WGU - C458 - HEALTH, WELLNESS AND FITNESS TEST 1-3 QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS

WGU - C458 - HEALTH, WELLNESS AND FITNESS TEST 1-3 QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS 1. Amphetamines Uppers, stimulants. Legitimate and useful medical ap- plications, but often abused. Example Ritalin for ADHD. Adderall for obesity, ADHD and narcolepsy. 2. Ecstasy MDMA. Club drug often used at all night dance parties (raves). Stimulant that increases heart rate and blood pressure and can lead to heart or kidney failure; regular use produces long-lasting, perhaps permanent, damage to your brains ability to think and store memories. 3. Hallucinogens Substances that occur naturally or produce synthetically that distort user's perception of reality; cause sensory illu- sions that make it difficult to distinguish fact from fantasy. Example: LSD, peyote, PCP. 4. Barbiturates Historically represented one of nations biggest drug abuse problems. Generally known as downers, often tak- en as a way of escaping problems of daily living. Effects range from person feeling drowsy, uninhibited, and intox- icated to intoxication and staggering as if drunk, slurred speech, confused. 5. Nicotine Found in tobacco. Potent parasympathetic alkaloid, stim- ulant drug, addictive. Associated with cardiovascular dis- ease, potential birth defects, and poisoning. Associated with cancer. 6. Suppositories Drug delivery system inserted into rectum, vagina, or urethra where it dissolves or melts and is absorbed into the bloodstream. 7. Diuretics Promotes production of urine. Used for high blood pres- sure. Often used by bulimics for weight loss. 8. Intravenous in- jection A route of drug administration directly into the blood- stream through a vein. Yield sstrongest and most rapid effact but is most dangerous due to risk of infection, vein collapse, or overdose. 9. A route of drug administration; injected into the muscle. Intramuscular in- jection 10. Drug abuse Generally refers to chronic, excessive use of a drug. May also refer to a person's intent. 11. Drug inhibition (receptor site) 12. THC Active ingredient in marijuana. Connects to nerve cell sites and brain called cannabinoid receptors and influ- ences the activity of those cells. Influences pleasure, memory, thought, concentration, sensory and time per- ception, and coordinated movement. Increases risk of heart attack. Increases risk of cancer. Can lead to depres- sion anxiety and personality disturbances. Causes birth defects. Can be used for medical purposes: glaucoma, Chemotherapy cause to nausea and vomiting, appetite stimulant, antiasthmatic, seizures, muscle relaxant ac- tion. 13. Receptor sites (of a drug) Target cells for drugs. 14. OTC drugs Over-the-counter drugs; such as, cough medicine, pain medication, allergy medication that don't require prescrip- tions. 15. Tolerance Some drugs are used frequently, large doses are required to maintain the same effect 16. Anabolic steroids Synthetic variant of the male sex hormone testosterone 17. Opioids Substances that act on the nervous system, medications that are artificially made, reduce the intensity of pain sig- nals reaching the brain and affect those brain areas con- trolling emotion which diminishes the effects of a painful stimulus; Morphine, tramadol, oxycodone, methadone