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 ...
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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