Hallucinogens
What is the most commonly used hallucinogen?
LSD
List the 5 methods of use for marijuana
Pills, smoked, swallowed, injected, snorted.
An effect of opiates are the decreasing the sensation of....?
Pain
What is the most common stimulant?
Caffeine
What is the alcohol found in beer, wine, and other liquors?
How do hallucinogens effect your senses?
senses of touch and pain are dulled
How do depressants effect your speech?
They slur your speech.
What are 3 forms of opiates?
Pills, liquid, powder.
What are stimulants used for?
Increase energy and speed up brain function.
Alcohol is under which drug category?
Depressant
What is the name of this dream-like sense that people experience while on hallucinogens?
Out-of-body experience
What are depressants used for?
To reduce anxiety, dull physical/emotional pain, help sleep.
What are the main 2 effects of opiate?
Dream-like, euphoric state, and lessens physical and emotional pain.
Stimulants are usually prescribed to people with...
ADD/ADHD
What is a long-term effect on the brain from alcohol?
Brain shrinkage
Paranoia, disorganized thinking, visual disturbances, mood changes...
What do depressants do to the Central Nervous Systems?
Slow down the function
What neurotransmitters do opiates affect?
Endorphins
What effect can stimulants have on your appetite?
Decrease appetite.
Alcohol is absorbed into the blood stream within how many minutes after consumption?
5-10 minutes
What do they do to the brain?
GHB (4-Hydroxybutanotic acid) is also commonly know as...
What is a physical, short-term effect of opiates?
Nausea and diarrhea.
What chemical is a stimulant found in cigarettes?
Nicotine
Alcohol is metabolized by the liver at how many ounces per hour?
0.5oz per hour