Drugs and Society Ch. 1-5 | 100% Correct Answers | Verified | Latest 2024 Version

How do people form their view of drug use? - -anyone can become dependent on and addicted to a drug -drugs can alter your perception of reality, destroy social relationships with loved ones What is the difference between licit and illicit drugs? - • Licit drugs: legalized drugs such as coffee, alcohol, and tobacco • Illicit drugs: illegal drugs such as marijuana, cocaine, and LSD What is the effect of psychoactive drugs on the body? - • Used to treat physical, psychological, or mental illness -alter mood, consciousness, perception/behavior What is a "gateway" drug? - • Theory that the early use of alcohol, tobacco products, and marijuana leads to the use of more powerfully addictive drugs like cocaine, heroine, and highly addictive prescription medicines What are the effects on the body of long-term use of alcohol? - • High blood pressure • Arrhythmia (irregular heartbeat) • Cirrhosis (severe liver deterioration) What is the purpose of anabolic steroid use?