Please type your responses using information from your book, class notes, research papers, and any other relevant material. Each response should be 1-2 pages in length. All answers must be typed, stapled, double spaced, and must be labeled appropriately (i.e. each question must serve as the title for each response).
Exam Due: April 22nd at 6:45 or May 6 at 7:15.
Answer any four (25 points each for 100 points total) of the following questions:
1. How does smoking adversely affect health? Why should a pregnant or breastfeeding woman refrain from smoking? Do you think smoking should continue to be banned from public places? Why or why not?
2. What is an anabolic drug? Describe the acute and chronic effects of the nonmedical use of steroids. Why do you think young people risk the long-term consequences of steroid use?
3. What are the two varieties of Cannabis sativa? Describe the acute and chronic effects of marijuana use. What are the currently proposed medical uses of marijuana? How are the health risks of smoking marijuana like those of smoking tobacco?
4. Define the terms drug use, misuse, and abuse, and give an example of each. Have you seen the effects of drug misuse and abuse in a friend or family member? How did drugs affect this person’s life?
5. What are the consequences of chronic alcohol consumption? What physiological differences in women make them more susceptible to the effects of alcohol?
6. Identify and describe the four ways drugs can enter the body. Describe the various methods of drug testing and how they are used. Explain the difference between psychological dependence and physical dependence.