Effects of Drugs
What is the liver?
This organ is most responsible for processing drugs and alcohol.
What are stimulants?
These drugs speed up the body's functions.
What does it do to the brain?
Addiction affects the brain into needing the drug.
what is no?
One way to avoid drug use is learning how to say no and decline when offered drugs.
What is 21?
It is illegal for people under 21 to buy tobacco products in the U.S. and 21 is the age where you are allowed to purchase alcohol and other drugs if they are legal.
What is the brain?
Drugs can slow down, speed up, or alter this body's control center.
What are depressants?
These drugs cause the person's actions to become sluggish or slower and alcohol belongs in this type of drug.
What are cravings?
Cravings are strong desires to use a drug despite negative consequenses.
What is support?
Trusted adults, teacher, and counselors provide support.
What is a DUI?
Driving under the influence is what a DUI is.
What is depression?
Long-term drug use can increase the risk of depression which is characterized by sadness and loss of interest in most things.
What are hallucinogens?
These drugs cause changes in perception, mood, and thinking skills.
What is tolerance?
Needing more of a drug to get the same effect is what tolerance is.
How to reduce drug use
Participating in sports, clubs, and hobbies can reduce the risk of getting into drugs.
What is illegal?
Drugs or actions against the law is considered illegal such as sharing prescription medications with someone else.
What is reaction time?
Reaction time is the skill to quickly process and react to something that is happening and drugs can make you unable to react fast enough.
What are tobacco products or vapes?
Inhalants where the user inhales smoke from these to get high or to get a stress reducing effect and nicotine is found in these.
What is withdrawal?
Symptoms that occur when someone stops using a drug are called withdrawal.
What are informed decisions?
Understanding the risks of drugs helps people make decisions that help someone properly choose what they want to do.
What are drugs/alcohol?
Drugs and alcohol effect how someone's mood is, how they act, and how someone thinks.
What is overdose?
Overdose is taking too much of a drug which can lead to death.
What are opioids?
Prescription painkillers such as oxycodone are a type of opioid.
What is health?
Addiction can affect relationships, school performance, and major areas in life.
What is risky behavior?
911 is the emergency number that should be called if someone seems to have overdosed from drug usage or other circumstances.