Chapter 12: Illegal Drugs Questions

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Describe the ways that illegal drugs abuse can have a negative effect on society.

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Evaluate the reason Rohypnol and other depressants are especially dangerous for women.

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Evaluate three techniques for avoiding pressure to use illegal drugs.

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List medical use for three drugs of abuse.

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List three ways that drug abuse can negatively affect a person's life.

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Sequence how you would react to a situation in which you are pressured to use drugs.

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State five reasons why heroin is a physically and socially destructive drug.

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Summarize the principles involved in successful drug treatment and recovery.

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Summarize the ways in which families may suffer as a result of illegal drug abuse.

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Summarize why stimulants, depressants, opiates, and hallucinogens are dangerous when used for nonmedical uses.

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Why do you think drug treatment does not have to be voluntary to be effective?

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Identify the reasons illegal drugs are dangerous.

Addiction. Illegal drugs are a major factor in suicide, car accidents, and crimes. Infectious diseases. Overdose. The loss of the ability to make responsible decisions.

Describe two ways illegal drug use would affect your personal values and goals.

Even when you hide yourself from the realities of the problems through illegal drug use, the problems are still there when you come down. Quite often, the problems you had are compounded by the damage illegal drugs can do to you as well.

Name five factors that influence a person's choice to use illegal drugs.

Experimentation. To escape from depression or boredom. They enjoyment of risky behavior. The belief that drugs will solve your problems. Peer pressure. The glamorization of drugs.

State the reasons why teens should never use illegal drugs.

The crowd they associate with. The teen has a poor set of refusal skills that does not equip them with the ability to fight the temptation. They feel this is a way to escape from the pressures we just looked at. Experimentation. They are risk takers. Rebellion.

Defend the statement that teens should never use illegal drugs.

The teen brain is still developing. The damage illegal drugs can be permanent and irreversible.

Why is it important to have healthy alternatives to drug use?

These healthy choices tend to further fortify the wall between you and the possibility of drug use.

Summarize three effects common to all illegal drugs.

They affect the function of the brain. They are dangerous to your health. They can result in addiction.

Identify three dangers of inhalant abuse.

They damage many organs. They kill brain cells. They can cause sudden death.

Identify which of these ARE NOT effects of marijuana on the brain. a. Impaired memory b. Loss of coordination c. Increased alertness d. Increased appetite

c. Increased alertness

Identify which of the following is a type of media that seems to advocate drug use. a. Music b. Movies c. Television d. All of the above

d. All of the above


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