History and Information about Drugs
What president was famous for his "War on Drugs?"
Who is Ronald Reagan
Genotype in which both alleles are the same are also called...
What are homozygous genes?
This genetic disease causes an individual to have an extra copy of their 21st chromosome causing physical and mental developmental delays.
What is Down Syndrome?
Which president began the War on Drugs?
Who is Richard Nixon
A physically observable characteristic that is determined by a genotype...
What is a phenotype?
A genetic disease that causes red blood cells to become misshapen?
What is Sickle Cell Anemia?
This decade in the 1900s is arguably most notable for the rise in drug use, especially among teenagers
What is the 1970s
Unit that determines characteristic that is passed from parents to offspring
What are genes?
A genetic disease in which the body produces a thick mucus that can clog the lungs and affect the digestive system
What is Cystic Fibrosis?
50,000 people in the United States died from this type of drug in 2019.
What are opioids
Disorder in which an individual engages in repetitive behavior, typically causing harm to themselves or others
What is Addiction?
A genetic disorder in which the blood doesn't clot normally
What is Hemophilia?
A study in 2016 found that about 30% of teenagers use these at least once a month
What are vapes
Dependence of an addictive substance
What is substance abuse?
A disease that was recently found to be genetically linked and causes repetitive behavior that can oftentimes be very damaging to one's health.
What is addiction?