Marijuana
What are the different ways you can take marijuana?
Eaten, drunk, or smoked (Abadinsky 147)
What are the three different types of alcohol?
Beer, liquor, and wine (Abadinsky 121)
What does cigarette smoking cause?
"...accounts for one-third of all cancers" (Abadinsky 91)
What are the common ways that heroin is used?
Injection or inhalation (Abadinsky 107)
How is cocaine usually taken?
"Sniffed, Smoked, Injected" (Abadinsky 75).
How long does it take for edibles to come into effect?
About 2 hours (Abadinsky 147)
What systems of the body does alcohol effect in the long-term?
"gastrointestinal tract, liver, bloodstream, brain/nervous system, heart, muscles, and endocrine system" (Abadinsky 126)
How is nicotine absorbed?
"...through the skin and mucosal lining of the mouth and nose by inhalation into the lungs" (Abadinsky 89)
How long are the effects of Heroin?
3-6 hours (Abadinsky 110)
What are the different street names for cocaine?
"Coke, flake, snow, crack" (Abadinsky 75)
What neurotransmitter does marijuana release?
Dopamine--which gives off pleasure, and makes a person continually want it. (Abadinsky 148)
What are the hang-over symptoms?
"Nausea, shakiness, and headache" (Abadinsky 124)
What are at least three of the withdrawal symptoms for nicotine?
"...slowing of brain activity, restless sleep, decreased heart rate and thyroid functioning, anxiety, anger, cognitive, and attentional deficits, depressed mood, irritability, difficulty concentrating, gastrointestinal discomfort, increased appetite, and weight gain" (Abadinsky 91)
What are the withdrawal symptoms of heroin?
"...hyperactive and cause anxiety, shaking, and cold sweat" (Abadinsky 109).
What are some of the effects of cocaine?
"Increased alertness, excitation, euphoria, increased pulse rate and blood pressure, insomnia, loss of appetite" (Abadinsky 75)
What is the "street" name for marijuana?
Hash (Abadinsky 148)
How many stages of alcohol withdrawal are there?
Three, The first stage begins within the first 24 hours, the second stage begins with hallucinations, and the third stage occurs within in the next 48 hours (Abadinsky 126)
When does the withdrawal start, and how long does it last?
"...a few hours after the last cigarette, and symptoms peak within the first few days and subside within a few weeks" (Abadinsky 91)
What are some of the dangers of heroin?
Due to heroin being a street sale, it is unknown how pure it is, and it can be fatal (Abadinsky 110).
Taking heroin and cocaine together--heroin enhances the effects of cocaine (Abadinsky 77)
What are the effects of marijuana?
"Euphoria, relaxed inhibitions, increased appetite, disorientation" (Abadinsky 148)
What chemical does alcohol release in the body?
Endorphins--gives off a pleasant feeling (Abadinsky 120)
Heart disease increases by 25 percent, and cancer increases by 20-30 percent (Abadinsky 93)
What are the four different effects of heroin?
The rush (euphoria), The high (the feeling of well-being), The nod (unawareness), and being straight (homeostatic) (Abadinsky 107, 108).
Where does cocaine come from?
It derives from a plant that is called coca, and takes multiple steps to be converted into cocaine (Abadinsky 74)