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Quiz 4 - Ch. 10 Flashcards

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Responsible drug use

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Correct use of legal drugs to promote health and well being

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Drug misuse

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Incorrect use of prescription or an OTC drug

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Prescription drug

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a medicine that can be obtained only with a written order from a licensed health professional

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Drug abuse

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intentional use of a drug without medical or health reasons

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Over the counter

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a drug that can be purchased without a prescription

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Drug

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A non nutritional chemical substance that affects the way the body or mind function

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Components that alter the effects of drugs on the body

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  • size of dose
  • how a person feels
  • weight, age, health of individual
  • when two or more drugs are taken together
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Ways a drug enters the body

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  • orally
  • injection
  • inhalation
  • implantation
  • absorption
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Alcohol

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A drug found in certain beverages that depresses the brain and nervous system

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Alcoholism

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A disease in which there is physical and psychological dependence on alcohol

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Delirium tremens

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severe form of alcohol withdrawal syndrome - hallucinations and muscle convulsions

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Alcoholics anonymous

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AA - a recovery program for people who have alcoholism

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Binge drinking

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men have 5 or more drinks

women have 4 or more drinks

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Hazing

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Person is forced to participate in a dangerous or demeaning act to become a member of a club or group

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Effects of alcohol on the brain

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  • decision making
  • false sense of self confidence
  • impaired judgment
  • impaired reaction time and coordination
  • intensified emotions
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5 factors affecting the BAC in the body

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  1. amount of alcohol consumed
  2. speed at which alcohol is consumed
  3. Body size
  4. percentage body fat
  5. gender
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Mainstream smoke

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Smoke inhaled by smokier into mouth and lungs

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Sidestream smoke

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Smoke that enters air from a burning cigarette, cigar or pipe

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Nicotine

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A stimulant drug found in tobacco products

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Carcinogens

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a chemical that is known to cause cancer

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Consequences of smokeless tobacco

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  • Nicotine dependence

- gum and teeth problems

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Stimulants

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a group of drugs that speed up the activities of the CNS

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side effect

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an unwanted body change that is not related to the main purpose of the drug

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Inhalants

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chemicals that affect mood and behavior

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Hallucinogen

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An imagined sight, sound or feeling

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THC

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drug found in the cannabis plant that produces psychoactive effects

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5 Stimulants

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  • cocaine
  • crack
  • amphetamines
  • lookalike drug
  • methamphetamine
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3 effects stimulants have on the body

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increases bp, hr and breathing rate

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what do sedatives do to the CNS?

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Depression of the CNS

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Tolerance

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a condition in which the body becomes accustomed to a substance

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Chief enabler

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the family member who trie to smooth over the problems caused by the drug dependent participant

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Scapegoat

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A child who is blamed as the cause of problems in the family

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Drug dependence

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continued use of a drug even though it harms the body, mind and relationships

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Withdrawals

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Unpleasant reactions that occur when a person who is physically dependent on a drug no longer takes it

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Drug trafficking

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Illegal production, distribution, transportation, selling of, or purchasing drugs

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In-patient care

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treatment that requires a person to stay overnight at a facility

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Halfway house

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a live-in facility that helps a person who has been through drug treatment gradually adjust to living independently in the community

38
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Detoxification

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The process in which an addictive substance is withdrawn from the body

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