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IC & RC Exam CAADC Questions and Answers.Drug Answer- Any substance that enters the human boxy and can change either the function or structure of the
human organism. This includes such items as foods, vitamins, nutrients, minerals and the like.
Psychoactive Drug Answer- A chemical substance that not only can change the function and structure of the
body, but also changes one's thinking, feelings, perceptions and behavior. These changes are the result of the
drug's action on the human brain.
Depressant Answer- Psychoactive drugs that slow down central nervous system function, relax or tranquilize
the person, and may produce sleep.
Narcotics Answer- Psychoactive drugs - powerful painkillers, analgesics that also produce pleasurable feelings
and generally induce sleep.
derived from naturally occurring substances or manufactured synthetically; cause sedation and euphoria by
causing depression of CNS; used to medically relieve pain, suppress cough and control diarrhea
overdose can cause death by respiratory depression
can cause physical/psychological dependence; impairs ability to drive; damage developing fetus; linked with
the spread of AIDS due to the use of needles
Stimulants Answer- Psychoactive drugs - chemical substances that generally speed up central nervous system
function, resulting in alertness and excitability.
Hallucinogens Answer- Psychoactive drugs - also called mind expanders or psychedelics, these drugs affect a
person's perception, awareness and emotions, and can cause hallucinations as well as misinterpretations of
reality.
Inhalants Answer- Psychoactive drugs - volatile non drug chemical solvents that have drug-like effects when
inhaled. It includes commercial solvents (gasoline, toluene, acetone, carbon tetrachloride), aerosols (freon,
amyl nitrite, butyl nitrite), and anesthetics (chloroform, ether and nitrous oxide).
,Addiction Answer- A chronic, progressive, relapsing disorder characterized by compulsive use of one or more
substances that results in physical, psychological, or social harm to the individual and continued use of the
substance or substances despite this harm
Alcoholism Answer- A primary, chronic disease with genetic, psychosocial, and environmental factors
influencing its development and manifestations. It is often progressive and fatal. It is characterized by impaired
control over drinking, preoccupation with the drug alcohol, use of alcohol despite adverse consequences, and
distortions in thinking, most noticeable denial. Each of these symptoms may be continuous or periodic.
Abstinence Answer- Refraining from the use of alcohol or other drugs
Drug Use Answer- The use or consumption of a drug within some socially prescribed or ritualistic context
Drug Misuse Answer- The unintentional or inappropriate use of prescribed or non-prescribed drugs resulting in
the impaired physical, mental, emotional or social well-being of the individual
Drug Abuse Answer- The deliberate use of chemical substance for reasons other than their intended medical
purposes which result in any degree of physical, mental, emotional or social impairment of the user, user's
family, or society in general. It involves using illegal as well as legal, 'recreational' drugs that lead to problems.
Drug Dependence Answer- Psychological and/or physical need for a drug, characterized by compulsive use,
tolerance to the drug, and physical dependence manifest by withdrawal syndrome. Since some drugs do not
show identifiable signs of withdrawal (e.g. marijuana), or if the signs of withdrawal are often misinterpreted as
something else (e.g. cocaine, stimulants), a drug can be viewed as creating dependence if it produces euphoria
in the user, and if as a result of that euphoria, it creates a pattern of self-reinforced use.
Tolerance Answer- A state of progressively decreasing responsiveness to a drug's effects. In other words, a
condition that requires the user to take more and more of a drug to get the same, desired effect.
Physical Dependence Answer- A state in which the presence of the drug is required for the user to function
normally. The body has adapted to the presence of the drug and the body views this as normal and necessary.
, Withdrawal Answer- Drastic and characteristic changes in physical functioning and behavior (insomnia,
tremors, nausea, vomiting, cramps, elevation of heart rate and blood pressure, convulsions, anxiety,
psychological depression) due to over-excitation of the nervous system. These effects are observed or
experienced when the user stops taking, or the use of a drug is significantly decreased (in which physical
dependence upon the drug has developed). There is a craving for the drug when one is abstinent, and these
symptoms are relieved when the drug is again taken. Also referred to as the Abstinence Syndrome or
Withdrawal Syndrome.
Relapse Answer- The return to substance use after a period of abstinence.
Routes of Administration Answer- This refers to the method a drug is taken; has a direct impact on the intensity
and speed in which a drug has its effect.
Oral Answer- A drug is taken into the mouth, where it passes into the stomach. In the stomach, absorption
begins, with the process continuing in the small intestines. Once absorbed into the bloodstream, the drug
makes its way to all body parts. Drugs taken in this way generally take 20 to 30 minutes to have their effect.
Some of the drug's effectiveness is lost by this route of administration.
Inhalation Answer- A drug is inhaled (by smoking) directly into the lung. In the lung, the alveoli (air sacs) absorb
the drug and move into the capillary system in the lungs. From there the drug passes into the heart and then to
the brain. Drugs taken in this way generally take only 7 seconds to have their effect.
Intravenous Answer- A drug is injected directly into a vein, where it travels to the lungs, heart and brain. No
other absorption is required. Drugs taken in this way take approximately 14 seconds to have their effects.
Intranasal Answer- A drug is inhaled into the nasal cavity, where it is absorbed in the mucous lining of the
cavity. It is then absorbed by the capillary system in the nose, travels through the veins, then to the lungs, heart
and brain. Drugs taken in this way take from one to three minutes to have their effect.
Instillation Answer- A drug is absorbed directly through the skin, where it is eventually reaches the
bloodstream. The skin is designed to prevent such absorption, but a few drugs, most notable LSD, are absolute
enter the system in this way. Drugs absorbed in this way may take up to 60 minutes to have their effect.
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