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6. What are anabolic steroids?
- Drugs that stimulate the body to make more red blood cells.
- Drugs that help to build up muscle mass.
- Drugs which help to ignore pain.
- Drugs which slow down the heart rate.
7. What do recreational drugs affect?
- The way your nervous system works.
- The way plants photosynthesise.
- The way your digestive system works.
- The way your reproductive system works.
8. Thalidomide was originally developed as a sleeping pill.
9. Stages of developing a drug:
- 1) Drug. 2) Cells, tissues, organs. 3) Animals. 4) Humans.
- 1) Drug. 2) Cells. 3) Humans and Animals.
- 1) Drug. 2) Animals. 3) Cells, tissues, organs. 4) Humans.
- 1) Drug. 2) Animals. 3) Humans.
10. What is a recreational drug?
- A legal drug.
- A drug which is taken for fun.
- A drug which treats a disease.
- An illegal drug.
11. Alcohol is linked to:
- Lung cancer
- Liver cancer
- Mental illness
12. A drug is tested to establish:
- Its strength, side effects it causes and the most appropriate dose.
- Its taste, strength and most appropriate dose.
- Its effectiveness, toxicity and most appropriate dose.
- Its effectiveness, strength and most appropriate dose.
13. Cannabis is linked to:
- Lung Cancer
- Mental illness
- Liver cancer
14. Paracetamol is a type of drug which:
- Relives symptoms
- Treats symptoms
15. A double-blind trial is when...
- Neither the doctor nor patient know who has received the real drug and who has received the placebo.
- Neither the pharmacist nor doctor are aware of the patient has received the real drug or the placebo.
- Neither the patient or the pharmacist are aware if the doctor had prescribed the real drug or the placebo.
16. Which have more negative impacts on health?
- Legal drugs
- Illegal drugs
17. What is a placebo?
- A bacterial infection.
- A substance used in clinics in place of dangerous microorganisms.
- A substance used in clinical trials which doesn't contain any drug.
- A substance which smells like one thing and tastes like another.
18. What are statins?
- Drugs that are used in diets.
- Drugs that lower the amount of cholesterol in your blood.
- Drugs that increase an athlete's metabolism.
19. An antibiotic is a type of drug which:
- Treats symptoms
- Relieves symptoms
20. A drug is a substance that alters the way in which your body works. They can affect:
- Your mind
- Both: mind and body
- Your body