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Which drugs side effects include: Warm flushing of the skin, dry mouth, heavy feeling in the extremities, nausea, vomiting, severe itching, clouded mental functions, collapsed veins, infection of the heart lining and valves, liver or kidney disease, clogged blood vessels leading to the lungs, liver, kidneys, or brain, arthritis and other rheumatologic problems, fatal overdose, reduced heart rate and breathing, and sometimes to the point of death?

Heroin
GHB
Ketamine
OTC drugs

Correct Answer

A. Heroin

Explanation

The side effects mentioned such as warm flushing of the skin, dry mouth, heavy feeling in the extremities, nausea, vomiting, severe itching, clouded mental functions, collapsed veins, and infection of the heart lining and valves are commonly associated with heroin use. Additionally, liver or kidney disease, clogged blood vessels leading to the lungs, liver, kidneys, or brain, arthritis and other rheumatologic problems, fatal overdose, reduced heart rate and breathing, and sometimes death are also known effects of heroin abuse. Therefore, the correct answer is heroin.

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Which drugs side effects include: Feelings of extreme terror, feeling several different emotions at once, rapid changes from one emotion to another, terrifying thoughts like losing control or fear of insanity or death, feelings of despair, delusions and visual hallucinations, dilated pupils, increased body temperature, heart rate, and blood pressure, profuse sweating, loss of appetite, sleeplessness, dry mouth, and tremors?

Inhalants
Methamphetamine
Rohypnol
LSD

Correct Answer

A. LSD

Explanation

LSD (Lysergic acid diethylamide) is a hallucinogenic drug that can cause various side effects. These include feelings of extreme terror, experiencing multiple emotions simultaneously, rapid mood swings, terrifying thoughts such as losing control or fear of insanity or death, feelings of despair, delusions, and visual hallucinations. Physical effects can also occur, such as dilated pupils, increased body temperature, heart rate, and blood pressure, profuse sweating, loss of appetite, sleeplessness, dry mouth, and tremors.

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Which drugs side effects include: Decreased blood pressure, drowsiness, visual disturbances, dizziness, confusion, stomach, intestine, and urinary problems, anterograde amnesia, in which individuals may not remember events they experienced while under the influence of the drug?

Prescription Drugs
Rohypnol
GHB
Marijuana

Correct Answer

A. Rohypnol

Explanation

Rohypnol is the correct answer because it is a drug known for its side effects of decreased blood pressure, drowsiness, visual disturbances, dizziness, confusion, stomach, intestine, and urinary problems, as well as anterograde amnesia. This drug is often used as a date rape drug due to its ability to cause memory loss in individuals who have taken it. Prescription drugs and marijuana do not typically have these specific side effects.

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Which drugs side effects include: Confusion, depression, sleep problems, severe anxiety, muscle tension, involuntary teeth clenching, chills or sweating, and dependence and withdrawal effects (fatigue, loss of appetite, depressed feelings, and trouble concentrating)?

Cocaine
Ecstasy
Prescription Drugs
Inhalants

Correct Answer

A. Ecstasy

Explanation

Ecstasy is the correct answer because its side effects include confusion, depression, sleep problems, severe anxiety, muscle tension, involuntary teeth clenching, chills or sweating, and dependence and withdrawal effects such as fatigue, loss of appetite, depressed feelings, and trouble concentrating.

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Which drugs side effects include: Slurred speech, lack of coordination, dizziness, lightheadedness, hallucinations, delusions, loss in control, lingering headache, confusion, nausea or vomiting, hypoxia (suffocation, asphyxiation), muscle spasms and tremors?

Inhalants
Methamphetamine
Heroin
GHB

Correct Answer

A. Inhalants

Explanation

Inhalants are substances that are inhaled to produce mind-altering effects. They include a wide range of household and industrial chemicals, such as paint thinner, gasoline, and aerosol sprays. The side effects listed in the question are commonly associated with the use of inhalants. These substances can cause damage to the brain, liver, kidneys, and other organs. The chemicals in inhalants can also disrupt the normal functioning of the central nervous system, leading to symptoms such as slurred speech, lack of coordination, dizziness, hallucinations, and delusions. Additionally, inhalant use can result in hypoxia, which is a lack of oxygen to the brain, and this can cause muscle spasms, tremors, confusion, and nausea or vomiting.

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Which drugs side effects include: Impaired senses of judgment, impaired coordination, hallucinations, delirium, disconnection from surroundings, vulnerable to sexual assault (due to loss of control), depression and fatal respiratory problems?

Cocaine
Marijuana
Ecstasy
Ketamine

Correct Answer

A. Ketamine

Explanation

Ketamine is the correct answer because it is a dissociative anesthetic drug that can cause a range of side effects, including impaired judgment, impaired coordination, hallucinations, delirium, and a disconnection from surroundings. It can also make individuals more vulnerable to sexual assault due to the loss of control it causes. Additionally, ketamine can lead to depression and fatal respiratory problems.

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Which drugs side effects include: Increased respiration, rapid heart rate, irregular heartbeat, increased blood pressure, hyperthermia, severe dental problems, anxiety, confusion, insomnia, mood disturbances, violent behavior, psychotic features, including paranoia, visual and auditory hallucinations, and delusions?

Marijuana
Ketamine
Methamphetamine
Rohypnol

Correct Answer

A. Methamphetamine

Explanation

Methamphetamine is the correct answer because it is a highly potent stimulant drug that can cause a wide range of side effects. Increased respiration, rapid heart rate, irregular heartbeat, increased blood pressure, and hyperthermia are all common physiological effects of methamphetamine use. Additionally, methamphetamine can cause severe dental problems, anxiety, confusion, insomnia, mood disturbances, and violent behavior. It can also induce psychotic features such as paranoia, visual and auditory hallucinations, and delusions. Marijuana, ketamine, and Rohypnol do not typically produce all of these specific side effects.

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Which drugs side effects include: Increased body temperature, heart rate, and blood pressure, headaches, abdominal pain, nausea, decreased appetite, irritability, restlessness, anxiety, paranoia, loss of smell, nosebleeds, and chronic runny nose?

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Which drugs side effects include: Decreased blood pressure, drowsiness, visual disturbances, dizziness, confusion, stomach, intestine, and urinary problems, anterograde amnesia, in which individuals may not remember events they experienced while under the influence of the drug?

Which drugs side effects include: Confusion, depression, sleep problems, severe anxiety, muscle tension, involuntary teeth clenching, chills or sweating, and dependence and withdrawal effects (fatigue, loss of appetite, depressed feelings, and trouble concentrating)?

Which drugs side effects include: Slurred speech, lack of coordination, dizziness, lightheadedness, hallucinations, delusions, loss in control, lingering headache, confusion, nausea or vomiting, hypoxia (suffocation, asphyxiation), muscle spasms and tremors?

Which drugs side effects include: Impaired senses of judgment, impaired coordination, hallucinations, delirium, disconnection from surroundings, vulnerable to sexual assault (due to loss of control), depression and fatal respiratory problems?