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Health Questions

Matching: Tobacco

a. atherosclerosis d. emphysema g. circulation

1. __G__ b. nicotine e. bronchitis h. addiction j. arsenic c. tobacco f. leukoplakia i. cancer rate of blood flow through the body; smoking causes it to decrease

2. ___F___ pre-cancerous sores in the mouth that can be caused by chewing tobacco

3. __D___ an illness of the lungs which causes the air sacs to expand and lose their elasticity.

4. ___B__ addictive drug found in tobacco that increases blood pressure and heart rate.

5. ___I___ serious, often deadly disease that causes the body’s cells to mutate and grow out of control.

6. __H___ strong physical or psychological craving for a substance despite its harmful effects.

7. __A___ hardening of the arteries that can lead to a stroke or heart attack.

8. ___J__ rat poison; one of many poisons found in tobacco.

9. __C___ plant whose leaves are used to make cigarettes, snuff and chew.

10. __E___ swelling of the bronchi, or breathing tubes in the lungs, which can cause coughing and soreness.

Matching: Drugs

a. addiction d. withdrawal g. amphetamines b. depressant e. possession h. cocaine j. marijuana c. GHB f. herion i. high

1. __D___ unpleasant physical and psychological effects that happen when a person stops using a drug.

2. ___A___ condition caused by repeated drug use and a compulsive need to use drugs.

3. ___J___ mind-altering drug that comes from the cannabis sativa plant and contains

THC.

4. ___G___ man-made drugs that speed up the central nervous system; examples include speed, crank, and crack.

5. ___B___ drug that decreases bodily functions and causes the user to seem tired.

6. ___F___ powerfully addictive narcotic derived from the opium poppy.

7. ___I___ initial feeling of power and aggressiveness that occurs after drug use; usually diminishes or fades when addiction sets in.

8. ___H___ powerful stimulant drug derived from the leaves of the coca plant.

9. ___E___ the crime of holding, carrying or concealing drugs; in the case of cocaine, amphetamines and methamphetamines, it is a federal crime punishable by fines and imprisonment.

10. ___C__ toxic liquid that resembles a powerful form of alcohol.

True or False:

1. ___F___ No one has ever died from taking Ecstasy.

2. ___F__

It isn’t possible to overdoes on Ecstasy.

3. ___T___ Ecstasy can have effects on the body that can last for life.

4. ___F__ All Ecstasy tablets have the same ingredients.

5. ___T___ Ketamine is used for animal surgeries.

6. ___F___ Ketamine is a legal drug.

7. ___F___

It isn’t possible to overdoes on Ketamine.

8. ___T___ GHB is a central nervous system depressant.

9. __T___ GHB abusers thought to be sleeping, were actually found dead at raves.

10. ___F__ GHB is produced in safe, legitimate medical laboratories.

11. __T___ Smoking causes early wrinkles and premature aging.

12. ___F__ With emphysema, the walls of the heart slowly dissolve.

13. ___T__ Smoking restricts circulation and causes less oxygen to reach the skin.

14. ___T__

The “hairy tongue” caused by chewing tobacco is actually an elongation of papillae on the tongue.

15. __T__ Every day in the United States, six thousand American teenagers try cigarettes for the first time.

16. __T___ Emphysema causes the air sacs in the lungs to expand and dissolve.

17. __F___ Leukoplakia is a pre-cancerous condition characterized by leathery, white patches in the lungs.

18. ___F__ Smoking constricts blood flow and reduces the amount of nicotine delivered to the body.

19. __T__ Drinking GHB can cause a person to die within minutes.

20. __T___ 50,000 Americans die each year because of drug overdoes.

21. __F___ The heroin of the 1970’s was two to four times stronger that today’s herion.

22. ___F__ An expectant mother who smokes cocaine only once will not pass the harmful drug on to her unborn baby.

23. ___T__ Most of the homeless young people on the streets of Seattle had a serious drug or alcohol problem.

24. __T___ Drug use physically changes the brain, even when the user doesn’t think the problem is serious.

25. __F___ Only four percent of all problem drug users will die of a drug overdose.

26. __T___ Over half of all people who commit sexual assault are under the influence of drugs or alcohol at the time of the crime.

27. ___F__ The current population of drug addicts in the United States is about

400, 000.

28. ___T__ GHB is a toxic liquid that can cause coma, brain damage, and death.

29. ___T__ Over half the people who commit sexual assault are under the influence of drugs or alcohol.

30. __F___

Today’s marijuana is two to four times weaker that it was twenty years ago.

31. __T___ Every year, 50,000 Americans die from a drug overdose.

32. __F___ In the United States, there are 400,000 people addicted to drugs.

33. __T___ Of the people addicted to drugs in the United States, 10% will die because of their addiction.

34. __F___ Every hour in the United States, 35 teenagers try drugs for the first time.

35. ___T__ Crack is a type of freebase cocaine made by heating cocaine hydrochloride with ammonia or baking soda to form hard pellets called rocks.

36. ___F__ Alcohol is a powerfully addictive narcotic derived from the opium poppy.

37. __F__ Amphetamines are any number of household products whose fumes can be concentrated and inhaled to achieve a high.

38. ___T__ Alcohol is a liquid that contains the drug ethanol.

39. ___F__ Marijuana is a man-made drug that speeds up the central nervous system.

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