Unit 7 Study Guide

What is a good response to a person who tries to get you to try drugs?

"No. Drug use is dangerous and I won't do it."

Psychological dependence on a drug is:

A strong craving for a drug for emotional reasons

Which drug is most associated with violent behavior?

Alcohol

How might a person's weight influence the effect of a drug?

The less a person weighs the greater the effect is for a given dose.

Inhalants often are the first drug that a young person uses because:

They are easily accessible

Teens who use drugs are at grater risk for HIV because:

They are less likely to practice abstinence from sex

Smokeless tobacco:

has most of the same harmful ingredients as other tobacco products.

Today's marijuana is different how?

is far more potent then that of former times.

Treatment program:

teach people to live in ways that will maximize the likelihood of using drugs

What substance is hardest to quit using after a single exposure?

Tobacco

A person smoking marijuana is an example of:

Drug abuse

Smoking during pregnancy might cause the developing baby:

to have a low birth weight

The goal of formal intervention is :

to help a drug dependent person recognize the effect of his/her drug misuse or abuse.

An indication for use of an OTC drug is:

A symptom or condition for which the medication should be used.

The use of chewing tobacco is an example of drug use by:

Absorption

When resisting peer pressure to drink alcohol, you might:

Be prepared with several reasons why drinking alcohol is not a good idea.

Influence others to choose responsible behavior by:

Finding & suggesting alcohol free activities.

About how many of the teens who become smokers each year will die from smoking?

One Third

A generic prescription drug:

Produces the same medical affect as brand name drugs

Why must the use of herbal supplements be considered with caution?

The government doesn't require test that show them to be safe & effective.

A side affect of a drug is:

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

Tobacco advertisers use good-looking, healthy people in their ads in order to:

attract the attention of teens.

People who have been using drugs are more likely to:

be involved in breaking the law.

People trying to quit smoking should:

be prepared for temptation, knowing that quitting isn't easy

The first stage in a treatment program for people who misuse or abuse drugs usually is:

detoxification

One of the strongest risk factors for drug use is:

having friends who use drugs

Although drugs may simulate pleasure centers in the brain, they also:

impair physical , mental, and social

Smoking during pregnancy

increases the risk of the infant's death

Nicotine dependence causes:

more premature death & disease than all other forms of drug dependence combined.

What is the "broken-record technique" to resist peer pressure to use drugs?

repeats the same firm refusal to the person who pressures you.