Chapter 17 Drug Addiction

Which of the following is an example of drug abuse?

• Forgetting to take cough medicine with the proper foods.

• Deliberately taking cough syrup for purposes other than treating a cough.

• Mistakenly taking more cough syrup than is recommended to treat a cough.

• Using cough syrup per label instructions to treat a cough.

One example of drug misuse is

• taking cough medicine with the right foods at the right time of day.

• smoking marijuana.

• not taking an over-the-counter drug for the correct period of time.

• taking a prescription painkiller to cause a "high."

Drug Misuse is the

• improper use of medicines.

• use of illegal drugs.

• correct use of a prescription medicine.

• intentional use of drugs for non-medical purposes.

A chemical substance that people of any age may not lawfully manufacture, possess, buy, or sell is known as a(n)

• over-the-counter drug

• prescription drug

• medicine

• illegal drug

A chemical that affects brain activity is called a(n)

• illegal drug.

• medicine.

• psychoactive drug.

• prescription drug.

The extra dopamine released during drug use can

• increase the brain's reactions to natural levels of dopamine.

• lead to intense cravings for the drug when it is not available.

• cause the user to feel more pleasure from normal activities.

• alert the user to the harmful effects of the drug.

Brain cells along an activated reward pathway release a chemical called

• cocaine.

• heroin.

• methamphetamine.

• dopamine.

When the effects of two or more drugs are canceled out or reduced by each other, it is called

• withdrawal.

• drug synergism.

• dependence.

• drug antagonism.

Which of the following statements about the risks of drug abuse is true?

• People dependent on psychoactive drugs may experience life threatening symptoms when they quit the drugs.

• Once a baby is born, it is safe for the mother to begin abusing drugs.

• The safest way to use illegal drugs is by injection.

• The placenta protects a developing baby from the drugs abused by the mother.

which teen has the LEAST risk for abusing drugs?

• Malik has a good relationship with his mother and father.

• Calvin's favorite musician performs songs about dealing and doing drugs.

• Amanda is under intense pressure to win an upcoming triathlon.

• Carmen has many friends who smoke marijuana.