Drugs, Behavior, and Modern Society - Flashcards
Chapter 1: What are psychoactive drugs?
Answer: Drugs that alter feelings, perceptions, and behavior.
Chapter 1: What is the biopsychosocial model?
Answer: A model explaining drug behavior through biological, psychological, and sociological
factors.
Chapter 2: What is drug toxicity?
Answer: The degree to which a substance can harm humans or animals.
Chapter 2: What are the three types of drug-related violence?
Answer: Pharmacological, economic-compulsive, and systemic violence.
Chapter 3: What are the main routes of drug administration?
Answer: Oral, injection, inhalation, and transdermal.
Chapter 3: What is the CNS?
Answer: Central Nervous System: includes the brain and spinal cord.
Chapter 4: What are opioids?
Answer: Drugs that relieve pain and include heroin, morphine, fentanyl.
Chapter 4: What is naloxone used for?
Answer: To reverse opioid overdoses.
Chapter 5: What is crack cocaine?
Answer: A smokable, potent form of cocaine.
Chapter 5: What is methamphetamine?
Answer: A powerful, addictive stimulant affecting the CNS.
Chapter 6: What does LSD do?
Answer: Causes hallucinations and altered perception.
Chapter 6: Is LSD addictive?
Answer: No, it is not considered physically addictive.
Chapter 7: What is THC?
Answer: The psychoactive component in cannabis.
Chapter 7: What is the gateway hypothesis?
Answer: The idea that marijuana use may lead to harder drugs.
Chapter 8: What is BAC?
Answer: Blood Alcohol Concentration, a measure of alcohol intoxication.
Chapter 8: Name a short-term effect of alcohol.
Answer: Impaired judgment or motor skills.
Chapter 9: What is Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome?
Answer: A brain disorder due to chronic alcohol abuse.
Chapter 9: What is Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD)?
Answer: A chronic relapsing brain disease involving compulsive alcohol use.
Chapter 10: What is nicotine?
Answer: A highly addictive stimulant in tobacco.
Chapter 10: What are the risks of vaping?
Answer: Lung damage, addiction, and potential toxic exposure.
Chapter 11: What is caffeine?
Answer: A stimulant found in coffee, tea, and energy drinks.
Chapter 11: What are withdrawal symptoms of caffeine?
Answer: Headache, fatigue, irritability.
Chapter 12: What are anabolic steroids used for?
Answer: To enhance muscle growth and performance.
Chapter 12: What is muscle dysmorphia?
Answer: An obsession with being insufficiently muscular.
Chapter 13: What are benzodiazepines?
Answer: Drugs used to treat anxiety and insomnia.
Chapter 13: What are inhalants?
Answer: Volatile substances that produce chemical vapors for mind-altering effects.
Chapter 14: What does the FDA do?
Answer: Regulates prescription and over-the-counter drugs.
Chapter 14: What are dietary supplements?
Answer: Products not strictly regulated like medications, often lacking scientific proof.
Chapter 15: What are SSRIs used for?
Answer: To treat depression and anxiety.
Chapter 15: What is deinstitutionalization?
Answer: The shift from psychiatric hospitals to community-based mental health care.
Chapter 16: What is primary prevention?
Answer: Efforts to prevent substance abuse before it occurs.
Chapter 16: What makes school-based prevention effective?
Answer: Peer-refusal skills, stress reduction, and social decision-making.
Chapter 17: What are the stages of change?
Answer: Precontemplation, contemplation, preparation, action, maintenance.
Chapter 17: What is relapse?
Answer: A return to substance use after a period of improvement.