Clinical Descriptions
A disorder in which drugs are abused to such an extent that behavior becomes maladaptive, social and occupational functioning are impaired, and control/abstinence becomes impossible
What is Substance Abuse Disorder?
This was the first state to legalize marijuana.
What is California?
Tolerance to amphetamines develops (slowly/rapidly)
What is rapidly?
"Acid" is another term for this substance.
What is LSD?
Cocaine causes blood vessels to (narrow/swell)
What is narrow?
A type of drug that slows down the central nervous system
What is a depressant?
Historically, men are (more/less) likely to develop alcohol use disorder than women.
What is "more"?
The abuse of this substance skyrocketed in the 1990s
What is methamphetamine?
"Angel Dust" refers to this substance.
What is PCP?
True or false: marijuana is a gateway drug to other substances
False
Negative physical and psychological effects that develop when a person stops taking the substance or reduces the amount
What is withdrawal?
True or false: studies show that young people who vape are less likely to smoke normal tobacco instead.
False
Caffeine is eliminated by this organ
What are the kidneys?
This is the tablet form of MDMA.
What is Ecstasy?
This is the most preventable cause of premature death in the United States + other parts of the world.
What is smoking?
A category of substances that increase alertness and motor activity
What are stimulants?
This quantity is used to determine how much alcohol one has consumed
What is a blood alcohol concentration?
Which of the following is NOT a stimulant:
Crack, heroin, coffee, methamphetamine
What is heroin?
What is the full pronunciation of this substance:
LSD
Lysergic Acid Diethylamide
(di-ethy-lamide)
"_____ is to the 1990s what LSD was to the 1960s"
What is ecstasy?
According to the DSM-5, at least __ criteria must be met for one to be diagnosed with a severe case of substance abuse disorder (number)
What is 6?
What is the full pronunciation of this substance:
THC
What is tetrahydrocannibinol?
(tetra-hydro-canni-binol)
This is the most widely consumed psychoactive substance in the world.
What is caffeine?
What is the full pronunciation of this substance:
MDMA
What is methylenedioxymethamphetamine?
(methylene-dioxy-meth-amphetamine)
Which of these substances is NOT naturally occurring?
Methamphetamine, marijuana, cocaine, tobacco
What is methamphetamine?