Quiz 4 - Ch. 10

Question 1

Responsible drug use

Answer 1

Correct use of legal drugs to promote health and well being

Question 2

Drug misuse

Answer 2

Incorrect use of prescription or an OTC drug

Question 3

Prescription drug

Answer 3

a medicine that can be obtained only with a written order from a licensed health professional

Question 4

Drug abuse

Answer 4

intentional use of a drug without medical or health reasons

Question 5

Over the counter

Answer 5

a drug that can be purchased without a prescription

Question 6

Drug

Answer 6

A non nutritional chemical substance that affects the way the body or mind function

Question 7

Components that alter the effects of drugs on the body

Answer 7

• size of dose
• how a person feels
• weight, age, health of individual
• when two or more drugs are taken together

Question 8

Ways a drug enters the body

Answer 8

• orally
• injection
• inhalation
• implantation
• absorption

Question 9

Alcohol

Answer 9

A drug found in certain beverages that depresses the brain and nervous system

Question 10

Alcoholism

Answer 10

A disease in which there is physical and psychological dependence on alcohol

Question 11

Delirium tremens

Answer 11

severe form of alcohol withdrawal syndrome - hallucinations and muscle convulsions

Question 12

Alcoholics anonymous

Answer 12

AA - a recovery program for people who have alcoholism

Question 13

Binge drinking

Answer 13

men have 5 or more drinks

women have 4 or more drinks

Question 14

Hazing

Answer 14

Person is forced to participate in a dangerous or demeaning act to become a member of a club or group

Question 15

Effects of alcohol on the brain

Answer 15

• decision making
• false sense of self confidence
• impaired judgment
• impaired reaction time and coordination
• intensified emotions

Question 16

5 factors affecting the BAC in the body

Answer 16

1. amount of alcohol consumed
2. speed at which alcohol is consumed
3. Body size
4. percentage body fat
5. gender

Question 17

Mainstream smoke

Answer 17

Smoke inhaled by smokier into mouth and lungs

Question 18

Sidestream smoke

Answer 18

Smoke that enters air from a burning cigarette, cigar or pipe

Question 19

Nicotine

Answer 19

A stimulant drug found in tobacco products

Question 20

Carcinogens

Answer 20

a chemical that is known to cause cancer

Question 21

Consequences of smokeless tobacco

Answer 21

• Nicotine dependence

- gum and teeth problems

Question 22

Stimulants

Answer 22

a group of drugs that speed up the activities of the CNS

Question 23

side effect

Answer 23

an unwanted body change that is not related to the main purpose of the drug

Question 24

Inhalants

Answer 24

chemicals that affect mood and behavior

Question 25

Hallucinogen

Answer 25

An imagined sight, sound or feeling

Question 26

THC

Answer 26

drug found in the cannabis plant that produces psychoactive effects

Question 27

5 Stimulants

Answer 27

- cocaine - crack - amphetamines - lookalike drug - methamphetamine

Question 28

3 effects stimulants have on the body

Answer 28

increases bp, hr and breathing rate

Question 29

what do sedatives do to the CNS?

Answer 29

Depression of the CNS

Question 30

Tolerance

Answer 30

a condition in which the body becomes accustomed to a substance

Question 31

Chief enabler

Answer 31

the family member who trie to smooth over the problems caused by the drug dependent participant

Question 32

Scapegoat

Answer 32

A child who is blamed as the cause of problems in the family

Question 33

Drug dependence

Answer 33

continued use of a drug even though it harms the body, mind and relationships

Question 34

Withdrawals

Answer 34

Unpleasant reactions that occur when a person who is physically dependent on a drug no longer takes it

Question 35

Drug trafficking

Answer 35

Illegal production, distribution, transportation, selling of, or purchasing drugs

Question 36

In-patient care

Answer 36

treatment that requires a person to stay overnight at a facility

Question 37

Halfway house

Answer 37

a live-in facility that helps a person who has been through drug treatment gradually adjust to living independently in the community

Question 38

Detoxification

Answer 38

The process in which an addictive substance is withdrawn from the body