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Science/drugs
Question | Answer |
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describe a drug | a substance that affects how the body works |
illegal drugs | cannabis, ecstasy, cocaine and heroine |
when are your clarified as addicted | when your body becomes dependent on the drug and one suffered withdrawal symptoms |
what is a placebo | a design that is supposed to appear exactly like the drug but doesn't contain any of the drug |
drug development steps | step 1- tested on computers and human cells grown in the lab step 2- is step one is passed it is then tested on animals step 3- is step two is passed it is then tested on healthy human volunteers to check the safety |
what is double blind trial | neither the patient nor doctor knows if the patient is receiving the new drug or a placebo |
what does cannabis cause (6) | mental illness, bipolar, stoned, relxation, giggles and depression |
what does alcohol do (3) | slows down signals in never and brain,damages liver and brain and causes various cancer |
what do drugs need to be tested for (3) | toxicity, efficacy and dosage |
why do people take cannabis | for pleasure |
why are drugs illegal (3) | harmful, people abuse it and too many young users |
a side effect from cannabis (3) | schizophrenia, bipola and depreesion |
why do people take steriods | to increase their body mass |