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Drugs of Abuse
Commonly Abused Drugs
Other Drugs of Abuse
A Drug-Free Life
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100
Identify the reasons illegal drugs are dangerous.
Addiction; permanent effects on the brain and body; factor in suicides, accidents, and crimes; infection; overdose
100
What are the effects of marijuana?
Slow thinking ability, short-term memory loss, panic attack, munchies, respiratory infection
100
What is a stimulant?
A drug that temporarily increases a person's energy and alertness.
100
What are some risks of drug use?
Car accidents, crime and accidental injury, and family problems
100
True or false: You run the risk of suicide when you use drugs.
True. You can hurt yourself without meaning to because of the effect of drugs on your way of thinking.
200
What are the reasons teens might try illegal drugs?
Curiosity, stress, depression, peer pressure
200
What are the four categories of illegal drugs?
Marijuana, inhalants, club drugs, steroids
200
What is the name of a drug that can be used to treat insomnia and causes relaxation and sleepiness?
Depressant
200
What is a risk of pregnant women's use of drugs?
Neonatal abstinence syndrome, baby grows us to be a drug abuser, miscarriage.
200
True or False: Drug abuse occurs only in teens.
False. Drug abuse can occur to people of all ages.
300
What is "the taking of too much of a drug, which causes sickness, loss of consciousness, permanent, damage, or death"?
Overdose
300
Name some dangers of inhalant abuse.
Sudden death, severe damage to organs, kill brain cells
300
Why is there a high risk of overdose for drugs that are used for medical purposes?
These drugs are highly addictive and very dangerous when abused.
300
What is a treatment to help a drug user recover?
Medical services, counseling, group therapy
300
True or false: Anabolic steroids can be snorted.
False. Anabolic steroids are only swallowed or injected.
400
Describe two ways illegal drug use conflicts with your values or goals.
Keeps you from reality and your achievements
400
Identify the drugs that can be taken in as a vapor.
Inhalants
400
Name some health consequences of stimulants.
Nervousness, irritability, panic, aggressive behavior, confusion, loss of awareness of reality, kidney damage, liver damage, heart failure, death.
400
Name a refusal skill.
Just say no, offer an alternate activity, hang out with non-drug users, give reasons or state consequences
400
True or false: A drug by the name of "tranq" is a depressant.
True. Tranqs can cause reduced anxiety, euphoria, loss of inhibitions, and drowsiness, like any other depressant.
500
Why is it important to have healthier alternatives to drugs?
Mental stability, physical wellness
500
Identify the effects of anabolic steroids on either gender.
Infertility, stunted growth, aggression, heart disease, severe acne
500
Name some health consequences of depressants.
loss of coordination, slurred speech, confusion, slowed heart rate, dangerously slow breathing, coma, death, loss of memory
500
Define neonatal abstinence syndrome.
Drug withdrawal that occurs in newborn infants whose mothers were frequent drug users during pregnancy
500
True or False: Marijuana can be smoked and consumed.
True.