Exam 14: Drug Use and Addiction

Steven would spend only 1 hour in the gym 3 times and week, but recently he has been spending 3 hours a day 7 days a week working out. He has noticed that his back is chronically hurting. Once Steven has stopped his work out, he starts thinking about what he did not accomplish. This is an example of what type of behaviour?

What percentage of Canadian youth aged 15-24 are affected by moderate-risk or problem gambling?

All of the following are signs that a person's life may be centred on drugs, EXCEPT

Identify four of the representative groups of psychoactive drugs described in your text. For each, briefly describe the major effects of drugs in the group, and give two specific examples of drugs that fall into the category.

A behaviour that continues despite serious negative consequences is called

Possible medical use of THC includes treatment for

When a person develops a tolerance to a substance, he or she no longer needs an increasing amount of the substance.

Your cousin has confided in you that she thinks she might have a drug problem. She explains that lately she can only think about getting high and seems to need much more of the drug in order to achieve that high. She is having difficulty in school and has been reprimanded at her job for being late. She has tried to cut back on her use of the drug, but she got sick every time she tried to quit. Identify and define the characteristics of drug dependence being manifested by this individual.

Increasing Internet access exposes more people to potentially addictive behaviours.

Antianxiety agents are also known as

"Ice,"crank," and "crystal" are common names for

"Ice" is a(n)

Carl is a second year college student. Over the last 12 months, he has spent his weekends drinking alcohol and playing poker. He does not drink on weekdays but occasionally uses "speed" if it is available to stay awake during the all-night poker games. He then takes Valium so that he can sleep during the day and be rested for the next night's game. Carl's friends are worried that Carl is hooked on drugs and that he can't stop, but Carl claims that he has no problem with his drug use. Carl boasts that he can drink more beer now than he could when he first came to college without becoming as intoxicated or having a hangover the next day. He dismisses the risks associated with mixing alcohol with other drugs like Valium, stating that only people who don't know what they are doin have problems. Carl attends his classes, although he has been missing the early Monday class and his overall grade-point average has dropped this semester. Carl's biggest health risk from his current pattern of drug use is

Mike was a sophomore when he began his illicit drug use, which put him in the riskiest age group for drug use. True or False?

All of the following statements are TRUE regarding drug treatment, EXCEPT

Central nervous system depressants are also known as

Mike only thinks about how to get "high," and when he is coming off his "high" he begins to think about when he is going to get "high" again. Which type of addictive behaviour is he exhibiting?

Which of the following individuals would NOT be considered as having a higher-than-average risk for trying illicit drugs?

Consequences of marijuana use as they relate to male fertility include all of the following, EXCEPT

The effects of a drug depend on all of the following, EXCEPT