health week 7 – Flashcards

The ______ is the physical and social environment surrounding an individual's drug use.

Steven usually spent 1 hour in the gym 3 times and week, but recently he has been spending 3 hours a day 7 days a week working out. He has noticed that his back chronically hurts. Once Steven has finished his work out, he starts thinking about what he did not accomplish. This is an example of what type of behavior?

Effects of marijuana include

Mike only thinks about how to get high, and when he is coming off his high he begins to think about his next high. Which type of behavior is he exhibiting?

Which of the following products contains caffeine?

All of the following are names for PCP EXCEPT

Psychoactive drugs change mood or behavior by acting on the

Which of the following drugs is NOT an opioid?

Possible effects of excessive or long-term use inhalants include of the following, EXCEPT

Which of the following is NOT considered a behavior characteristic of substance abuse?

Antianxiety agents are also known as

A psychological risk factor for drug dependence is

Breathable chemical vapors produced by substances such as aerosol sprays are called

Cocaine is introduced into the body fastest by

A shy person who drinks several alcoholic beverages at a party and becomes very loud and social is experiencing the effects of

Which of the following drugs can induce tolerance after a couple of doses?

Which of the following are characteristics of a work-addicted individual?

The active component in marijuana is

In terms of drug use, setting means the

Which of the following is a factor that determines how a person will respond to a particular drug?

"Ice" is a(n)

The time-action function is the relationship between

Which of the following indicates the relationship between the amount of drug taken and the type and intensity of the resulting effect?

Which characteristic of addictive behavior indicates that an individual needs more and more of a particular substance?

Which of the following behaviors is NOT characteristic of drug dependence?

Which of the following statements about the Oxycontin is FALSE?

A common term for barbiturates is

Which drug is most closely associated with flashbacks?

Which of the following traits is NOT part of the American Psychiatric Association's definition of substance abuse?

Evidence indicates that the most probable long-term effect of smoking marijuana is

Heavy marijuana use during pregnancy may cause

According to the American Psychiatric Association, which of the following are characteristic behaviors of pathological gambling?

Which of the following would NOT be considered a psychoactive drug?

The effects of a drug depend on all of the following EXCEPT

Jane frequently goes to dance clubs and raves with her friends. Which CNS depressant is often associated with these environments?

The effects of cocaine are felt in

Which of the following is not typically associated with use of hallucinogens?

A key characteristic of drug dependence is

Kristen used to smoke 3 to 5 cigarettes a day. Now for her to feel in control during the day, she has to smoke 18 cigarettes. What is she experiencing?

The typical primary effects of central nervous system depressants include all of the following EXCEPT

Consequences of heavy marijuana use may include all of the following EXCEPT

Which of the following drugs is not a hallucinogen?

Which of the following is NOT a risk factor for experimenting with drugs?

The best definition of a psychoactive drug is a drug that

Which of the following statements about addiction is FALSE?

Responding to an inert substance as if it were an active drug is called

Amphetamines can do all of the following EXCEPT

Carl is a junior in college. Over the past 12 months, he has spent his weekends drinking alcohol and playing poker. He does not drink on weekdays but occasionally uses speed if it is available to stay awake during the all-night poker games. He then takes Valium so that he can sleep during the day and be rested for the next night's game. Carl's friends are worried that Carl is hooked on drugs, but Carl claims that he has no problem with his drug use. Carl boasts that he can drink more beer now without becoming as intoxicated or having a hangover the next day than he could when he first came to college. He dismisses the risks associated with mixing alcohol with other drugs like Valium, stating that only people who don't know what they are doing have problems. Carl attends his classes, although he has been missing the early Monday class, and his overall grade point average has dropped this semester.

John, 14, is somewhat small for his age and is often teased by his peers. He has recently become involved with a new peer group that is known to use alcohol and marijuana. What factor has probably had the most influence on John's decision to become involved with drugs?