What is it called when drug users often find it difficult to stop using drugs without help because it involves both psychological and physiological dependence?
Addiction
0.40
This drug is legal in Vermont for people 21 and over for recreational and medicinal purposes.
Marijuana
Name three short term effects of marijuana use
Short term memory loss, impaired vision, dry mouth
Any unnecessary or improper use of chemical substances for non-medical purposes
Substance abuse
Alcohol is a ________
Depressant
This type of drug is used medically to block pain messages to the brain (legally and illegally).
Opiates
Name the psychoactive chemical in marijuana
THC (the chemical that makes you high when you use marijuana).
Taking more than the recommended amount of a prescription drug
Drug misuse
BAC stands for
Blood Alcohol Concentration
Which substance has a legal medical use when used as an inhalant?
Nitrous Oxide, aka laughing gas.
Name the three drugs used more widely by people in the US than marijuana
Alcohol, caffeine, nicotine
True or false, inhalants can kill someone the very first time they try them.
True.
Sudden Sniffing Death Syndrome (SSDS) is a fatal, often instantaneous, complication of inhalant abuse where a user’s heart unexpectedly stops beating, leading to death within minutes. It can occur during or immediately after the inhalation of volatile substances, often triggered by a surge of adrenaline when the user is startled or exerts themselves.
What is the legal drinking age in the US?
21
Which type of psychoactive drug is best known for altering sense perception
Hallucinogens
True or false, nictoine relaxes users
False: Nicotine usually increases anxiety (increased HR decreased hand steadiness)
Where are penalties for drug use are often double what they might be for the same drug offense committed elsewhere?
Drug-free school zone
What is Vermont's legal BAC as measured by a breath device?
0.08
*However, in Vermont, if you are under the age of 21 or still showing signs of impairment at under 0.08 BAC, you can still be arrested for a DUI.
____ is a way to help drug users fight addiction
Rehab
What is the length of time marijuana remains in the body?
One month. However, marijuana can be detected in hair follicles for up to 90 days.