IGCSE 0610 15 Drugs

Drugs that are used to treat or prevent diseases and other conditions.

• Alcohol

• Vitamines

• Illicit drugs

• Medicine

A compelling need to continue a behavior as in abusing drugs.

• Addiction

• Overdose

• Withdrawal

• Tolerance

Derived from morphine, causes a sense of intense euphoria

• Marijuana

• Cocaine

• LSD

• Ecstacy

• Heroin

A drug that increases the speed of the body's functions.

• Stimulants

• Depressants

• Hallucinogens

• Narcotics

• Inhalants

A drug that decreases the speed of the body's functions.

• Stimlants

• Depressants

• Hallucinogens

• Narcotics

• Inhalants

What is the addictive DRUG in tobacco?

• Carbon Monoxide

• Carinogens

• Nicotine

• Tar

What is the difference between medicine and drug of abuse?

• There is no difference.

• Medicines have no medicinal purpose and drug of abuse can treat, prevent, or cure.

• Drugs of abuse are used for mind-altering effects and have no medicinal purpose.

Some drugs require a prescription because:

• they are dangerous and expensive

• they are very powerful and treat serious illnesses

• they are powerful and hard to get

Which of the following is not a short term effect of alcohol use?

• Death

• Loss of memory and coordination

• cirrhosis of the liver

• blurred vision

Alcohol is a depressant drug.

• True

• False

• Al