Sec. 1
An ______ _____is a chemical substance that people of any age may not lawfully manufacture, possess, buy, or sell.
Illegal drug
A _____ factor is a factor that reduces a person’s potential for harmful behavior.
Protective
_____ is an illegal opiate made from morphine in a laboratory.
Heroine
Brain cells along the ____ ______ release a chemical called dopamine.
Reward Pathway
A ______ ______ is a residential treatment center where former drug abusers live together and learn to adjust to drug free living.
Therapeutic Community
_______ makes the drug user feel like it has bugs crawling under their skin.
Methamphetamine
Explain the difference between over the counter drugs and prescription drugs.
Over the counter drugs you can buy at any convenience store with no prescription from a doctor. Prescription drugs you must obtain a prescription from a doctor.
Name three alternatives to drugs.
I will accept any safe alternatives.
What are the two main components of marijuana?
THC, CBD
Name two examples of drug misuse.
Taking too much of a drug, taking with the wrong food or at the wrong time of day, not taking a drug for the correct period of time.
Name the three main risk factors affecting drug abuse.
family factors, social factors, personal factors.
Name three types of hallucinogens.
LSD, PCP, Psilocybin
Explain the difference between drug antagonism and synergism.
Drug antagonism means two different drugs being taken at the same time cancel out each other's effects. Drug synergism means that the drugs being taken produce greater effects than if they were taken alone.
Name the three categories of signs of possible drug abuse.
Behavioral signs, physical signs, social signs.
Name three types of stimulants.
Amphetamines, Methamphetamine, Cocaine