Avoid boredom, fit in with peers, gain self-confidence, forget about problems, relax, or to feel good
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Can over the counter drugs be harmful to the body?
Yes
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What are some symptoms of THC in marijuana?
Intensifies sensory experiences; distorts perception of time; can relieve glaucoma, nausea
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Where are hallucinogens found?
In plants around the world, they are also known as psychedelics.
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When people drink they often lose ___ control.
self
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What are three risks associated with drug abuse?
Danger of death or injury, OD or accident, damage to health, legal consequences, destructive behavior
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How can alcohol make one lose consciousness?
Alcohol molecules tell nerve cells not to fire neurotransmitters eventually causing unconsciousness.
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Is marijuana psychically addicting?
No, but it could become psychologically addicting
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What is the best known, most extensively studied, and most potent hallucinogen?
LSD (Lysergic acid diethylamide)
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Alcohol is not encouraged by advertisements, social expectations and traditions. (true/false)
False
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How does using drugs once, turn into an addiction?
Repeating use and overwhelming and compulsive desires to obtain and abuse drugs
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Name three ways drugs get into your system?
Ingestion, inhaling, injection, absorption
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Long term use of the drug can lead to dependence.(true/false)
True
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What do hallucinogens cause?
Hallucinations, sensory distortions, and occasionally panics
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Alcohol causes:
A. Slurred Speech
B. Impaired judgement
C. High amount of triglyceride build up
D. All of the above
D.
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What is a psychoactive drug?
A drug that can change ones mood and distort their perceptions
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Drug molecules act like neurotransmitters and hook onto the ___ of neurons.
Dendrites
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What is marijuana's scientific name along with THC's?
Cannabis Sativa; Tetrahydracannabinol
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Due to the cause of the potential fear of ___ damage, it led to LSD's declining popularity.
Chromosomal
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In studies, men who were led to believe they were drinking alcohol when they were in fact drinking tonic water became ___ aggressive and ___ anxious in social situations.
More; less
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Treatment for drug abuse involves the following three steps. List them.
1. Abuser admit the problem
2. Enter treatment program/therapy
3. Must remain drug free