FINALS: DRUG ADDICTION (MELANIE) Flashcards

1
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It is a chronic disease affecting the brain, and just about everyone is different.

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Drug addiction.

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Drug addiction is characterized by persons needing to use drugs repeatedly, regardless of the damage it may cause to:

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  1. Family
  2. Health
  3. Career
  4. Relationship with friends and community
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What are 4 stages of drug addiction?

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  1. Experimentation
  2. Regular use
  3. Risky Use
  4. Dependency
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4
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The stage where in curiosity is the motivator.

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Stage 1: experimentation

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5
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Stage wherein the users thinking more about drugs.

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Stage 2: Regular Use

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6
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Stage where drugs won’t hurt the body.

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Stage 3: Risky Use/Abuse

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7
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Stage where drugs become users’ center of lives

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Stage 4: Dependency

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8
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TOP 10 DRUGS:

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  1. Marijuana
  2. Heroin
  3. Coca8ne
  4. Alcohol
  5. Tobacco
  6. LSD
  7. Speed Ball
  8. MDMA
  9. KETAMINE
  10. Crystal-meth
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9
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Side effects of drug addiction:

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  1. Loss of appetite
  2. Headaches
  3. Anxiety
  4. Elevated blood pressure
  5. Chest pain
  6. Irregular heartbeat
  7. Cold/bluish finger
  8. Difficulty in urinating
  9. Changes in body temperature
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10
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Consequences of drug addiction:

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  1. Injuries
  2. Health problems
  3. Effects on the brain
  4. Behavioral problems
  5. Birth Depects
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What are the kinds of behavioral problems cause by drugs:

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  1. Paranoia
  2. Aggresiveness
  3. Hallucinations
  4. Drug addiction
  5. Impaired judgment
  6. Impulsiveness
  7. Loss of self-control
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12
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It is once upon known a time drug that was virtually unknown in the country until late 1970s.

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Heroin

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13
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It is a state where a person is no longer in charge of their lives, regardless of the triggering mechanism;they are addicted

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Addiction

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14
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MDMA also known as MOLLY is popularly known as:

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Ecstacy

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15
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LSD stands for:

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Lysergic Acid Diethylamide

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16
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It is what causes the high or euphoria associated with drug abuse.

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(Flood of) Dophamine

17
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Substance extracted from the coco leaves

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Cocaaine

18
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These may other elicit drugs may pose various risk for pregnant woman and their babies

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Birth defects

19
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In what year, heroin users have increased from 7.5% in 1983 to shocking 51% a decade later

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1993

20
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It is once upon a time drug that was virtually unknown in Pakistan in 1970s

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Heroin

21
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How many percent heroin users have increased increased from 7.5 in 1983

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51 percent

22
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It is the estimated amount of opium are smuggled into Pakistan for processing heroin for domestic use

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50 tons

23
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It is a substance mind-altering (psychoactive) drug produced by the Cannabis sativa plant.

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Marijuana

24
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It is a substance from a plant (Nicotiana tabacum and Nicotiana rustica) that contains nicotine, an addictive drug with both stimulant and depressant effects

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Tobacco

25
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Coping with drug cravings:

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  1. Get involved I some distracting activities
  2. Talk it through
  3. Urge surf
  4. Challenge and change your thoughts
26
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Build a meaningful drug free life:

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  1. Pick a drug free life
  2. Adopt pet
  3. Get involved I your community
  4. Set meaningful goals
  5. Look after your health
27
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How to overcoming drug addiction?

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  1. The way you deal with stress
  2. You you allow in your life
  3. What do you do in your free time
  4. How you think about yourself
28
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is a medication that doctors use as an anesthetic to induce loss of consciousness.

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Ketamine

29
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MDMA abbreviation:

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(methylenedioxymethamphetamine)