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1
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What is a drug?

A

A substance that alters our body chemistry

2
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What is the order of the Drug testing?

A
Computer simulation
Animal tissue
Live animals
Healthy human volunteers 
Small number of people with illness
Large number of people with illness
3
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Why are animals used at first before humans in drug testing?

A

You have to see if it is safe for humans or if it is toxic

4
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Where are healthy volunteers used before ones with the illness in drug testing?

A

To find the side effects

5
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Why are a small number of people with the illness used before a larger number in drug testing?

A

To find the effectiveness and the side effects

6
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What is the name of a trial where the patients and the doctors don’t know which drug is real?

A

A double blind trial

7
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What’s the name of a fake drug used in testing?

A

Placebo

8
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What are statins used for?

A

To treat cholesterol

Lowers the risk of cardiovascular diseases

9
Q

What drug was found to treat insomnia?

A

Thalidomide

10
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What was Thalidomide used for after insomnia?

A

Morning sickness

11
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What happened to pregnant women who took Thalidomide?

A

Their babies had limb abnormalities

12
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Why was Thalidomide not advised to be used on pregnant women

A

They hadn’t done testing on pregnant women

13
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What was Thalidomide later discovered to treat more recently?

A

Lepracy

14
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What 3 things are being tested for in drug trials?

A

Dosage
Side effects
Eficacy

15
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What are two legal recreational drugs

A

Alcohol and nicotine

16
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What is the name of the compound in cigarette smoke

A

Carbon monoxide

17
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What is the chemical in cigarette smoke

A

Tar

18
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Is cannabis legal or illegal?

A

Illegal

19
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What can cannabis cause?

A

Mental health issues

20
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What has a greater overall impact on health legal or illegal drugs?

A

Legal

21
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What happens to people who take drugs often?

A

They become addicted

22
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Is someone is addicted to a drug and then doesn’t take it what happens to them?

A

Withdrawal symptoms

23
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What drugs are illegal in sports?

A

Performance enhancing drugs

24
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What do stimulants do?

A

They boost bodily functions such as heart rate

25
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What do anabolic steroids do?

A

Stimulates muscle growth