| #1 Go to the Web site: FamilyDoctor.org |
| Question 1: Why do people use alcohol and other drugs? |
Answer:
Basically, people use substances such as alcohol and other drugs because they like the way these substances make them feel. Pleasure is a powerful force. Your brain is wired in such a way that if you do something that gives you pleasure you will probably want to do it again. All drugs that are addicting can activate and affect the brain's pleasure pathways.
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| Here's how to find the answer: familydoctor.org, Conditions A-Z, more, Substance Abuse |
| Source: http://familydoctor.org/586.xml |
| Question 2: List 5 things alcohol can do to your body |
Answer:
- Vomiting, Seizures, Passing out
- Cirrhosis of the liver
- Make you gain weight
- Make you feel sick or dizzy
- Give you bad breath
- Make you clumsy
- Slur your speech
- Make your skin break out
- Make you feel out of control
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| Here's how to find the answer: familydoctor.org, Parents & Kids, Drinking & Teens |
| Source: http://familydoctor.org/273.xml |
| #2 Go to the Web site: National Institute on Drug Abuse |
| Question 1: What are anabolic steroids? |
Answer:
Anabolic steroids are synthetic substances related to the male sex hormones, called androgens.
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| Here's how to find the answer: NIDA, Students & Young Adults, NIDA For Teens Web Site, Anabolic Steroids |
| Source: http://teens.drugabuse.gov/facts/facts_ster1.asp |
Question 2: List at least 3 severe, long-lasting, and often irreversible negative health consequences of the inappropriate use of anabolic steroids.
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Answer:
Anabolic Steroids can stunt the height of growing adolescents, masculinize women, and alter sex characteristics of men, can lead to premature heart attacks, strokes, liver tumors, kidney failure and serious psychiatric problems.
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| Here's how to find the answer: NIDA, About Nida, Director’s Page, Message from the Director on Steroid abuse |
| Source: : http://www.drugabuse.gov/about/welcome/MessageSteroids305.html |
| #3 Go to the Web site: GetFit.SAMHSA.gov |
| Question 1: What is drug abuse? |
Answer:
Drug Abuse is the use of illicit drugs or the abuse of prescription or over-the-counter drugs for purposes other than those for which they are indicated or in a manner or in quantities other than directed.
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| Here's how to find the answer: GetFit.SAMHSA.Gov, Drugs, Information, Glossary of Terms, Drug Abuse |
| Source: http://getfit.samhsa.gov/Drugs/Information/glossterms.aspx |
| Question 2: What is drug addiction? (hint: look in FAQs) |
Answer:
Drug addiction is a complex brain disease. It is characterized by compulsive, at times uncontrollable, drug craving, seeking, and use that persist even in the face of extremely negative consequences. Drug seeking becomes compulsive, in large part as a result of the effects of prolonged drug use on brain functioning and, thus, on behavior. For many people, drug addiction becomes chronic, with relapses possible even after long periods of abstinence.
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| Here's how to find the answer: GetFit.SAMHSA.Gov-Home, Drugs, Information, FAQs, “What is drug addiction?” |
| Source: http://getfit.samhsa.gov/Drugs/Information/faqsmyths.aspx# |
