LCAS NC MAIN SET QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
SURE A+
✔✔Marijuana - ✔✔Most frequently used illicit drug in the United States. THC potency
has increased dramatically since the early 1960s. Depressant stimulant, analgesic, and
sometimes hallucinogenic effect. 4-10 times the tar and carcinogens than found in
cigarettes. Can cause physical and psychological dependency. The buds of the female
plant contain the highest concentration of THC.
✔✔Cannabis Sativa - ✔✔Marijuana is derived from the hemp plan called this
✔✔Cannabinoids - ✔✔Chemical compounds found only in marijuana are referred to as
_____________. The primary one being THC.
✔✔Hallucinogens/Psychodelics - ✔✔This class of drug alters mood, thought, and
perception, cause CNS depression and, at times, stimulation. No physical dependence,
but can cause a psychological dependence. In large quantities, can be fatal.
✔✔LSD and PCP - ✔✔the only hallucinogens which are not naturally occurring.
✔✔Naturally occurring hallucinogens - ✔✔Mushrooms, Peyote, Morning Glory Seeds,
Nightshade, DMT, Nutmeg and Mace
✔✔LSD - ✔✔One of the most potent drugs and one of the few which can be absorbed
directly through the skin.
✔✔PCP (phencyclidine) - ✔✔A dis-associative anesthetic, which causes stimulation,
depression, analgesia and hallucinations. Can cause death by overdose. Unpredictable
length of effect. May illicit drugs on the streets are actually this.
✔✔Designer drugs - ✔✔Includes MDMA (Ecstasy, Molly) and Synthetic Marijuana (K2,
Spice), these are synthetic products chemically manufactured to be similar to other
, drugs. Can be highly dangerous and unpredictable. Alters activity of neurotransmitters.
Can interfere with body's ability to regular temperature, heart rate, and blood pressure.
✔✔Caffiene - ✔✔Most widely used central nervous system stimulant. Produces
tolerance as well as withdrawal symptoms.
✔✔Nicotine - ✔✔A powerful Central Nervous System stimulant. Highly addictive - more
so than cocaine and heroin. 60 mg can be fatal.
✔✔Amphetamines - ✔✔Strong CNS stimulant. (ex. Bath Salts, Ice, Meth, Adderall) Can
be legally prescribed by physician typically to treat ADHD. Increase alertness and sense
of well-being, but can lead to increased anxiety, malnutrition, paranoia, and even death.
People with high blood pressure, heart issues, diabetes, thyroid or urination issues,
should not take. Causes physical and psychological dependence. Can harm developing
fetus. Lowers white blood count - decreases resistance.
✔✔Ice - ✔✔smokable methamphetamine. pure with few additives. colorless and
odorless. less expensive than crack. highly addictive. adverse impact occurs more
quickly than with other amphetamines. high can last up to 30 hours.
✔✔Cocaine (White, Crystalline Powder) - ✔✔Most Powerful Naturally occurring CNS
stimulant. Short-lived sense of euphoria. Physically and psychologically dependence
causing. Can increase risk of infectious diseases due to reduction of white blood cells
with use. Can cause damage to heat and neurological functioning even with short term
use. Impairs judgement, decreases ability to concentrate, and impairs motor
coordination, as well as vision.
✔✔Crack Cocaine (Cocaine with baking soda and water) - ✔✔Freebased, more potent
than powder form of drug. One of most highly addictive drugs known. Absorbed within
seven seconds of being smoked. Harms developing fetus.
✔✔Long-term adverse effects of crack cocaine - ✔✔weight loss, dehydration,
constipation, tooth decay, urinary tract issues, chronic sore throat, lung congestion,
hacking cough, lung damage and black discharge.
✔✔Detoxification (Detox) - ✔✔The purpose of this process is to help the client stabilize
physically and psychologically until the body becomes free of drugs or the effects of
alcohol.
✔✔Signs of depressant withdrawal - ✔✔tremor, hyperreflexia, agitation, HTN,
tachycardia, insomnia, nausea, vomiting, excessive perspiration, cognitive impairment
(memory loss, difficulty concentrating), seizures, weakness, anorexia, irritability, anxiety,
restlessness, headache, muscle ache, depression, tinnitus, paranoid delusions,
hypersensitivity to light and sound.
