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One of the subjects looked at in high school Science is drugs. In this quiz, we look at the abuse of drugs - both medical and recreational. It is important to know the effects and the dangers of drugs and the damage they can do to our physical and our mental health.
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Medical drugs are useful and help the body to heal or control pain. Sometimes they are modified and abused because some people enjoy the effects that they have on their bodies. Some drugs are deliberately manufactured or grown specially for recreational use. These recreational drugs can be extremely addictive and dangerous, (e.g. cocaine and heroin). When someone is dependent on (addicted to) a recreational drug, they may suffer from unpleasant withdrawal symptoms if they stop using it. That makes it very hard for them to give it up.
Some recreational drugs are legal, for example alcohol and nicotine (from tobacco) but that doesn't mean they are safe. Abuse of them can cause health problems, often related to the lungs, liver, heart and brain.
Some athletes take drugs to improve their performance which is why top athletes have to give blood and urine tests at events. It sometimes takes years to discover that a respected athlete has been using drugs in this way but they usually get caught in the end. Several well-known athletes have been found cheating like this so they have been stripped of their titles and banned from taking part in their sport for several years.
Some performance enhancing drugs are legally available on prescription or even found in some medicines available to buy from the pharmacy. These substances are still banned so athletes taking any sort of medication need to check carefully to make sure they are not accidentally using a performance enhancing drug.
Performance enhancing drugs work by either increasing the number of red cells in the blood, increasing blood pressure and heart rate or building up bigger muscles. But their abuse can cause medical problems. For example, anabolic steroids are known to cause infertility and baldness as well as aggression and other psychiatric problems.
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A drug is a substance that always ... |
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has no effect on the body |
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changes the chemical processes in the body |
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is used for medical purposes |
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is used for recreational purposes |
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Drugs that are classed as stimulants ... |
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build up your muscles |
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slow down your thinking processes |
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make you gain weight |
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increase your heart rate and other bodily processes |
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Alcohol and tobacco are examples of what type of drugs? |
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Legal medical drugs |
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Illegal medical drugs |
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Legal recreational drugs |
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Illegal recreational drugs |
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Regular drinkers of alcoholic drinks can become addicted to them. Which of the following is the addictive substance in alcoholic drinks? |
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Methanol |
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Ethanol |
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Propanol |
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Butanol |
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Which of the following are long term effects of regular misuse of alcohol on the human body? |
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Liver damage |
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Brain damage |
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Weight gain |
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All of the above |
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The legal recreational drug nicotine is usually obtained from smoking tobacco. Which of the following statements is not true? |
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Smoking increases your risk of lung, mouth and throat cancer |
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Nicotine is addictive making it hard for regular smokers to stop smoking |
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It takes several hours for the nicotine in cigarette smoke to reach the brain |
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The circulatory system is damaged by smoking, which increases the risk of heart disease and strokes |
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Which of the following statements about cannabis is true? |
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Long-term use of cannabis can damage your brain and cause mental illness in some people |
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Smoking cannabis does no harm to your body |
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Long-term use of cannabis causes your eyesight to deteriorate |
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Cannabis helps you to concentrate better |
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Doctors say that pregnant women should not drink alcohol or smoke tobacco or cannabis. Why? |
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They think the mother should be saving her money to spend on the baby |
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It increases the risk of miscarriage, premature birth, reduced intelligence of the baby and low birth weight |
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The baby will be born with a strange colored skin |
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It makes them very tired |
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Some people take energy drinks that contain caffeine to increase their sports performance. Caffeine is a stimulant drug, this means that it ... |
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increases the number of red cells in the blood so it can carry more oxygen to the muscles |
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increases the number of white cells in the blood so it can carry more oxygen to the muscles |
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increases blood pressure and heart rate which gets more oxygen to the muscles in a shorter time |
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increases muscle mass making them stronger and faster |
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Some sports people cheat by taking drugs called anabolic steroids. Why? |
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They increase the number of red cells in the blood so it can carry more oxygen to the muscles |
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They increase the number of white cells in the blood so it can carry more oxygen to the muscles |
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They increase blood pressure and heart rate which gets more oxygen to the muscles in a shorter time |
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They increase muscle mass, making the user stronger and faster |
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A drug is a substance that always ... |
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has no effect on the body |
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changes the chemical processes in the body |
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is used for medical purposes |
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is used for recreational purposes |
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Drugs that are classed as stimulants ... |
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build up your muscles |
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slow down your thinking processes |
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make you gain weight |
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increase your heart rate and other bodily processes |
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Alcohol and tobacco are examples of what type of drugs? |
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Legal medical drugs |
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Illegal medical drugs |
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Legal recreational drugs |
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Illegal recreational drugs |
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Regular drinkers of alcoholic drinks can become addicted to them. Which of the following is the addictive substance in alcoholic drinks? |
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Methanol |
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Ethanol |
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Propanol |
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Butanol |
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Which of the following are long term effects of regular misuse of alcohol on the human body? |
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Liver damage |
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Brain damage |
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Weight gain |
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All of the above |
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The legal recreational drug nicotine is usually obtained from smoking tobacco. Which of the following statements is not true? |
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Smoking increases your risk of lung, mouth and throat cancer |
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Nicotine is addictive making it hard for regular smokers to stop smoking |
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It takes several hours for the nicotine in cigarette smoke to reach the brain |
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The circulatory system is damaged by smoking, which increases the risk of heart disease and strokes |
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Which of the following statements about cannabis is true? |
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Long-term use of cannabis can damage your brain and cause mental illness in some people |
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Smoking cannabis does no harm to your body |
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Long-term use of cannabis causes your eyesight to deteriorate |
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Cannabis helps you to concentrate better |
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Doctors say that pregnant women should not drink alcohol or smoke tobacco or cannabis. Why? |
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They think the mother should be saving her money to spend on the baby |
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It increases the risk of miscarriage, premature birth, reduced intelligence of the baby and low birth weight |
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The baby will be born with a strange colored skin |
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It makes them very tired |
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Some people take energy drinks that contain caffeine to increase their sports performance. Caffeine is a stimulant drug, this means that it ... |
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increases the number of red cells in the blood so it can carry more oxygen to the muscles |
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increases the number of white cells in the blood so it can carry more oxygen to the muscles |
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increases blood pressure and heart rate which gets more oxygen to the muscles in a shorter time |
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increases muscle mass making them stronger and faster |
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Some sports people cheat by taking drugs called anabolic steroids. Why? |
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They increase the number of red cells in the blood so it can carry more oxygen to the muscles |
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They increase the number of white cells in the blood so it can carry more oxygen to the muscles |
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They increase blood pressure and heart rate which gets more oxygen to the muscles in a shorter time |
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They increase muscle mass, making the user stronger and faster |
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