Drugs
Physical & Health Education · 50 practice questions
Meaning and types of drugs (stimulants, narcotics, hallucinogens, sedatives, ergogenic aids); use, misuse and abuse; causes and prevention of drug misuse and abuse; effects of drug misuse, abuse and self-medication on the body.
- Define drug and state its types.
- Differentiate between drug misuse and abuse.
- State the causes and prevention of drug misuse and abuse.
- Explain the effects of drug misuse, abuse and self-medication on the body.
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- Practice question 1
Alcohol, a commonly misused substance, specifically acts as a depressant, slowing the function of
- A.the skeletal system exclusively, with no effect on the nervous system
- B.the circulatory system exclusively, with no effect on the nervous system
- C.a factor entirely unrelated to the nervous system of any kind
- D.the central nervous system
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D. the central nervous system
Alcohol specifically acts as a depressant, slowing the function of the central nervous system.
- Practice question 2
Effects of narcotics misuse on the body specifically can include
- A.impaired breathing and an increased risk of dangerous overdose
- B.a factor entirely unrelated to breathing or overdose risk of any kind
- C.improved breathing and a decreased risk of any overdose whatsoever
- D.no particular physical effect of any kind, despite the substance's potency
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A. impaired breathing and an increased risk of dangerous overdose
Effects of narcotics misuse specifically can include impaired breathing and an increased risk of dangerous overdose.
- Practice question 3
Drug abuse specifically refers to the excessive and harmful use of a drug, often
- A.without any medical justification
- B.in quantities smaller than any recommended therapeutic dose
- C.a factor entirely unrelated to the drug's own harmful use
- D.strictly under careful medical supervision and justification
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A. without any medical justification
Drug abuse is specifically characterized by excessive, harmful use typically without medical justification.
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