Chapter 4.4 Drug Abuse

Question 1

A _____ is a substance (other than food or water) taken into the body that causes changes in the body

Answer 1

DRUG

Question 2

Many pain-relieving drugs are considered _____ ___ _____ drugs ( _ _ _ ) because they can be purchased without a prescription

Answer 2

OVER THE COUNTER; OTC

Question 3

if a drug is ____ it is used without following the prescribed directions

Answer 3

MISUSED

Question 4

If a drug is _____ it is used intentionally for non-medical purposes

Answer 4

ABUSED

Question 5

Drug ____ occurs when a drug user’s body becomes accustomed to the drug and requires increased doses to produce the same effect

Answer 5

TOLERANCE

Question 6

A drug user’s body can also develop physical and mental _____ in which his body or mind required the drug in order to function correctly

Answer 6

DEPENDENCE

Question 7

If a drug addict stops taking the drug, he will go through ____, a painful and sometimes deadly sickness that a dependence-causing drug is no longer taken

Answer 7

WITHDRAWAL

Question 8

_____ are drugs derived from the opium poppy plant that cause drowsiness and a brief felling of well being

Answer 8

NARCOTICS

Question 9

a _____ is when a drug user gets a brief feeling of well being from a narcotic

Answer 9

HIGH

Question 10

Another type of narcotic, ___, is completely illegal because it is extremely addictive. Tolerance to ___ builds rapidly, a large enough dose could stop the addict’s respiratory system and kill him

Answer 10

HEROIN

Question 11

____ are another group of abused drugs, they affect the senses

Answer 11

HALLUCINOGENS

Question 12

When someone sees, hears, smells, or feels things that don’t exist they are having ______

Answer 12

HALLUCINATIONS

Question 13

____ is the most prevalent drug in the US, it has become a serious problems because it wreaks both physical and mental havoc upon the body. _____ users become clumsy, have an increased heart rate, lose judgment, and experience vision changes; they also have memory loss, decreased reading and math skills, and reduced thinking ability

Answer 13

MARIHUANA

Question 14

_____, another grouop of commonly abused drugs, speed up the body’s nervous system causing the body to feel more energetic and awake

Answer 14

STIMULANTS

Question 15

____, the most powerful natural stimulant, is a white, powdered drug that is illegal except for a few medical uses

Answer 15

COCAINE

Question 16

___ is an impure form of cocaine that is even more powerful than pure cocaine

Answer 16

CRACK

Question 17

____ is another commonly abused stimulant that causes severe effects on the nervous, cardiovascular, and respiratory systems.Regular abusers of this drug become moody and can experience halllucinations

Answer 17

METHAMPHETAMINE

Question 18

____ is found in tobacco including cigarettes, snuff, and chewing tobacco. It affects the nervous and cardiovascular systems

Answer 18

NICOTINE

Question 19

___ is a disease in which the lungs’ alveoli collapse making it hard to breath

Answer 19

EMPHYSEMA

Question 20

_____ are drugs that slow body functions. They produce a dreamy, floating feeling, people trying to escape problems will often buy _____.

Answer 20

DEPRESSANTS

Question 21

The most commonly abused depressant is ____, which produces thousands of deaths. ______’s effects on the brain are the most noticeable, even small amounts of ____ impair a person’s judgement, attention,memory, and self-control, causing him to act silly, angry, or depressed

Answer 21

ALCOHOL