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FlashCards por Bella MacGregor, atualizado more than 1 year ago
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Criado por Bella MacGregor
aproximadamente 6 anos atrás
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| Questão | Responda |
| Standard Drink | 10 mL of pure alcohol = 1 shot = 1 beer = 1 glass of wine |
| What is a Drug? | A drug is any substance (other than food or water) that when taken in can alter the body's perception of things, either physically, psychologically, or emotionally. |
| What is a Psychoactive Drug? | A psychoactive drug is a type of drug that can affect the central nervous system and alter a person's mood, thinking, and behaviour. |
| What are the Psychoactive Drug Categories? | Stimulant Depressant Hallucinogen Multi-Action |
| Stimulant | Drugs that increase the body's state of arousal by increasing the activity of the brain. |
| Depressant | Drugs that decrease alertness by slowing down the activity of the central nervous system |
| Hallucinogen | Drugs that alter perception & can cause hallucinations, such as seeing or hearing something that is not there. |
| Multi-Action | Drugs that have properties from more than one category |
| Polydrug Use | Taking two or more drugs at one time |
| Addiction | A condition that occurs when a person needs to take drugs to survive from day to day; also called dependence |
| Dependance | A condition that occurs when a person needs to take drugs to survive from day to day; also called addiction |
| Tolerance | Can occur when a person takes a drug regularly over a period of time. Their body becomes used to the drug and they need to take more of the drug to feel the same or similar effect. |
| Withdrawal | The unpleasant symptoms a person experiences when they stop using a drug they’re dependent on. |
| The 4-L Model | Liver- Physical, psychological, and emotional health problems Lover- Relationships with family and friends Livelihood- Work, school, money, sport, recreational, and social issues Law/Legal- Legal problems (such as fines) |
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