Drugs

Question 1

• a substance other than food that when taken in
  small quantities alters one’s physical, mental, or
  emotional state

Answer 1

Drug

Question 2

drugs that alter sensory
perceptions, mood, thought processes, or behavior

Answer 2

Psychoactive drugs

Question 3

a nonevaluative term referring to drug-
taking behavior in general; any drug-taking behavior

Answer 3

Drug use

Question 4

inappropriate use of prescription or
nonprescription drugs

Answer 4

Drug misuse

Question 5

use of a drug when it is detrimental to
one’s health or well-being

Answer 5

Drug abuse

Question 6

a psychological and
sometimes physical state characterized by a craving for a
drug

Answer 6

Drug dependence

Question 7

a psychological state
characterized by an overwhelming desire to continue

Answer 7

Psychological dependence

Question 8

factors that increase the probability of drug use

Answer 8

Risk factors

Question 9

factors that lower the probability of drug use

Answer 9

Protective factors

Question 10

• Alcohol, nicotine, nonprescription (over-the
counter) drugs, prescription drugs

Answer 10

Legal drugs(types of drugs abused)

Question 11

Marijuana, narcotics, cocaine and crack cocaine,
hallucinogens, stimulants, depressants, club drugs and
designer drugs, anabolic drugs, inhalan

Answer 11

Illegal (illicit) drugs and controlled substances (tyoed os drugs abused)

Question 12

The six classfifcation of drugs of abuse

Answer 12

Getaway drugs
Depressant drugs
Stimulant drugs
Narcotics
Hallucinogens
Inhalants

Question 13

is a drug that
acts as a central nervous
system depressant, and can
therefore produce a wide
spectrum of effects, from mild
sedation to total anesthesia.
They are also effective as
anxiolytics, hypnotics, and
anticonvulsants.

Answer 13

Barbiturates

Question 14

is a
potent central nervous
system stimulant that is
used in the treatment
of Attention Deficit
Disorder (ADD),
narcolepsy, and obesity.

Answer 14

Amphetamines

Question 15

is a
strong central nervous
system stimulant that is
mainly used as a
recreational drug and
less commonly as a
treatment for ADHD
and obesity

Answer 15

Metamphetamines

Question 16

is a central nervous
system stimulant of the
methylxanthine class. It is the
world’s most widely
consumed psychoactive drug.

Answer 16

Caffeine

Question 17

is a potent
parasympathomimetic
stimulant and an alkaloid found
in the nightshade family of
plants.

Answer 17

Nicotine

Question 18

also known as
coke, is a strong
stimulant mostly used
as a recreational drug.
It is commonly snorted,
inhaled as smoke, or as
a solution injected into
a vein.

Answer 18

Cocaine

Question 19

Abuse can lead to delusions,
brain damage, liver damage,
comatose and death.

Answer 19

Inhalants

Question 20

programs are aimed at those who
have never used drugs, and their goal is to prevent or
forestall the initiation of drug use.

Answer 20

Primary prevention

Question 21

programs are aimed at those who
have begun alcohol or other drug use but who have not
become chronic abusers and have not suffered
significant physical or mental impairment from their
drug or alcohol abuse.

Answer 21

Secondary prevention

Question 22

programs are designed to provide
drug abuse treatment and aftercare, including relapse
prevention programs.
•Usually designed for adults; far too uncommon for
teenagers.

Answer 22

Tertiary prevention

Question 23

Elements of prevention

Answer 23

Education
Treatment
Public policy
Law enforcement

Question 24

provides information about
drugs and the dangers of drug abuse, changing attitudes
and beliefs about drugs, providing the skills necessary to
abstain from drugs, and ultimately changing drug abuse
behavior

Answer 24

Drug abuse education

Question 25

(for drug abuse and dependence) care that
removes the physical, emotional, and environmental
conditions that have contributed to drug abuse and/or
dependence

Answer 25

Treatment

Question 26

the guiding principles and courses of
action pursued by governments to solve practical
problems affecting society

Answer 26

Public policy

Question 27

the application of laws to arrest,
jail, bring to trial, and sentence those who break drug
laws or break laws because of drug use

Answer 27

Law enforcement