Lecture 10: Licit & Illicit Drugs

Question 1

Low-risk drinking guidelines

Answer 1

men: 15 drinks/week, 5/sitting
women: 10/week, 4/sitting

Question 2

What affects BAC

Answer 2

weight, sex,

Question 3

Type 1 & Type 2 alcoholics

Answer 3

Type 1: men & women, 1 parent is an alcoholic, no aggression

Type 2: only men, alcoholic father, agression

Question 4

marijuana medical uses

Answer 4

sleep, pain relief, appetite

Question 5

common effects of cocaine use

Answer 5

miscarriage & birth defects, motor skills, glare vision

Question 6

opioids

Answer 6

naturally occurring substances from opium poppy (morphine, codeine, heroin)

Question 7

psychedelics

Answer 7

alter feelings, perceptions, thoughts (LSD, mushrooms)

Question 8

negative effects of anabolic steroid

Answer 8

mood swings, acne, liver tumours, hypertension, CVD

Question 9

Alcohol Proof

Answer 9

measure of the percent of alcohol, double the concentration of the %

E.g., 80 proof whiskey = 40%

Question 10

why alcohol affects women more than men

Answer 10

-higher % body fat
-lower levels of enzyme alcohol dehydrogenase

Question 11

standard drink amount

Answer 11

0.5 oz pure ethanol

Question 12

What is the hardest addiction to overcome

Answer 12

tobacco

Question 13

long term alcohol effects

Answer 13

decreases brain size, CVD, liver disease

Question 14

Short term alcohol effects

Answer 14

Diuretic, CNS depressant, GI tract irritant

Question 15

Diuretic

Answer 15

promote the production of urine by the kidneys, leading to increased excretion of water and electrolytes

Question 16

abstinence syndrome

Answer 16

symptoms as a result of immediately stopping consumption of alcohol or other drugs

Question 17

What is the #1 preventable cause of death

Answer 17

Tobacco use

Question 18

What is the stimulant in tobacco

Answer 18

nicotine

Question 19

Most widely used drug in Canada

Answer 19

caffeine