drugs Flashcards

(41 cards)

0
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most harmful to individual

A

heroin,crack,meth

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most harmful drug

A

alcohol

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2
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most use of drugs amongst teens

A

weed

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3
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more kids try_____ than try_____

A

alcohol, cig

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4
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illegal- $____ in USA

A

100 billion

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5
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billions California: __ billion (cannabis)

A

14

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6
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1 supplier heroin

A

afghanistan

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7
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super lab

A

meth

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8
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legal- Medicare prescription plan- ____ billion through 2014

A

724

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9
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compulsive desire to obtain and use a drug

A

addiction

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10
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physical/ psych need to take a drug

A

dependency

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11
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larger dose of a drug needed for the same effect

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tolerance

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12
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physical/psych symptoms after stopping

A

withdrawal

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13
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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
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  • increased CNS activity, heightened alertness
  • increased arousal, euphoria
  • decreased appetite and fatigue
A

stimulants

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16
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legal examples of stimulants

A

caffeine, nicotine

17
Q

meth lasts ___ to ___ hours

18
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nicknames of meth

A

crystal meth, crank, ice

19
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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

21
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stimulants: how many years?

A

3000 years incas and descendants

22
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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

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cocaine: 80% come from ______
colombia
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cocaine: | __ -___ minutes high
10-30
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cocaine releases about ____ times dopamine
3
27
cocaine can trigger ____ ______ and sudden death
heart attack
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which drug can damage the cartilage from snorting it
cocaine
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which drug will allow monkeys to keep using it till their death
cocaine
30
poppy seeds/plants
opiates
31
opiates causes which 3 things
- pain reduction - euphoria - constipation
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opiates have been used around the world since _____ BC
6000
33
heroin is a form of what drug
opiates
34
heroin over the course of a 25 year study most were found
80% dead, prison, using, methadone, missing
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psychoactive drugs | - cause changes in perception, feelings
hallucinogens
36
what does LSD (acid) stand for and who discovered it
lysergic acid diethylamide albert hoffman lasts 8-12 hours
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hallucinogens- other examples?
PCP (angel dust) | psilocybin (mushrooms)
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marijuana- combo depressant/ hallucinogen | active ingredient?
THC
39
#1 cash crop in america
marijuana- illegal
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what is used for relieving glaucoma, chemotherapy?
marijuana