SURE A+
✔✔Marijuana - ✔✔Most frequently used illicit drug in the United States. THC potency
has increased dramatically since the early 1960s. Depressant stimulant, analgesic, and
sometimes hallucinogenic effect. 4-10 times the tar and carcinogens than found in
cigarettes. Can cause physical and psychological dependency. The buds of the female
plant contain the highest concentration of THC.
✔✔Cannabis Sativa - ✔✔Marijuana is derived from the hemp plan called this
✔✔Cannabinoids - ✔✔Chemical compounds found only in marijuana are referred to as
_____________. The primary one being THC.
✔✔Hallucinogens/Psychodelics - ✔✔This class of drug alters mood, thought, and
perception, cause CNS depression and, at times, stimulation. No physical dependence,
but can cause a psychological dependence. In large quantities, can be fatal.
✔✔LSD and PCP - ✔✔the only hallucinogens which are not naturally occurring.
✔✔Naturally occurring hallucinogens - ✔✔Mushrooms, Peyote, Morning Glory Seeds,
Nightshade, DMT, Nutmeg and Mace
✔✔LSD - ✔✔One of the most potent drugs and one of the few which can be absorbed
directly through the skin.
✔✔PCP (phencyclidine) - ✔✔A dis-associative anesthetic, which causes stimulation,
depression, analgesia and hallucinations. Can cause death by overdose. Unpredictable
length of effect. May illicit drugs on the streets are actually this.
✔✔Designer drugs - ✔✔Includes MDMA (Ecstasy, Molly) and Synthetic Marijuana (K2,
Spice), these are synthetic products chemically manufactured to be similar to other
, drugs. Can be highly dangerous and unpredictable. Alters activity of neurotransmitters.
Can interfere with body's ability to regular temperature, heart rate, and blood pressure.
✔✔Caffiene - ✔✔Most widely used central nervous system stimulant. Produces
tolerance as well as withdrawal symptoms.
✔✔Nicotine - ✔✔A powerful Central Nervous System stimulant. Highly addictive - more
so than cocaine and heroin. 60 mg can be fatal.
✔✔Amphetamines - ✔✔Strong CNS stimulant. (ex. Bath Salts, Ice, Meth, Adderall) Can
be legally prescribed by physician typically to treat ADHD. Increase alertness and sense
of well-being, but can lead to increased anxiety, malnutrition, paranoia, and even death.
People with high blood pressure, heart issues, diabetes, thyroid or urination issues,
should not take. Causes physical and psychological dependence. Can harm developing
fetus. Lowers white blood count - decreases resistance.
✔✔Ice - ✔✔smokable methamphetamine. pure with few additives. colorless and
odorless. less expensive than crack. highly addictive. adverse impact occurs more
quickly than with other amphetamines. high can last up to 30 hours.
✔✔Cocaine (White, Crystalline Powder) - ✔✔Most Powerful Naturally occurring CNS
stimulant. Short-lived sense of euphoria. Physically and psychologically dependence
causing. Can increase risk of infectious diseases due to reduction of white blood cells
with use. Can cause damage to heat and neurological functioning even with short term
use. Impairs judgement, decreases ability to concentrate, and impairs motor
coordination, as well as vision.
✔✔Crack Cocaine (Cocaine with baking soda and water) - ✔✔Freebased, more potent
than powder form of drug. One of most highly addictive drugs known. Absorbed within
seven seconds of being smoked. Harms developing fetus.
✔✔Long-term adverse effects of crack cocaine - ✔✔weight loss, dehydration,
constipation, tooth decay, urinary tract issues, chronic sore throat, lung congestion,
hacking cough, lung damage and black discharge.
✔✔Detoxification (Detox) - ✔✔The purpose of this process is to help the client stabilize
physically and psychologically until the body becomes free of drugs or the effects of
alcohol.
✔✔Signs of depressant withdrawal - ✔✔tremor, hyperreflexia, agitation, HTN,
tachycardia, insomnia, nausea, vomiting, excessive perspiration, cognitive impairment
(memory loss, difficulty concentrating), seizures, weakness, anorexia, irritability, anxiety,
restlessness, headache, muscle ache, depression, tinnitus, paranoid delusions,
hypersensitivity to light and sound.
