Kine final Flashcards
You have had back pain for two weeks, you go to the doctor, and they prescribe medication to help your pain. What type of use is this?
Circumstantial User
What type of drugs alter your mood, consciousness and perception?
Psychoactive Drugs
What type of drug would you take to relieve pain in your body?
Analgesics
Which two types of drugs are you most likely to get from your medical-care provider?
Opioids and Codeine
Your friend who uses marijuana to relieve stress after a hard work week is considered a:
Social-recreational user
If you are charged with possession of a drug, what might you have been doing?
Having drugs but no prescription for the drug by a medical provider
What act first provided criminal laws for illegal drugs?
The Harrison Act
Marijuana is a Schedule 1 Drug?
True
Adderall is in the same drug category as cocaine
True
Legal drugs kill more people than illegal drugs
True
Which of the following is NOT a factor related to health outcomes?
What kind of car you drive
Which of the following is the slowest way for drugs to enter the body?
ORally
Since 1971, the War on Drugs has cost the United States an estimated $1 trillion. In 2015, the
federal government spent an estimated $9.2 million every day to incarcerate people charged
with drug-related offenses—that’s more than $3.3 billion annually.
True
Incarcerating people for drug-related offenses has been shown to have little impact on substance misuse rates.
True
Approximately every 25 seconds, someone in America is arrested for drug possession.
True
Black Americans make up nearly 30 percent of all drug-related arrests, despite accounting for
only 12.5 percent of all substance users.
True
On average, defendants subject to mandatory minimums spend five times longer in prison than
Those convicted of other offenses
True
alcohol is a depressant
True
Caffeine causes the body to produce antidiuretic hormones which causes a person to urinate less frequently.
False
Where is alcohol metabolized in the human body?
Liver
Which of the following types of drinking patterns is NOT considered excessive alcohol use?
Drinking over the age of 65
It is not safe to consume alcohol while pregnant.
True
A standard serving of beer is how many ounces?
12 ounces
Which of the following is NOT an effect of smoking or using tobacco products ?
Decreased rate of heart beat
Marijauna is legal on a federal level in the United States
False
Which of the following is NOT a sign of using too much marijuana
low blood pressure
Common street name for marijuana
Mary Jane
