Any chemical substance that causes a change in a person's physical or psychological state.
100
What is a Drug Addiction?
The uncontrollable use of a drug.
100
What is the difference between a Stimulant and a Depressant?
A Stimulant is any drug that increases the body's activity, while a Depressant is any drug that decreases the body's activity.
100
What is the main side effect from Hallucinogens?
Causes the person to Hallucinate.
100
What is the best way to refuse drugs?
Just Say No!
200
How are drugs different than food?
Food is needed by your body to function properly, while drugs do not nourish your body.
200
What is the difference between Drug Abuse and Dependence?
Drug Abuse is the misuse of a drug on purpose or the use of any illegal drug, while Dependence is needing the drug in order to function properly.
200
Name 2 drugs that are Stimulants.
Stimulants: Cocaine, Crack Cocaine, or Meth.
200
What is a Flashback, and When can it occur?
An event in which a hallucinogen's effects happen again long after the drug was originally taken. May happen days, weeks, or even years after the drug was originally taken.
200
What is the first step to getting help for a drug problem?
Admitting you have a problem.
300
What is the difference between Prescription medicine and Over-the-Counter medicine?
Prescription drugs needs a written order from a doctor, while Over-the-Counter medicines do not.
300
What is a Withdrawal? And name 3 symptoms of a Withdrawal.
Withdrawal is the process that occurs when an addicted person stops taking a drug. anxiety, depression, nausea, fever, cramps, trembling, seizures, nervousness, irritability.
A drug that is produced by making a small chemical change to a drug that already exists.
300
What is the difference between a Treatment Center and Counseling?
A Treatment Center is a facility with trained doctors and counselors where people who abuse drugs can get help for their problems.
Counseling is a place where people go and talk one-on-one with a doctor and try to discuss how to overcome their problem.
400
What are the 5 ways drugs enter the body?
Creams or ointments, patches, smoked or inhaled, injected, swallowed.
400
What is the difference between a physical dependence and a psychological dependence?
A physical dependence is the body's chemical need for a drug, while a psychological dependence is a person's emotional or mental need for a drug.
400
What is the active substance in marijuana?
THC (tetrahydocannabinol)
400
What are the 3 most common Designer Drugs?
Ecstasy, GHB, and Ketamine.
400
What are 5 reasons to stay drug free, according to the book?
Stay healthy, Stay in control, Making good decisions, Staying out of jail, and Saving your money.
500
What are the 6 Steps drugs have to take to become approved by the FDA?
Develop new drug, test drug on animals, test on healthy humans, test on humans who have disorder that drug is meant to treat, apply to FDA for approval, FDA approves or rejects the drug.
500
What are 3 problems drug addiction can cause?
Relationship problems, school problems, and financial problems.
500
What is the main ingredient used to make opiate drugs, and where does it come from?
Opium, comes from the Opium Poppy plant.
500
The process of losing consciousness during a drug use is known as what?
Scooping or Carpeting Out
500
What are the 6 steps to recovery, and does each person need to go through every step?
Admitting you have a problem, intervention, treatment center, counseling, support groups, wellness. No, each person is different and each person recovers in a different way.