Chapters 9-11

Question 1

Drug abuse

Answer 1

excessive use of a drug, where excessive use is individually determined

Question 2

Drug misuse

Answer 2

using a drug in a way it is not intended

Question 3

Drug set

Answer 3

Your internal environment or mindset, at the time you take a drug of engage in a behaviour

Question 4

Drug setting

Answer 4

Your external environment, or mindset, at the time you take a drug or engage in a behaviour

Question 5

Addiction

Answer 5

a persistant, compulsive dependence on a behaviour or substance

Question 6

Tolerance

Answer 6

Phenomenon in which a progressively larger does of a drug or particular behaviour is needed to produce the desired euphoric effects

Question 7

Withdrawal

Answer 7

experience after a drug or behaviour is not being induced post addiction m

Question 8

Nurturing through avoidance

Answer 8

repeatedly seeking the illusion of relief from the drug or behaviour to avoid unpleasant feelings or situations until it becomes an addiction

Question 9

Signs of addiction

Answer 9

• compulsion
• loss of control
• negative consequences and denial
• relapse

Question 10

Addictive Behaviours (4)

Answer 10

1) compulsive gambling
2) shopping
3) exercise
4) use of technology

Question 11

Caffeine

Answer 11

• stimulant

- most common active ingredient OTC

Question 12

Alcohol

Answer 12

-depressant

Question 13

Binge drinking

Answer 13

Men: 5 drinks
Women: 4 drinks

Question 14

Tabacco

Answer 14

• nicotine is a stimulant

- major psychoactive substance

Question 15

Tar is a

Answer 15

carcinogen

Question 16

Most dangerous gas in cigarette smoke

Answer 16

Carbon Monoxide

Question 17

Illicit drug

Answer 17

illegal drugs

Question 18

Cocaine

Answer 18

a powerful stimulant drug with strong psychological effects

Question 19

Freebase

Answer 19

the most powerful distillate of cocaine

Question 20

Crack

Answer 20

a distillate of powdered cocaine that comes in small, hard “chips” or “rocks”

Question 21

Amphetamines

Answer 21

a large and varied group of synthetic agents that stimulate the CNS

Question 22

Methamphetamine (Meth)

Answer 22

A powerfully addictive drug that strongly activates certain areas of the brain and affects the CNS

Question 23

Marijuana

Answer 23

a psychoactive stimulant that intensifies rxns to environmental stimuli

Question 24

THC

Answer 24

tetrahydrocannabinol

-the chem. name for the active ingredient in maryjane

Question 25

Hashish

Answer 25

the sticky resin of the cannabis plant

- high in THC

Question 26

Narcotics

Answer 26

drugs that induce sleep and relieve pain; primarily the opiates

Question 27

Opium

Answer 27

the parent drug if the opiates; made from the milky juice of the opium poppy

Question 28

Morphine

Answer 28

A derivative of opium; sometimes used by medical practitioners to relieve pain

Question 29

Codeine

Answer 29

A drug derived from morphine; used in cough syrup and some painkillers

Question 30

Heroin

Answer 30

A derivative of morphine, usually injected into the bloodstream

Question 31

Methadone

Answer 31

a synthetic narcotic; used to block withdrawal symptoms as a treatment for people addicted to opiates

Question 32

Psychedelics

Answer 32

Drugs that distort the processing of sensory information in the brain

Question 33

LSD

Answer 33

Lysergic Acid Diethylamide

-psychedelic drug causing sensory disruptions; AKA “acid”

Question 34

Mescaline

Answer 34

a hallucinogenic drug derives from the peyote cactus

Question 35

Psilocybin

Answer 35

the active chem. found in psilocybin mushrooms that produces hallucinations

Question 36

Anabolic steroids

Answer 36

artificial forms of the hormone testosterone that promotes muscle growth and strength

Question 37

Ergogenic Drug

Answer 37

substance that enhances athletic performance