Science Module 5 Drugs and Our Society

Question 1

How much does the brain weigh?

Answer 1

About 3 pounds

Question 2

What does the brainstem control?

Answer 2

heart rate, breathing, and sleeping

Question 2

What is the cerebellum responsible for?

Answer 2

balance

Question 3

T/F drug addiction is a disease

Answer 3

TRUE

Question 4

What are some of the street names or marijuana?

Answer 4

pot, grass, herb, weed, Mary Jane, reefer, skunk, boom, gangster, kif, chronic, and ganja.

Question 5

T/F smoking leads to lung cancer and possibly heart attacks

Answer 5

TRUE

Question 6

T/F teens are LESS likely to have panic attacks and anxiety if they smoke

Answer 6

FALSE

Question 7

How are stimulants used?

Answer 7

Swallowed in pill form, Snorted, Injected,
Heated in crystal form and smoked

Question 7

What is the difference between crack and cocaine?

Answer 7

Crack is a smoke able cocaine

Question 8

What are some side effects of stimulants?

Answer 8

heart to beat faster and blood pressure and metabolism to increase

Question 8

What does cocaine do to blood vessels?

Answer 8

they become narrow, constricting the flow of blood

Question 9

WHat are some side effects of XTC

Answer 9

sadness, anxiety, depression, and memory difficulties