Chapter 12 Flashcards
(28 cards)
The intensional improper or unsafe use of a drug.
Drug Abuse
T or F: All illegal drugs affect the brain, are dangerous to your health and can result in drug abuse or addiction.
True
Taking too much of a drug
Overdose
3 affects of marijuana/hashish
Slowed thinking, difficulty paying attention, distorted sense of time and distance
The affects of smoking marijuana are felt within minutes and may last…
2 to 3 hours
A drug that is in inhaled as a vapor
Inhalants
Inhalants can damage many_____; can kill _____cells and can cause sudden_____!
Organs
Brain
Death
A club drug that is used in many sexual assaults.
GHB
The most commonly abused club drug has both stimulant and hallucinogenic properties
Ecstasy
Man made derivatives of testosterone taken to build muscle
Anabolic steroids
A type of club drug that causes numbness
Ketamine
T or F: steroids can cause a males breasts to grow.
True
A drug that causes alertness and speeds up the activity of the body.
Stimulants
A highly addictive drug derived from the poppy plant that is used in an anesthetic and a sedative
Opiates
A drug that distorts perceptions
Hallucinogens
A drug that comes from the cocoa plant, is addictive, can cause violent behavior and can be fatal.
cocaine
A drug produced in illegal laboratories, tolerance develops very rapidly; is come when called Crystal or ice.
Meth
A drug used as a date rape drug – is dangerous because the person who takes it as an inability to remember what happened while on the drug
Rohypno
Three tips for protecting yourself from date rape drugs
- Never leave your drink unattended
- Never except an open drink
- Never drink something with a funny taste or appearance
Most commonly abused opiate; tolerance develops rapidly
Heroin
Five risks of drug use
Car accidents, accidental injury, criminal activity, unplanned pregnancy, STDs
Three warning signs to look for if you suspect someone is using drugs
Unusual emotional reactions, withdraws from family, repeatedly breaks rules
When a drug user must use larger doses of a drug in order to experience the same high she/he experienced with the first use of the drug she/he has developed a _____ for the drug
Tolerance
When a person shoplifts from the stores and steals from people’s houses, she/he is hurting himself/herself, his/her family and _____
Society
