Drug and Alcohol Abuse
Drug and Alcohol Abuse: Overview
Drug and alcohol abuse among youth is becoming a cause of concern. This topic discusses some of the commonly used drugs, its chemical properties and its effect on the human body. Further, it explains its preventive measures.
Important Questions on Drug and Alcohol Abuse
Nicotine is an alkaloid and a major component of the cigarette.
Tobacco consumption is known to stimulate the secretion of adrenaline and noradrenaline. The component causing this could be
Select the correct option of effects of drug abuse and prevention of drug abuse respectively.
Examples of drugs that are commonly abused are:
_____ drug is used for patients who have undergone surgery.
Changes of mouth, tongue, throat cancer increases by the regular use of tobacco.
Submucous fibrosis is not caused due to the consumption of gutkha.
Morphine and codeine are the alkaloids found in _____ somniferum (Opium).
Read the following statements and pick up the correct one.
Opium is obtained from the plant
Morphine, isolated from opium, can be used to treat pain.
Match the following
| List - I | List - II | ||
| a | Morphine | i | Atropa belladonna |
| b | Hallucinogenic | ii | Erythroxylum |
| c | Cannabinoids | iii | Papaver somniferum |
| d | Cocaine | iv | Cannabis sativa |
Match this-
| List-I | List-II | ||
| (a) | Morphine | (i) | depressant |
| (b) | Heroin | (ii) | stimulates of central nervous system |
| (c) | Cannabinoids | (iii) | sedative and pain killer |
| (d) | Cocaine | (iv) | effect on the cardio vascular system |
Correct match is :-
Statement I: Heroin interferes with the transport of neurotransmitter, dopamine.
Statement II: Excessive dosage of cocaine cause hallucinations.
The correct option among the following is
Statement I: Adolescence is a very vulnerable phase of mental and psychological development of an individual.
Statement II: Use of TDA even once, can be a fore runner to addiction.
The correct option among the following is
Which of the following in not the side effect of anabolic steroids in female athletes?
Read the following statements and pick up the correct one
What is the reason for fatty liver disease?
Which drug is extracted from the fruits of the poppy plant, whether opium or LSD?
Nicotine is the only cancer-causing chemical found in tobacco.
