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Health ATOD Test Questions & Answers 2024/2025 Difference between drug use, abuse, and misuse - ANSWERSUse- prescribed and used for the intended use Misuse- prescribed but not used as intended (used too much) Abuse- intentionally used by someone not prescribed it Overdose - ANSWERSA ...

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Difference between drug use, abuse, and misuse - ANSWERSUse- prescribed and used for the intended
use



Misuse- prescribed but not used as intended (used too much)



Abuse- intentionally used by someone not prescribed it



Overdose - ANSWERSA strong, sometimes fatal reaction to taking large amounts of a drug



Additive Interaction - ANSWERSTwo drugs who react positively to eachother



Synergistic Effect - ANSWERSTwo drugs when used together it produces a stronger effect



Antagonistic Interaction - ANSWERSOccur when the effects of one drug are canceled or reduced by when
taken with another drug



Side Effect - ANSWERSEffects of a drug other than the intended perpose



Harms of nicotine, tar, and carbon monoxide - ANSWERSNicotine- raises blood pressure & heart rate
[ADDICTIVE]



Tar- destroys alvioli



Carbon monoxide- replaces oxygen in the blood, depriving body of oxygen

, Sidestream Smoke - ANSWERSSmoke resulting from the burning end of the cigarette



Mainstream Smoke - ANSWERSSmoke exhaled by the smoker



Leukoplakia - ANSWERSThick, white, leathery patches inside of the mouth resulting from chewing
tobacco



Diseases caused by smoking - ANSWERSEmphysema

Chronic bronchitis

Lung cancer



Short term effects vs long term effects of smoking - ANSWERSShort term:

-Raises blood pressure and heart rate

-Taste buds are dulled

-Bad breath, yellowed teeth, smelly hair, skin, and clothes



Long term:

-Emphysema (alvioli become less elastic making it harder to absorb oxygen)

-Chronic bronchitis (the cilia in the bronchi are so damaged they are useless)

-Lung cancer (develops when the cilia in bronchi are destroyed and extra mucus cannot be expelled;
cancer cells can mulltiply, block the bronchi and move to the lungs)



Why is smoking not a safer alternative to chewing tobacco - ANSWERSSmoking can result in lung
diseases and cancer, but chewing tobacco has fiberglass that cuts the cheeks and can lead to leukoplakia



Stimulant - ANSWERSA drug that increases the action of the central nervous systemthe heart and other
organs



List of stimulants - ANSWERSamphetamines, crack, cocaine, and meth

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