Question 1

A drug is a substance that always ...

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changes the chemical processes in the body

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is used for medical purposes

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has no effect on the body

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is used for recreational purposes

Question 2

Drugs that are classed as stimulants ...

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increase your heart rate and other bodily processes

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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

Question 3

Alcohol and tobacco are examples of what type of drugs?

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Legal recreational drugs

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Illegal medical drugs

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Illegal recreational drugs

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Legal medical drugs

Question 4

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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Ethanol

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Propanol

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Methanol

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Butanol

Question 5

Which of the following are long term effects of regular misuse of alcohol on the human body?

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All of the above

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Liver damage

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Brain damage

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Weight gain

Question 6

The legal recreational drug nicotine is usually obtained from smoking tobacco. Which of the following statements is not true?

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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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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

Question 7

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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Cannabis helps you to concentrate better

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Long-term use of cannabis causes your eyesight to deteriorate

Question 8

Doctors say that pregnant women should not drink alcohol or smoke tobacco or cannabis. Why?

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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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It makes them very tired

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The baby will be born with a strange coloured skin

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They think the mother should be saving her money to spend on the baby

Question 9

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 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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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

Question 10

Some sports people cheat by taking drugs called anabolic steroids. Why?

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They increase muscle mass, making the user stronger and faster

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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 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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