3.4.3 Test (TST) - Drugs (Test)

3.4.
3 Test (TST): Drugs Test
Name: Luke Ohanian Date:

Health Education 6/23/22
Question 1
Use the table to summarize the risks to your body associated with medicines,
alcohol, tobacco, and illegal drugs. Use bullet points or sentences. (8 points)
Medicines Alcohol Tobacco Illegal Drugs
Medicines can If you are under Smoking tobacco Most people who
harm the organs, the age of 21 causes heart take illegal drugs
liver, stomach, alcohol is disease, cancer, a are addicted to
throat, lungs, and extremely higher chance of them and cannot
others. They can dangerous to the stroke accruing, stop. This can hurt
also heal or help mind and body. If lung disease, and health problems
these parts of the drank too much diabetes. and increase the
body. then you can get chance of sleeping
drunk and lose issues.
control.
Question 2
Compare and contrast drug use, misuse, and abuse using this table. Include at
least two points per section, and be sure to include enough detail to thoroughly
explain them. (6 points)
Drug use Drug misuse Drug abuse
Drug use is when you use Drug misuse is when you Drug Abuse is when you
drugs that have been use a drug for something take too much drug when
prescribed to you. Drugs that is not its purpose you are not supposed to.
that get prescribed to you with legal or medical This could be when you
are over the counter guidelines. Doing drug are taking pills and it says
which is liquid or pill misuse can have a to take 2 and you take 4
medicines. negative effect of your which is too much.
health.
Question 3
Based on what you learned in the study, write a story about a character who is
addicted to drugs, goes through the addiction cycle, and then breaks the
addiction cycle. Be sure to include every step of the addiction cycle, in addition to
the step of breaking the cycle. (7 points)
Jino lost his father yesterday and has been offered drugs and they said it will
make him feel better. He took the drugs and it felt good but he is getting sick and
feels worse, but Jino can’t stop taking them because it feels good but only for an
hour. He talks to his mother and his mother says to stop taking them immediately
so he does he feels sick but eventually gets over it and feels better. Although he is
stuck with lung cancer for the rest of his life.
Question 4
Binge drinking is a dangerous behavior in which a person consumes a massive

amount of alcohol in a short period of time. (6 points)
a. Describe how peers can be a healthful influence related to binge drinking.
Peers can help but most important you can help yourself by making good
friends vs. making bad friends. Making good friends is easier in life because
friends help each other out and they can help you not binge drink.
b. Describe how peers can be an unhealthful influence related to binge
drinking.
If it was your parents who influenced you, they could have drank a lot in the
house and gotten drunk a lot and they could tell you to have some. If it were
your peers at school they could say everyone drinks it is okay and you will be
cool and it fixes your problems if you have some. When really no one drinks.
Question 5
Edgar is a high school freshman. He is at a family get-together when his uncle offers
him a cigarette. His uncle says it's O.K. to smoke. Edgar knows that tobacco is
unhealthful and does not want to smoke. But he doesn't want to make his uncle
angry with him. (6 points)
a. Briefly describe three strategies that Edgar could use to avoid smoking.
He could ask his mom or dad what he should take it
He should take it and so okay, but only have one
Edgar could say no and let his Uncle be angry at him
b. Select the best strategy, and describe in detail what Edgar would do and say.
Be sure to include verbal and nonverbal communication.
He could ask his mom or dad whether he should take it or not. But he shouldn't
take them because he could get a disease or he could get addicted and never
stop taking them.
.
Question 6
Jack and Toby decide to go to a party. Toby drives them there. Toby drinks three
beers in a short amount of time. Toby then gets in an argument with someone at the
party and tells Jack to get in the car because they are leaving. Jack tells Toby in a
hesitant voice that he doesn't think Toby is safe to drive and he doesn't want to get
in the car. Toby says that he's fine and yells at Jack to get in the car. Jack nervously
asks him if he really thinks he's O.K. Toby repeats that he's fine. Jack is still
uncomfortable, but he gets in the car because he doesn't want to further upset Toby.
Evaluate Jack's decisions throughout the night. Write a paragraph describing the
mistakes he made and what he should have done differently. Be sure to identify at
least two mistakes. (6 points)
Toby drank too much at one time and shouldn't even have drank at all since he is
driving and he is taking Jack with him. He then get’s drunk and yells at Jack and he
also gets in an argument with someone at the party. Jack told him to cool off and if
he is really okay but he still is angry. All of this made Jack uncomfortable.
Question 7
Think about messages you have received about drugs, alcohol, or tobacco. These
could be from peers, family, media, school, or other sources. (9 points)
a. Briefly describe a message that you have seen that has promoted the abuse
of these substances.
There was a chimerical that said have these vapes and you will have no fears
and no pain.
b. Briefly describe a message that you have seen that has encouraged the
refusal of these substances.
It said to take these substances and you will have superpowers.
c. Analyze how these messages support or contradict what is scientifically

known about the abuse of drugs, alcohol, or tobacco.
If I saw these messages I would immediately say no because it is skeptical.

Question 8
Write advice to a friend on how to determine whether her cousin is showing signs
of drug abuse. Describe what to do about it if she thinks her cousin does have a
problem. (6 points)
If you are taking more than the labels or a doctor says that is abusing a drug.
Question 9
A friend emails you and tells you that a family member has gone into treatment for
alcohol addiction. Your friend wants to become an advocate to help teens at her
school avoid alcohol. Write her an email back describing how she can be an
advocate of alcohol avoidance. (6 points)
She can start a club that helps people who are trying to stop alcohol addiction and
then she can build this club as she goes on.

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3.4.

3 Test (TST): Drugs Test

Name: Luke Ohanian Date:

Medicines Alcohol Tobacco Illegal Drugs

Drug use Drug misuse Drug abuse

Binge drinking is a dangerous behavior in which a person consumes a massive

b. Describe how peers can be an unhealthful influence related to binge

He could ask his mom or dad what he should take it

He should take it and so okay, but only have one

Edgar could say no and let his Uncle be angry at him

It said to take these substances and you will have superpowers.

c. Analyze how these messages support or contradict what is scientifically

If I saw these messages I would immediately say no because it is skeptical.

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