Categories of Drugs
What are the 3 types of drugs?
Over the counter
Prescription
Illegal
Define fermentation
A process that uses yeast to change the sugars in food to alcohol
Define the experimental stage of drug progression
Trying a drug for the first time, start to build a tolerance.
What category of drugs does "Hashish" fall into?
Cannabinoid
Define tolerance
Needing more of a drug over time to achieve the same high
Slow down the CNS, block pain (nerve) receptors
What organ metabolizes alcohol? How many drinks can it process per hour?
Liver, 1
Define the social and seeking stage of drug progression
Social: Longest stage that some people never leave. Use the drug during social events and that is all.
Seeking: Looking for new opportunities to use the drug
What category of drug does Nicotine fall into? Alcohol?
Nicotine: Stimulant
Alcohol: Depressant
What organs make up the central nervous system? How do mind altering drugs effect the central nervous system?
Brain and spine
Will speed up or slow down the CNS
What do stimulants do the the CNS (what does that look like)? Depressants (what does that look like)?
Speed up the CNS: Increased heart rate, breathing, blood pressure, body temperature, perception
Slow down the CNS: Decreased heart rate, breathing, blood pressure, body temperature, reaction time, inhibition
What is binge drinking? How many drinks would classify as binge drinking?
The practice of consuming large quantities of alcohol in a single session. 5 or more drinks at one time.
What is the difference between the harmful and addiction stage?
Harmful is when the drug starts to affect other parts of your life but addiction is where you need the drug to feel normal
Heroin
Morphine
Codeine
Methadone
Vicodin
Oxycodone
Define potentiation
Using 2 or more drugs at the same time to achieve a different, often more intense high
How are dissociative difference from hallucinogens?
Hallucinogens speed up the CNS and distort reality whereas dissociative could speed up or slow down the CNS. Dissociative lead to dissociation from reality and hallucinogens distort reality.
What is one standard drink in beer, malt liquor, wine, and 80 proof distilled liquor?
12oz, 8-9oz, 5oz, 1.5oz
List 3 risk factors for addiction
Family history
Mental health concerns
Trauma
Environmental factors
Age
Addiction/ use of another drug
List 3 types of hallucinogens
LSD
Psilocybin
Salvia
List 3 ways that we can say NO to drug use
Just say no, make an excuse, make a joke, leave, offer to be the DD, be honest, pretend you're busy, bring a fake drink
Define the "other" category of drug. Give an example of a drug that falls under this category.
It is its own category of drug because it alters the body chemistry in its own way
Steroids
DXM
Inhalants
List 3 things that CAN affect BAC and 3 things that CANNOT affect BAC
CAN
Number of standard drinks, How fast you drink, Gender, Body weight, Food in your stomach, Body type, Fatigue, Hydration, Mixer
CANNOT
Tolerance, Sobering up techniques, Type of drink, Emotions
What is the difference between a physical and a psychological addiction?
Physical addiction relates to the body's reactions to substances rather than the minds perceived need for them. Not all drugs are physically addicting but they are psychologically. Not every person will develop a physical addiction.
List the 3 types of "other" drugs
DXM
Inhalants
Steroids
Define alcohol poisioning
Occurs when there is so much alcohol in the bloodstream that the areas of the brain that support basic life support functions start to shut down