Alcohol
A common acronym for driving intoxicated.
What is a DWI
The slang term for Marijuana that is also the name for unwanted plants in gardens.
What is weed
When your body needs more of a drug to feel a "high".
What is drug tolerance
The colorless, highly addictive stimulant drug found in tobacco.
What is nicotine
Extracted from the Asian opium poppy plant, this drug is highly addictive and was used as cough medicine in the 1890s.
What is Heroin
A severe condition cause by exposure to alcohol in the womb.
What is fetal alcohol syndrome
The primary psychoactive chemical in cannabis that make you feel "high".
What is THC
The major class of drugs that speed up the messages traveling between your brain and body. Nicotine and Cocaine are part of the category.
What is a stimulant
Abbreviation for the percentage of alcohol circulating in a person's bloodstream.
What is BAC (Blood Alcohol Content)
This mild stimulant is the most widely consumed psychoactive drug in the world, naturally found in coffee beans, tea leaves, and soda.
Factors that impact intoxication.
What is bodyweight, gender, and food intake
The non-intoxicating compound in cannabis used for medical properties.
What is CBD
What is a depressant
Drinking 5 or more drinks in a two-hour period for males, or 4 or more for females.
What is binge drinking
What soda company contained cocaine in it during the 1800s
What is 0.08%
The acronym for driving while under the influence of cannabis.
What is a DUI
This class of powerful painkillers relieves severe pain but carries a high risk of dependency, like heroin and morphine.
What are opioids or narcotics
The physical and mental symptoms that occur when an addicted person stops using a drug.
What is withdrawal
Account for roughly half of a person's vulnerability to drug addiction.
What is biology and genetics
The type of drug alcohol is categorized as.
What is a depressant
The first U.S. state to legalize the recreational sale and use of marijuana in 2012.
What is Colorado
Also known as psychedelics, these drugs distort the user's perception of reality and include LSD.
What are hallucinogens
The vital organ primarily responsible for metabolizing and breaking down alcohol in the body.
What is the liver
In 1806, this active alkaloid was first isolated from opium and named after the Greek god of dreams.
What is morphine