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the most widely used drug - correct answer ✅alcohol illegal drugs that increase muscle growth and body weight - correct answer ✅anabolic steroids a simulant absorbed through the membranes in the nose - correct answer ✅cocaine any drug that temporarily relieves tension and worry - correct answer ✅depressant a substance that changes the body's normal processes - correct answer ✅drug causes a person to hallucinate - correct answer ✅hallucinogen the virus that causes AIDS - correct answer ✅HIV
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class of drugs that causes sleep and relieves pain - correct answer ✅narcotic analgesic stimulates adrenaline and changes the body's metabolism - correct answer ✅nicotine substance that increases the central nervous system reaction - correct answer ✅stimulant Three damaging chemicals in cigarette smoke are __________ , __________ , and __________. - correct answer ✅nicotine tar carbon monoxide List the five classes of abused drugs. - correct answer ✅narcotic analgesics stimulants depressants
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Drug __________ is the need for larger doses of a drug to achieve the same effect. - correct answer ✅tolerance A __________ is an image that occurs in the mind of a drug addict after he has stopped using a drug. - correct answer ✅flashback __________ is abnormal cell growth that spreads uncontrollably if left untreated. - correct answer ✅Cancer A __________ tumor is cancerous and will continue to spread to other parts of the body if untreated. - correct answer ✅malignant A __________ tumor is harmless and seldom endangers life or health. - correct answer ✅benign
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A __________ happens when material blocks the blood flow to the heart. - correct answer ✅heart attack Cardiovascular disease affects the __________ or blood vessels. - correct answer ✅heart A __________ happens when material blocks the blood flow to the brain. - correct answer ✅stroke If a person's blood pressure reading is 130/70, his systolic pressure would be __________ , and his diastolic pressure would be __________. - correct answer ✅ 130 70 __________ transmitted diseases are spread by germs passing from a diseased person to another person through sexual contact. - correct answer ✅Sexually
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ecology - correct answer ✅the study of how living things relate to their surroundings DEFINE... cancer - correct answer ✅abnormal cell growth DEFINE... hypertension - correct answer ✅high blood pressure DEFINE... AIDS - correct answer ✅Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome or
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a destruction of the body's immune system __________ enters the blood stream, stinulates adrenaline, and changes the body's metabolism. - correct answer ✅Nicotine __________ are illegal drugs that increase muscle growth and body weight. - correct answer ✅Anabolic steroids The class of drugs that causes sleep and relieves pain is __________
. - correct answer ✅narcotic analgesics A __________ is a substance that increases the central nervous system reaction. - correct answer ✅stimulant
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correct answer ✅diastolic systolic __________ wedding gift to a married couple is sex. - correct answer ✅God's Sexually transmitted diseases are spread by __________ passing from a diseased person to another person through sexual contact. - correct answer ✅germs HIV is carried by body fluids, mainly __________ and semen. - correct answer ✅blood The greatest number of AIDS cases are among homosexual __________ and intravenous drug users who share __________. - correct answer ✅men needles
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Carbon monoxide drives out the __________ in the red blood cells and causes the heart to work harder. - correct answer ✅oxygen
