What are the 3 basic categories of drugs?
What are the 3 basic categories of drugs?
What types of drug are there?
- stimulants (e.g. cocaine)
- depressants (e.g. alcohol)
- opium-related painkillers (e.g. heroin)
- hallucinogens (e.g. LSD)
What are three causes of drug abuse?
Certain factors can affect the likelihood and speed of developing an addiction:
- Family history of addiction. Drug addiction is more common in some families and likely involves genetic predisposition.
- Mental health disorder.
- Peer pressure.
- Lack of family involvement.
- Early use.
- Taking a highly addictive drug.
What are some examples of prescription drug abuse?
Prescription drug abuse often results in death, accidents, addiction, and crime. The availability of prescription drugs adds to the problem because there are limited structures in place to prevent people from taking drugs from a family member or friend or from doctor shopping.
What are some examples of research based drug abuse?
For more information on program materials and references, please consult Preventing Drug Use among Children and Adolescents: A Research-Based Guide for Parents, Educators, and Community Leaders, Second Edition (PDF, 688KB).
What are the different types of club drugs?
Club drugs refer to a variety of compounds that adolescents, teenagers, and young adults tend to abuse. These drugs span a fairly broad spectrum of substances that include both Stimulants and Depressants such as MDMA (ecstasy), GHB (Gamma-hydroxybutyric Acid), Ketamine Hydrochloride (Special K).
Which is the best description of drug abuse?
Defined simply, drug abuse is the general term used to describe the excessive and habitual use of some kind of substance, such as alcohol, marijuana or cocaine. These drugs typically lead to impaired judgement, loss of physical and emotional control and renders the person into a state of intoxication.
Which is an example of complementarity in a research project?
Examples of complementarity within research projects would be to include both in vivo and in vitro effects of a drug, or to compare both rat and mouse responses to a particular manipulation.
What are some examples of complementary and alternative medicine?
Examples of CAM include: 1 Traditional alternative medicine. This field includes the more mainstream and accepted forms of therapy, such as acupuncture, homeopathy, and Oriental practices. 2 Body. Touch has been used in medicine since the early days of medical care. 3 Diet and herbs. 4 External energy. 5 Mind. 6 Senses.
For more information on program materials and references, please consult Preventing Drug Use among Children and Adolescents: A Research-Based Guide for Parents, Educators, and Community Leaders, Second Edition (PDF, 688KB).
What are the different types of drug abuse?
Hallucinogen types of drug abuse refer to a class of substances that fall into three distinct categories. These include Deliriants, Psychedelics, and Dissociatives. Although there is an overlap between the effects and symptoms of intoxication, drugs in each category tend to generate different experiences.