Effects and Addiction
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100
True or False: One affect of inhalants is depression.
What is True. Depression is one of the major affects that inhalants have on your body. http://kidshealth.org/teen/drug_alcohol/drugs/inhalants.html#cat20140
100
True or False: Gaseous substances are substances that are commercial products or medical anesthetics
100
True or False: Inhalants are sometimes prescribed by doctors to help medical conditions.
What is True. They are used to allow the patient to feel comfortable through an operation. http://www.drugabuse.gov/publications/drugfacts/inhalants
100
Which of the following is the definition of suffocation: A.) strangling B.) loss of air to the lungs C.) extracting oxygen rom the lungs
What is B.) loss of air to the lungs. http://kidshealth.org/teen/drug_alcohol/drugs/inhalants.html)
100
True or false: 10% of underclassmen have tried inhalants.
What is true. 10% of underclassmen have tried inhalants. Underclassmen means Freshmen and Sophomores. http://www.teens.drugabuse.gov/drug-facts/inhalants
200
True or False: At the same time inhalants can be both physically and psychologically addicting.
What is true. This is part of what makes inhalants so dangerous. http://kidshealth.org/teen/drug_alcohol/drugs/inhalants.html#cat20140
200
Aerosols are sprays that contain propellants and solvents. Which of the following is not an aerosol: A.) Fabric Protector Spray B.) Whipped Cream Spray C.) Spray Paint D.) Vegetable Oil Spray
What is B.) Whipped Cream Spray. Whipped cream spray is considered a gaseous inhalant. http://teens.drugabuse.gov/drug-facts/inhalants
200
The following medical condition(s) are treated by use through inhalants: A.) Angina (Chest pain) B.) Asthma C.) High blood pressure D.) A and B
200
What is the most common cause of deaths in inhalants: A.) Choking B.) Sudden sniffing death C.) Suicide D.) Asphyxia
200
True or false: Glue and and shoe polisher were the top products of abuse.
What is True. They were the most abused products in the 12-17 age group. http://www.teens.drugabuse.gov/drug-facts/inhalants
300
Which of the following is not a long-term affect of using inhalants: A.) Brain Damage B.) Enlarged Trachea C.) Loss of Sense of Smell D.) Muscle Weakness
What is B.) Enlarged Trachea. Your trachea doesn't get enlarged from inhalants; your pupils get enlarged instead. http://kidshealth.org/teen/drug_alcohol/drugs/inhalants.html#cat20140
300
Inhalants have multiple street names. Which of the following is a street name for inhalants: A.) Dat Good Stuff B.) Laughing Gas C.) Happy Gas
What is B.) Laughing Gas. Laughing gas is the most common name that inhalants are referred to. http://www.teens.drugabuse.gov/drug-facts/inhalants
300
True or False: The gas inhalant ether is not used by doctors or other medical officials because it’s very dangerous.
What is False. Ether is used by doctors and other medical officials to cause patients to become unconscious so they don’t feel the pain involved with the procedure. http://kidshealth.org/teen/drug_alcohol/drugs/inhalants.html?tracking=T_RelatedArticle#cat20140 http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/broughttolife/techniques/ether.aspx
300
True or false: Do to the mass amounts of inhalants they consume, users can choke on their vomit when they are unconscious.
300
The amount of Americans that try inhalants is: A.) 22.8 million B.) 14,000 C.) 22.9 million D.) 34.7 million
400
The following are affects to your body except: A.) Loss of Hearing B.) Muscle Weakness C.) Increase in hatred towards the environment D.) Depression
What is C.) increase in hatred towards the environment. http://kidshealth.org/teen/drug_alcohol/drugs/inhalants.html#cat20140
400
True or False: A substance that turns to liquid once it reaches a room temperature is known as a gaseous inhalant?
What is false. It is known as a volatile substance. http://teens.drugabuse.gov/drug-facts/inhalants
400
Which of the following inhalants are used by medical officials: A.) Aerosol B.) Volatile solvents C.) Nitrous Oxide D.) None of the Above
400
When the high wears off some people: A.) Suffocate themselves B.) Sniff to death C.) Commit suicide
400
2 out of every what number of students will try inhalants by the time they reach 8th grade. A.) 5 B.) 15 C.) 10 D.) 3
500
People don't generally believe that inhalants are that addicting because: A.) They are mostly household products. B.) They don't have warning labels on them. C.) You don't hear about them that much. D.) They smell/taste good.
What is A.) they are mostly household products. Since they are household products, people generally don't think that they are addicting. http://kidshealth.org/teen/drug_alcohol/drugs/inhalants.html#cat20140
500
Of the following names, which is not a street name for the drug: A.) Bold B.) Poppers C.) Whippets D.) Relaxer
500
Doctors prescribe this drug to patients for disease and sickness. Which of the following is the disease or sickness: A.) Asthma B.) Food Poisoning C.) Broken Bone D.) Cancer
What is A.) asthma. The inhalant is in the patients inhaler to help them regain their breath. http://www.samhsa.gov/samhsanewsletter/Volume_18_Number_2/Inhalants.aspx
500
Which one of these are major problems/dangers that are related with lungs: (Name all that apply) I. Suffocation II. Chocking III. Asphyxia IV. “Sudden Sniffing Death”
What is I. suffocation and III. Asphyxia. http://kidshealth.org/teen/drug_alcohol/drugs/inhalants.html)
500
In what age group are inhalants most abused: A.) 12-13 B.) 14-15 C.) 16-17 D.) 18-21
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