Drug Education Flashcards

1
Q

Comprise the most vulnerable group that can be affected by prohibited drugs that are commonly abused

A

Youth

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2
Q

Most drug users start?

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usually during their teenage years

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3
Q

Why is adolescence most susceptible to drugs?

A

the period of experimentation ,exploration, curiosity, and search for identity.

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4
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Three aspects why youth is dragged into drug abuse

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  1. Maybe the parents are too busy with their jobs, or not giving time to their children
  2. Parents have not finished schooling, making them less informed and less aware of the effects of drugs.
  3. The type of discipline of the parents includes physical violence, thus,in most cases in the Philippines, it drives away the kid from home.
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5
Q

No.1 Primary Causes and Contributory factors to Drug Abuse

A

Family

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6
Q

this is one of the Primary Causes and Contributory factors to Drug Abuse because this is where we learn and pick up our education growing up

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School

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7
Q

This is where wrongdoings become a norm around you; Influenced by the neighborhood (Primary Causes and Contributory factors to Drug Abuse)

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Community

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8
Q

Oversensationalization of news stories on illegal drugs and Drug abuse. (Primary Causes and Contributory factors to Drug Abuse)

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Media

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9
Q

Some individual health conditions are usually relieved with the use of drugs. (Primary Causes and Contributory factors to Drug Abuse)

A

Biological Factors

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10
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Enumerate the Psychological Factors for (Primary Causes and Contributory factors to Drug Abuse)

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  1. Low self-esteem and poor self-image
  2. Need for acceptance or belonging
  3. Feeling for more freedom and autonomy
  4. Escape from reality
  5. Mental problem
  6. Attention getting
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11
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  1. Over domineering parents;
  2. Lack of parental concerns and closeness;
  3. Parental permissiveness;
  4. Rejection by the parents;
A

Parental Negligence

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12
Q

Primary Causes and Contributory
factors to Drug Abuse because of what is happening to our society

A

Sociological Factors

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13
Q

the drug becomes the main focus of his life

A

Drug Dependence

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14
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The human body becomes used to the
presence of the drug. The body begins to need it as much as it needs food.

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Physical Dependence

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15
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Define Psychological Dependence

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The drug abuser is convinced in his mind that he needs the drug.

The drug abuser feels he cannot be happy or satisfied without drug, which has become very important part of his life.

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16
Q

What phase of drug dependence uses drugs for the first time; curiosity

A

Experimentation Phase

17
Q

Define Occasional or Social Use

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Teenagers assured by their drug-using friends that the unpleasant effects are normal and would pass away, decide
to continue using drugs.

18
Q

The use becomes more and more
frequent with the result that the user’s tolerance dramatically increases.

A

Regular Use

19
Q

Define Drug Dependence

A

The user no longer takes the drug every now and then but uses them day by-day.

20
Q

A chemical substance that brings about
physical, emotional, or behavioral change in a person taking it.; illicit or licit

A

Drug

21
Q

How are drugs taken?

A

a. Ingestion
b. Inhalation
c. Injection
d. Used as suppository
e. Applied topically

22
Q

____ is the use of chemical substances, licit or illicit, which results in an individual’s physical, mental or social impairment.

A

Drug Abuse

23
Q

Hallucinogens

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Drugs affect sensation, thinking, self-awareness, and emotion; Psychedelic

24
Q

Stimulants Drugs

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increase alertness and physical disposition

25
Q

Drugs that reduces anxiety and excitement.

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Sedative Drugs

26
Q

Define Narcotics

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Drugs that relieve pain and often induce sleep

27
Q

Types of Narcotic Drugs

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Natural and Semi-Synthetic

28
Q

No respecter of age, sex, and social status. it is very difficult to come up with an accurate profile of a drug abuser that can be applied to All because people are different in many ways.

A

Drug abuse

29
Q

How can you tell when one is abusing drugs?

A

A lot of changes –in behavior ,in appearance and in mood –occur in a person who is abusing drugs. Sudden changes occur in the person’s disposition from pleasant to
unpleasant

30
Q

Methamphetamine hydrochloride is also known as

A

Shabu

31
Q

Drugs that is found to have harmful effects to the brain

A

Shabu

32
Q

It is related to stimulus and hallucinogens and produces both effects on mood and the senses, which made it a popular party drug

A

Ecstacy

33
Q

Cannabis, also known as?

A

Marijuana

34
Q

Is a psychoactive drug from the Cannabis plant used for medical or recreational purposes.

A

delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol

35
Q

The crime of selling, transporting, or illegally importing unlawful controlled substances

A

Drug Trafficking

36
Q

The process of medical or psychotherapeutic treatment for dependency on psychoactive substances

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Drug Rehabilitation