Unit 4, Substance Abuse Prevention
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Drugs - correct answer ✔✔A chemical substance that causes changes in a person's body or
behavior.
All drugs have three things in common - correct answer ✔✔1.They affect the function of the
brain.
2.They can be dangerous to your health.
3.They can result in drug addiction.
Stimulant Drugs - correct answer ✔✔Drugs that speed up the activity of the nervous system
(brain).
Depressant Drugs - correct answer ✔✔Drugs that slow down the activity of the nervous system
(brain).
Caffeine - correct answer ✔✔A stimulant drug found in coffee, tea, soda, chocolate, and certain
medicines.
Drug Abuse - correct answer ✔✔A drug is intentionally used improperly or unsafely to cause a
"high."
Drug Misuse - correct answer ✔✔The accidental or improper use of medicine, prescription, or
OTC drugs.
, Drug Addiction - correct answer ✔✔The state of losing control over the use of a drug; strong
cravings for a drug.
Drug Tolerance - correct answer ✔✔Repeated use of a drug causes it to have less of an effect on
the brain.
Drug Withdrawal - correct answer ✔✔A group of unpleasant symptoms that occur when an
addicted person stops taking a drug.
Drug Detoxification - correct answer ✔✔The process of removing drugs from a person's body.
Prescription Medication - correct answer ✔✔A written order from a doctor for a specific
medicine for a specific illness or condition.
Over The Counter (OTC) Medication - correct answer ✔✔Medicine that can be purchased
without a prescription for minor health conditions.
Drug Overdose - correct answer ✔✔The taking of too much of a drug, which causes sickness,
loss of consciousness, permanent brain damage, or even death.
Drug Synergism - correct answer ✔✔When drugs interact to produce effects greater than those
that each drug would produce alone.
Drug Antagonism - correct answer ✔✔When each drug's effects are canceled out or reduced by
the other.
Opiates/Opioids - correct answer ✔✔A group of highly addictive drugs, derived from the poppy
plant that are used as pain relievers.
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Drugs - correct answer ✔✔A chemical substance that causes changes in a person's body or
behavior.
All drugs have three things in common - correct answer ✔✔1.They affect the function of the
brain.
2.They can be dangerous to your health.
3.They can result in drug addiction.
Stimulant Drugs - correct answer ✔✔Drugs that speed up the activity of the nervous system
(brain).
Depressant Drugs - correct answer ✔✔Drugs that slow down the activity of the nervous system
(brain).
Caffeine - correct answer ✔✔A stimulant drug found in coffee, tea, soda, chocolate, and certain
medicines.
Drug Abuse - correct answer ✔✔A drug is intentionally used improperly or unsafely to cause a
"high."
Drug Misuse - correct answer ✔✔The accidental or improper use of medicine, prescription, or
OTC drugs.
, Drug Addiction - correct answer ✔✔The state of losing control over the use of a drug; strong
cravings for a drug.
Drug Tolerance - correct answer ✔✔Repeated use of a drug causes it to have less of an effect on
the brain.
Drug Withdrawal - correct answer ✔✔A group of unpleasant symptoms that occur when an
addicted person stops taking a drug.
Drug Detoxification - correct answer ✔✔The process of removing drugs from a person's body.
Prescription Medication - correct answer ✔✔A written order from a doctor for a specific
medicine for a specific illness or condition.
Over The Counter (OTC) Medication - correct answer ✔✔Medicine that can be purchased
without a prescription for minor health conditions.
Drug Overdose - correct answer ✔✔The taking of too much of a drug, which causes sickness,
loss of consciousness, permanent brain damage, or even death.
Drug Synergism - correct answer ✔✔When drugs interact to produce effects greater than those
that each drug would produce alone.
Drug Antagonism - correct answer ✔✔When each drug's effects are canceled out or reduced by
the other.
Opiates/Opioids - correct answer ✔✔A group of highly addictive drugs, derived from the poppy
plant that are used as pain relievers.
