vhapter 11

Question 1

what percentage of canadians reported using an illicit substance in the past 12 months

Answer 1

11%

Question 2

what percentage of worldwide population from ages 15-64 used illicit drugs in the past year

Answer 2

3.4-6.6

Question 3

what percentage of people are druge dependent

Answer 3

12%

Question 4

cocaine

Answer 4

crystalline white alkaloid powder;powerful stimulant

Question 5

methods of cocain

Answer 5

snorting, smoking, and injecting

Question 6

freebase cocain

Answer 6

more powerful and costly than the powder

removal of hydrochloride salt

smoked through water pipe

quick intense, craving more; worse than snorting

Question 7

crack

Answer 7

freebase cocaine (hard chips and rocks)

dried and smoked

5x stronger than cocaine

pops when burned

Question 8

amphetamines

Answer 8

stimulate CNS

names:dex, meth, speed, bennies

Question 9

meth

Answer 9

addictive affects CNS

increased physical activity, paranoia, pyschosis, agression

Question 10

opiates

Answer 10

opium

drowsiness

pain relief

heroin addiction

high relapse rate

distinct patterns of withdrawal

Question 11

pyschedlics

Answer 11

LSD

magic mushrooms