Ch. 10 Drugs

Narcotics are drugs that 

• relieve pain
• reduce fatigue 
• promote alertness
• produce hallucinations

This is a substance other than food that changes the structure or function of the body or mind.

• drug

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• disease

• misuse

Abusing inhalants may cause

• dizziness
• headaches 
• sudden death
• all of the above 

Tylenol is an example of

• prescription drug
• over the counter drug
• antibiotic
• narcotic

abusing drugs can increase an individuals risk for 

• suicide
• accidents
• unwanted sexual activity 
• all of the above 

Drug tolerance occurs when

• a person gets sick and goes into withdrawal
• a person starts getting side effects
• a person needs to increase the dose to get the same effect

Anabolic steroids can be taken orally and can also be

• inhaled
• injected
• smoked
• sprinkled on food and eaten

The first step towards recovery from substance abuse is 

• seeing a psychiatrist
• throw all the drugs away
• admit you have a problem
• check into rehab

What type of skills do you use to say no to drugs

• Just say no
• fight the person
• Refusal skills 

Weed is a slang term for Tobacco

• True 
• False