drugs Flashcards

0
Q

most harmful to individual

A

heroin,crack,meth

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1
Q

most harmful drug

A

alcohol

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2
Q

most use of drugs amongst teens

A

weed

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3
Q

more kids try_____ than try_____

A

alcohol, cig

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4
Q

illegal- $____ in USA

A

100 billion

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5
Q

billions California: __ billion (cannabis)

A

14

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6
Q

1 supplier heroin

A

afghanistan

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7
Q

super lab

A

meth

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8
Q

legal- Medicare prescription plan- ____ billion through 2014

A

724

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9
Q

compulsive desire to obtain and use a drug

A

addiction

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10
Q

physical/ psych need to take a drug

A

dependency

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11
Q

larger dose of a drug needed for the same effect

A

tolerance

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12
Q

physical/psych symptoms after stopping

A

withdrawal

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13
Q

drugs mimic ___________

  • morphin acts like ______
  • produce the same effect
A

neurotransmitters,

endorphins

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14
Q

drugs block _________ of __________

  • block process of “reuptake”
  • keeps drugs in system _____
A

removal of neurotransmitters,

longer

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15
Q
  • increased CNS activity, heightened alertness
  • increased arousal, euphoria
  • decreased appetite and fatigue
A

stimulants

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16
Q

legal examples of stimulants

A

caffeine, nicotine

17
Q

meth lasts ___ to ___ hours

A

8-12

18
Q

nicknames of meth

A

crystal meth, crank, ice

19
Q

meth:
3x dopamine as ______
6x dopamine _______produced
______ behaviors

A

3x dopamine as cocaine
6x dopamine naturally produced
paranoid behaviors

20
Q

meth deputy brett king

A

remember

21
Q

stimulants: how many years?

A

3000 years incas and descendants

22
Q

stimulants history:
chewed ___ leaves
- similar stimulant levels to _____
-low levels of _____

A

chewed coca leaves

  • similar stimulant levels to coffee
  • low levels of cocaine
23
Q

cocaine

A

powdered form from leaves

24
Q

cocaine: 80% come from ______

A

colombia

25
Q

cocaine:

__ -___ minutes high

A

10-30

26
Q

cocaine releases about ____ times dopamine

A

3

27
Q

cocaine can trigger ____ ______ and sudden death

A

heart attack

28
Q

which drug can damage the cartilage from snorting it

A

cocaine

29
Q

which drug will allow monkeys to keep using it till their death

A

cocaine

30
Q

poppy seeds/plants

A

opiates

31
Q

opiates causes which 3 things

A
  • pain reduction
  • euphoria
  • constipation
32
Q

opiates have been used around the world since _____ BC

A

6000

33
Q

heroin is a form of what drug

A

opiates

34
Q

heroin over the course of a 25 year study most were found

A

80% dead, prison, using, methadone, missing

35
Q

psychoactive drugs

- cause changes in perception, feelings

A

hallucinogens

36
Q

what does LSD (acid) stand for and who discovered it

A

lysergic acid diethylamide
albert hoffman
lasts 8-12 hours

37
Q

hallucinogens- other examples?

A

PCP (angel dust)

psilocybin (mushrooms)

38
Q

marijuana- combo depressant/ hallucinogen

active ingredient?

A

THC

39
Q

1 cash crop in america

A

marijuana- illegal

40
Q

what is used for relieving glaucoma, chemotherapy?

A

marijuana