Drug Abuse And Violence

Question 1

What is drug abuse

Answer 1

The compulsive use of one or more psychoactive drugs

Question 2

What does psychoactive mean

Answer 2

Mind altering

Question 3

What does dependence mean

Answer 3

The quality or state of being influenced by something, and needing it

Question 4

What does illicit mean

Answer 4

Illegal

Question 5

What does violence mean

Answer 5

Any act, word, or gesture that physically or emotionally harms a person

Question 6

What drugs are typically abused

Answer 6

Nicotine, alcohol, and prescription drugs

Question 7

Where is nicotine found and what is it

Answer 7

Found in cigarettes and vaping
It is a stimulant

Question 8

Where is alcohol found and what is it

Answer 8

It is found in beer, wine, and liquor.
It is a depressant

Question 9

What are some prescription drugs and what are they
(5 of them)

Answer 9

Marijuana - stimulant + depressant
Tranquilizers - stimulant
Sleeping pills - depressant
Heroin - stimulant
Cocaine - stimulant

Question 10

What are social attitudes

Answer 10

Toward the use of a particular drug, which may also be determined whether the use of that drug is viewed as abuse

Question 11

Common causes of drugs
(7 of them)

Answer 11

To fit in
Inability to resist
Desire to look grown up
Attitudes
Curiosity
Sadness/loneliness/boredom/anxiety
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Question 12

Steps leading towards drug abuse

Answer 12

Step one: experimental use of
Step two: occasional use
Step three: regular basis
Step four: abuse stage

Question 13

Common drug use progression

Answer 13

Step 1: alcohol use
Step 2: cigarette smoking
Step 3: marijuana use
Step 4 use of other illicit drugs

Question 14

Effects of nicotine
(9 total, Heart, central, lungs, muscular)

Answer 14

Heart - racing or irregular heart beat, increased blood pressure

Central - lightheadedness, headache, sleep disturbances, abnormal dreams

Lungs - bronchospasm

Muscular - tremor, pain

Question 15

Alcohol effects
(9 total)

Answer 15

Blurred vision
Brain damage and stroke
Stomach oicers
Heart disease and irregular heart beat increased risk of intestinal cancer
Liver disease
Osteoporosis

Question 16

Marijuana affects the brain and lungs:

Parietal lobe

Answer 16

Slow reaction time

Question 17

Marijuana affects the brain and lungs:

Occipital lobe
(2 of them)

Answer 17

Distort perceptions

Impair peripheral vision

Question 18

Marijuana affects the brain and lungs:

Brain stem
(3 of them)

Answer 18

Rapid heart rate

Reduced blood pressure

Drowsiness

Question 19

Marijuana affects the brain and lungs:

Frontal lobe
(5 of them)

Answer 19

Sudden mood swings

Lack of concentration

Learning problems

Delusions

Hallucinations

Question 20

Marijuana affects the brain and lungs:

Temporal lobe
(2 of them)

Answer 20

Impaired memory

Slurred speech

Question 21

Effects of cocaine high

Psychological
(4 of them)

Answer 21

Intense pleasure

Memory of euphoria

Angry/anxious/paranoid

Talkative/confident

Question 22

Effects of cocaine high

Physical
(4 of them)

Answer 22

Full body stimulation

Very hot body temperature

Nausea

Increased heart rate

Question 23

Effects of cocaine high

Extreme
(4 of them)

Answer 23

Heart problems

Seizures

Death

Addiction

Question 24

Effects of heroin high

Psychological
(4 of them)

Answer 24

Euphoria

Pain relief

Calmness

Disorientation

Question 25

Effects of heroin high Physical (4 of them)

Answer 25

Nausea Constipation Itchiness Drowsiness

Question 26

Effects of heroin high Extreme (4 of them)

Answer 26

Heart problems Insomnia Death Addiction

Question 27

Causes of violence (4 of them)

Answer 27

Being abused as a child Growing up in violent environment Growing up in culture that glorifies it Lack of self control