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Alcohol
Drugs
Amphetamines
Cocaine
Heroin
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What is alcohol categorized as?
A central nervous system depressant
100
What classification are substances/drugs that induce depression on the central nervous system?
Sedative-Hypnotic drugs
100
What is a strong stimulant drug that affects the Central Nervous System?
Amphetamines
100
True or False. Cocaine can cause both physical and psychological dependence.
True
100
Heroin is a highly addictive drug that is processed from what?
Morphine, which comes from the seedpod of the opium Asian poppy plant.
200
What alcoholic beverage is known to contain 4% alcohol?
Beer
200
What category are Central Nervous System depressants found under?
Barbiturates
200
What are the side affects of heavy doses or the long term use of amphetamines?
Extreme anxiety, malnutrition, paranoia, physical health problems and even death
200
The cocaine plant Erythroxylon coca grows where?
What is Colombia, Bolivia, Peru and Argentina
200
What are some of the various ways heroin can be used/taken into the body.
Injected into a user's veins, smoked or snorted
300
What is the only organ in the body that can detoxify alcohol is?
The Liver
300
What classification of drugs are used to treat anxiety, induce sleep, and control seizures?
Barbiturates
300
What are some of the side affects that large doses of amphetamines cause?
Irritability, aggressiveness, suspiciousness, anxiety, excitement, auditory hallucinations and paranoid fears (sweating, quicken breathing, raise blood pressure and produce tremors
300
The increase release of what is responsible for the high associated with cocaine?
Neurotransmitters.
300
What are some withdrawal affects of heroin?
Restlessness, insomnia, diarrhea, vomiting, cold flashes with goose bumps, kicking movements, muscle and bone pain
400
What is the metabolic rate for elimination of alcohol usually?
1/2 oz. per hour
400
What is the category of drugs that help with anxiety, stress, and tension?
Benzodiazepines
400
What are some of the side affects that long term users of amphetamines can often have?
Acne, rash resembling measles, sores on arms, legs and face from picking and digging
400
Frequent use of cocaine causes feelings of what?
Restlessness, irritability, anxiety and sleeplessness
400
What is a drug that is sometime used to treat heroin addicts?
Methadone which is an opioid agonist that is taken orally and is, therefore, slow-acting. It works by dampening the "high" that heroin users experience while at the same time preventing withdrawal symptoms.
500
What is the legal intoxication limit in the United States? is....
.08%
500
What classification are Opiates/Opioids found under?
Narcotics
500
One side affect from long term use of amphetamines is when a person believes to have bugs crawling on top and under their skin. What is that called?
Formication
500
What are some of the signs of cocaine intoxication?
Increased blood pressure, increased pulse, dilated pupils, anxiety and euphoria
500
What is heroin made from?
Morphine which is a natural substance taken from the seed pod of various opium poppy plants.