History
Drug Types
Deadliest Drugs
Long Term Effects
Drug Terms
100

This substance was prohibited in America between 1922 and 1933.

What is Alcohol?

100

A type of drug that causes visual or audio hallucinations.

What is a Hallucinogen?

100

CDC reported this as the 2nd deadliest drug in 2018. Can be found in a powdered form, sometimes taken by injection.

What is Heroin?

Due to it being taken with or laced with other drugs, and its varying types of ways to take make this a leading cause of drug overdose and death. 

100

This drug over time can rot your teeth and make them fall out.

What is Meth?

What is Methamphetamine?

100

Death caused by taking too much of a substance. 

What is Overdose?

200

This ingredient to create cocaine was also originally used in this soda. 

What is the Coca-Cola?

200

The general term for drugs using any psychoactive compound with numbing or paralyzing properties on the body or brain.  

What is Narcotic?

200

CDC reported this as the 3rd deadliest drug in 2018. Can be found usually in a powdered form. 

What is Cocaine?

The short term high that cocaine produces leads to people taking it more and more frequently, risking overdose as tolerance increases. 

200

This legal* substance can cause cancer, staining of teeth and skin, lack of appetite, and all around smells bad. 

What is Tobacco?

What is Cigarettes?

What is Nicotine?

200

This is the term for the bodies need of a drug, often uncontrollable.

What is Addiction?

300

This style of music in the 1960s was named after this drug due to its "psychedelic" nature.

What is Acid?

What is Acid Rock?

300

The category for drugs often easily accessible over the counter or from doctors?

What are Opioids?

300

CDC reports this as the 4th deadliest drug in 2018.

A synthetic drug, which means it isn't found in nature but made in a lab. 

What is Meth?

A  synthetic drug that can cause addiction as quickly as its first use. The prolonged use causes tolerance and combined with the need for the high, risks overdose. 

300

This substance is known to permanently hinder the brains ability to learn, especially if used during adolescents.

What is Marijuana?

300

This is one of the 3 most common charges involving drugs.

What is Possession?

What is Manufacture?

What is Distribution?

Depending on the severity, history, and the drug, most federal sentences could fall between 5 years and life. 

400

This was the smoking age in America from the 1890s to 1988. 

What is 16?

400

Alcohol is considered this type of drug.

What is a depressant?

400

CDC reports this is the 5th deadliest drug in 2018.

An opioid usually given for psychiatric illness. 

What is Xanax?

An opiod designed for treating psychiatric illness. When abused it causes addiction. Becomes more dangerous when taken with other drugs like alcohol which can cause overdose. 

400

Alcohol, opioids, and heroin can cause damage in this organ if taken over time or even failure if abused together. 

What is the Liver?

400

The term for the bodies reaction to the absence of a drug in the system. Its reaction to needing it and oftentimes painful. 

What is Withdrawal?

500

The British fought 2 wars with the Chinese between 1838 and 1860 named after this Drug.

What is Opium?

500

A type of drug that speeds up or over exerts the bodies nervous system.

What is a stimulant?

500

The CDC rated this as the #1 deadliest drug in 2018.

A medication supposed to be given to patients suffering severe pain.

What is Fentanyl?

Over 70% of Fentanyl deaths included other drugs. Things laced or taken with Fentanyl. 

500

CDC reports that marijuana use costs an average of this much per year.

What is 7,500+ dollars per year.

Drugs like Heroine and cocaine approach over 10,000 per year. 

500

The term for substances deemed illegal to own or sell in the unites states. 

What is a controlled substance?
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