Drug Abuse And Violence Flashcards
What is drug abuse
The compulsive use of one or more psychoactive drugs
What does psychoactive mean
Mind altering
What does dependence mean
The quality or state of being influenced by something, and needing it
What does illicit mean
Illegal
What does violence mean
Any act, word, or gesture that physically or emotionally harms a person
What drugs are typically abused
Nicotine, alcohol, and prescription drugs
Where is nicotine found and what is it
Found in cigarettes and vaping
It is a stimulant
Where is alcohol found and what is it
It is found in beer, wine, and liquor.
It is a depressant
What are some prescription drugs and what are they
(5 of them)
Marijuana - stimulant + depressant
Tranquilizers - stimulant
Sleeping pills - depressant
Heroin - stimulant
Cocaine - stimulant
What are social attitudes
Toward the use of a particular drug, which may also be determined whether the use of that drug is viewed as abuse
Common causes of drugs
(7 of them)
To fit in
Inability to resist
Desire to look grown up
Attitudes
Curiosity
Sadness/loneliness/boredom/anxiety
Advertisements
Steps leading towards drug abuse
Step one: experimental use of
Step two: occasional use
Step three: regular basis
Step four: abuse stage
Common drug use progression
Step 1: alcohol use
Step 2: cigarette smoking
Step 3: marijuana use
Step 4 use of other illicit drugs
Effects of nicotine
(9 total, Heart, central, lungs, muscular)
Heart - racing or irregular heart beat, increased blood pressure
Central - lightheadedness, headache, sleep disturbances, abnormal dreams
Lungs - bronchospasm
Muscular - tremor, pain
Alcohol effects
(9 total)
Blurred vision
Brain damage and stroke
Stomach oicers
Heart disease and irregular heart beat increased risk of intestinal cancer
Liver disease
Osteoporosis
Marijuana affects the brain and lungs:
Parietal lobe
Slow reaction time
Marijuana affects the brain and lungs:
Occipital lobe
(2 of them)
Distort perceptions
Impair peripheral vision
Marijuana affects the brain and lungs:
Brain stem
(3 of them)
Rapid heart rate
Reduced blood pressure
Drowsiness
Marijuana affects the brain and lungs:
Frontal lobe
(5 of them)
Sudden mood swings
Lack of concentration
Learning problems
Delusions
Hallucinations
Marijuana affects the brain and lungs:
Temporal lobe
(2 of them)
Impaired memory
Slurred speech
Effects of cocaine high
Psychological
(4 of them)
Intense pleasure
Memory of euphoria
Angry/anxious/paranoid
Talkative/confident
Effects of cocaine high
Physical
(4 of them)
Full body stimulation
Very hot body temperature
Nausea
Increased heart rate
Effects of cocaine high
Extreme
(4 of them)
Heart problems
Seizures
Death
Addiction
Effects of heroin high
Psychological
(4 of them)
Euphoria
Pain relief
Calmness
Disorientation
Effects of heroin high
Physical
(4 of them)
Nausea
Constipation
Itchiness
Drowsiness
Effects of heroin high
Extreme
(4 of them)
Heart problems
Insomnia
Death
Addiction
Causes of violence
(4 of them)
Being abused as a child
Growing up in violent environment
Growing up in culture that glorifies it
Lack of self control
