PPL10 Substance Use and Abuse

Open Ended

Why do you think it is important for teenagers to learn about substance use and abuse?

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes a psychoactive drug?

• A drug that affects our mental and emotional state

• A drug that only affects our physical state

• A drug that is used as food

• A drug that has no effect on the body

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a sign of substance abuse according to the lesson?

• Using a substance to cope with problems

• Using a substance for medical reasons under a doctor's supervision

• Using a substance in a way that makes it difficult to carry on with life

• Using a substance for medical reasons without a doctor's supervision

Multiple Select

Which of the following are factors related to the drug itself that affect the risk of drug use?

• How the drug is prepared

• The user's metabolism

• The setting in which the drug is used

• The amount of drug taken

Multiple Choice

What role does the limbic system play in the development of addiction?

• It helps regulate sleep

• It creates an appetite for pleasurable things

• It controls muscle movement

• It processes visual information

Multiple Choice

How does the first use of a drug of abuse affect the brain's reward circuitry?

• It decreases dopamine production

• It activates the reward circuitry with intense pleasure

• It causes memory loss

• It suppresses all emotions

Open Ended

Describe the changes that occur in the brain after repeated drug use and how these changes contribute to addiction.

Multiple Select

Which of the following are consequences of the brain changes caused by drug addiction?

• Compulsive drug use

• Improved memory

• Tolerance (needing more drug for same effect)

• Increased physical strength

Open Ended

What factors influence whether a person becomes addicted to drugs, according to the lesson?

Open Ended

Explain how risk changes across the different levels of drug use shown in the continuum.

Multiple Choice

Which level of drug use is associated with zero risk?

• Non Use

• Experimental Use

• Social Use

• Binge Use

Multiple Choice

Which type of drug use is most likely to result in high risk of harm even if it occurs only once?

• Non Use

• Social Use

• Binge Use

• Experimental Use

Open Ended

Summarize one key thing you learned today about how drugs affect a person's mental, emotional, or physical state.