Name me
History of Drugs
Am i addictive?
Long/Short Term Effects
Name that Category
100
I am a white powdery substance. People will snort me up their nostrils to get high.
What is Cocaine
100
On October 15, 1492, Christopher Columbus was offered this by American Aboriginals. This plant is smoke, sniffed and chewed.
What is Tobacco
100
Is alcohol addictive?
YES
100
This drug is linked to study difficulties: reduced ability to learn and retain information especially the developing brain.
What is Marijuana
100
a drug that causes hallucinations, such as LSD.
What is Hallucinogens
200
I am a crystal that is often smoked through a pipe, or cooked and injected through a syringe. I am very dangerous to people.
What is Crystal Meth (Methamphetamine)
200
Starting from ancient times, people have seemingly always had access to this liquid drug. It comes in many forms. The most traditional comes from fermented grapes, and fermented wheat, barley and hops.
What is alcohol
200
Drug dependence is another word for...
What is Drug Addiction
200
This category reduces functional or nervous activity and also reduces arousal or stimulation, in various areas of the brain. Common examples of this category are sedatives, tranquilizer, alcohol and sleeping pills.
What is Depressants
300
I am ingested in pill form. I am often referred to as a molly or "X" on the street.
What is Ecstasy, or MDMA
300
Coca is one of the oldest, most potent and most dangerous stimulants of natural origin. Three thousand years before the birth of Christ, ancient Incas in the Andes chewed coca leaves to get their hearts racing and to speed their breathing to counter the effects of living in thin mountain air.
What is Cocaine
300
This is the unpleasant physical reaction that happens to the human body when a person stops taking an addictive drug.
What is Withdrawl
400
Some of my short term symptoms consist of: Panic, Anxiety, Poor coordination of movement and Lowered reaction time. Hint: I am a plant
What is marijuana
400
In the mid to late 1800’s, opium was a fairly popular drug. Opium dens were scattered throughout what we know today as the wild west. The opium influx during this period was due in large part to the drug being brought into the country via Chinese immigrants who came here to work on the railroads.
What is Heroin
400
Cigarettes and chewing tobacco are addictive. What drug in tobacco is addictive?
What is Nicotine
400
This substance raises levels of physiological or nervous activity in the body. Common examples are coffee and cigarettes.
What is stimulants
500
I am a synthetic crystalline compound, lysergic acid diethylamide, that is a potent hallucinogenic drug
What is LSD or Acid
500
Ambien, Valium and even Advil are examples of these. They can be highly addictive and have been prescribed by many health care professionals and physicians for a long time in Canada.
What are prescription pills
500
Cannabis is a very commonly used drug, which is now prescribed by doctors in Canada. Can people become dependant on marijuana?
Yes
500
Abusing substances like alcohol and tobacco can change the way you behave and make you seem like a different person. This can have ill effects on relationships with family and friends. What category does this affect?
What is Short-term Social Concern
500
This category of drug is a chemical substance that changes brain function and changes perceptions, moods, or consciousness. Examples are heroin, cocaine cannabis or alcohol.
What is Psychoactives
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