Drug and Substance Abuse

Question 1

Is poor attendance at school a factor for increased chance of substance use?

Answer 1

Yes

Question 2

Eight symptoms for stimulants/uppers:

Answer 2

“Increased breathing rate, heart rate, blood pressure, sweating, dilated pupils, fever, hyper, agitation”

Question 3

Nine symptoms for depressants/downers:

Answer 3

“Decreased breathing rate, heart rate, lower blood pressure, tired, lethargic, constricted pupils, slurred speech, poor reaction time, loss of motor control”

Question 4

Depressants ______ down the ___

Answer 4

slow, CNS(Central Nervous System)

Question 5

Stimulants ______ up the ___

Answer 5

speed, CNS(Central Nervous System)

Question 6

Hallucinogens symptoms

Answer 6

They affect all 5 senses and leave you unable to realize it’s not real, sort of like sleepwalking in a dream with real life consequences

Question 7

What do Hallucinogens do to the CNS

Answer 7

Hallucinogenic substances block the neural circuits that use serotonin, imagine your brain as hub filled with information and memory, the hallucinogens block the information from continuing why exactly this leads to hallucination isn’t known but I picture it as your brain trying to fill in the gaps with stuff it imagines, like in a dream

Question 8

Are these factors that impact drug effects, think of how it affects the drugs effects
Quantity of drug consumed
How the drug was used (consumed, injected, inhaled, snorted)
Mental state at the time of use
Frequency of drug use (tolerance)
Combining of substances”

Answer 8

All factors were listed.

Question 9

Cannabis is:

Answer 9

it can be a Stimulant, Depressant or Hallucinogen based on some factors

Question 10

The compound in Canabis that’s addictive is __

Answer 10

THC tetrahydrocannabinol

Question 11

THC can stay in your body for up to a ___, it’s stored in ___ cells

Answer 11

year, fat

Question 12

Seven Cannabis symptoms

Answer 12

loss of motivation, to aggression and hostility, to depression and anxiety, motor coordination and reaction time (thus driving high is impaired driving)

Question 13

For adolescents Cannabis can:

Answer 13

impact brain development (communication skills, learning, memory, mood, motivation) and can impact mental health (serotonin) and cognitive function (some symptoms will not improve again after stopping use)

Question 14

There are fewer _____ for ___ in a mature brain

Answer 14

fewer receptors for THC in a mature brain

Question 15

Medicinal uses for cannabis

Answer 15

vertigo, MS, oncology, glaucoma, seizures, Crohn’s disease, migraines - plants are GMO to produce chemical combinations to treat specific conditions Cannabidiol - CBD therapies
like all medicines there are negative side effects

Question 16

Alcohol is a _____

Answer 16

depressant

Question 17

do not leave a drunk person _____, place them _____-______

Answer 17

alone, semi-prone

Question 18

Caffiene is a ________

Answer 18

stimulant

Question 19

Whats in vaping vapour?

Answer 19

smth to burn, ultrafine particles, cancer causing chemicals, flavourings some linked to lung disease, cancer causing chemicals, and of course nicotine

Question 20

Whats in a vaping liquid(e-juice)

Answer 20

A carrier solvent (like proplyene glycol), dangerous flavourings, nicotine in various levels

Question 21

why was vaping created

Answer 21

to help people quit smoking

Question 22

Oxycontin is:

Answer 22

a medically prescribed synthetic heroin also a depressant
Fentanyl (& carfentanyl) is another form of synthetic heroin which is deadly in very small doses and a depressant

Question 23

______ can be administered to help prevent a deadly overdose of fentanyl(or carfentanyl or oxycontin)

Answer 23

Naloxone