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CNS DEPRESSANTS
ALCOHOL/INHALANTS
NARCOTIC, PRESCRIPTION & OTC DRUGS
STIMULANTS/TOBACCO
HALLUCINOGENS/MARIJUANA
100
This type of CNS depressant causes mild depression and relaxation as well alleviation of anxiety.
What is a sedative?
100
Presence of food in the stomach and the drinker’s body composition are factors that can influence this measure of alcohol consumption.
What is blood alcohol concentration?
100
Narcotics activate receptors controlled by ________.
What are endorphins?
100
______ is the most frequently used CNS stimulant in the world.
What is caffeine?
100
______ is the recurrence of an earlier drug-induced sensory experience in the absence of the drug.
What is a flashback?
200
_______ neurotransmitter is affected by the use of benzodiazepines and barbiturates.
What is GABA?
200
This poisonous type of alcohol is found in rubbing alcohol.
What is isopropyl alcohol?
200
This drug is used as an antidote to heroin overdose.
What is Naltrexone?
200
There is no conclusive evidence regarding the health risks of this alternative to cigarette smoking.
What are light cigarettes?
200
Drugs that lead to the use of other more serious drugs are known as this type of drug.
What is a gateway drug?
300
Detoxification of benzodiazepines is safest when this method of elimination is used.
What is tapering off?
300
Cardiac arrhthymia following inhalation of a volatile substance defines this medical risk of inhalant use.
What is Sudden Sniffing Death Syndrome (SSDS)?
300
Speedballing refers to the combination of these two drugs.
What is heroin and cocaine?
300
Amphetamines cause the release of these three neurotransmitters in the brain.
What are dopamine, norepinephrine, and serotonin?
300
This stage of hallucinogen use is marked by one's awareness of thoughts and feelings that have long been hidden beneath the surface or repressed.
What is the self-reflection stage?
400
These CNS depressants are used to relieve symptoms of allergies and motion sickness.
What are antihistamines?
400
_____ alcoholic is defined as one who binge drinks but then abstains between episodes.
What is the epsilon alcoholic?
400
This term refers to the official, non-patented name of a drug.
What is generic?
400
Marked by racing heartbeat and elevated blood pressure define this stage of amphetamine use.
What is the rush stage?
400
Age, gender, family background, and lack of any religious beliefs are ________ factors affecting the use of marijuana.
What are structural factors?
500
This term refers to increased euphoria, anxiety, and stimulation that can occur with prolonged benzodiazepine use.
What is a paradoxical reaction?
500
This condition defines alcohol induced psychoticism due to nutritional and vitamin deficiencies.
What is Wernicke-Korsakoff's Syndrome?
500
Euphoria and positive effects define this stage of heroin dependence.
What is the rewarding stage?
500
This act requires the regulation of the marketing and promotion of tobacco products.
What is the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (FSPTCA)?
500
_____ Syndrome is when heavy use of marijuana causes a lack of motivation or reduced productivity.
What is Amotivational Syndrome?