Stimulants
A legal stimulant that many people have every day.
What is caffeine?
The most commonly consumed depressant.
What is alcohol?
The substance in cannabis that causes the high.
What is THC?
The inhalant Galaxy Gas is actually a drug called ___.
What is nitrous oxide?
The need to take more of a drug because the original dose doesn't have the same effect anymore.
What is tolerance?
A short acting but intense drug that is inhaled through a cigarette or vape.
What is nicotine?
What is binge drinking?
What is CBD?
This substance, Rohypnol, has been used to drug and harm people without them realizing or remembering. It's nickname is __.
What are roofies?
A person can become very physically sick when they stop using a potent drug. This is called ____.
What is withdrawal?
A prescription amphetamine that some people take to help with their ADHD.
What is Adderall?
When someone gets sick (vomiting, hungover, passed out) from drinking too much they are experiencing an ___.
What is an overdose?
People who use these devices are inhaling THC but not smoking the actual cannabis plant.
What are vapes?
Prescription medications like Xanax, Ativan and Valium are primarily prescribed to treat insomnia and ___.
What is anxiety?
When a person needs a drug to help them emotionally get through a day.
What is psychological dependence?
The neurotransmitter that causes the euphoria and also addictiveness of stimulants.
What is dopamine?
Alcohol use disorder gets worse and harder to treat the longer someone waits to get help. This is why addiction is usually considered to be chronic and ___.
What is progressive?
This nickname for cannabis (often in music) actually means "long-term and possibly life-long".
What is chronic?
A very potent synthetic opiate that is causing most of the drug overdoses in this country.
What is fentanyl?
An intense craving for a drug that makes the person put finding and using the drug their first priority even if it is causing harm.
What is addiction?
A highly addictive and intense drug that can easily cause overdose and death.
What is cocaine?
A mixed drink with 3 ounces of vodka and 6 ounces of fruit juice equals this number of drinks.
What is two?
This substance is made from large amounts of CBD and is currently legal in some states due to a regulatory loophole.
What is Delta-8?
These opiate pills are addictive even though they are prescribed regularly.
What is Percocet/Vicodin?
When a family member or friend of an addicted person sacrifices their own health and well-being to care for or cover for them.
What is co-dependency?
A tobacco-free nicotine product that is placed in the mouth.
What is a Zyn?
If someone drinks 3 ounces of 151 proof alcohol, they are really having this number of drinks.
What is four?
Taking THC through this type of product is the most common cause of overdose because people take way more than their body can handle.
What are edibles?
Opiates are depressants and slow brain function and also stimulate the release of this potent neurotransmitter in the brain.
What is dopamine?
What is relapse?
Some people illegally use a friend's ADHD medication because they think it will help them with this.
What is studying/taking tests/getting work done?
If a friend is in medical trouble from drinking too much, this law will protect the person who calls for help.
What is the Good Samaritan Law?
Some people use this substance thinking it is similar to cannabis but is actually much more intense and shorter acting.
Opiate medications work so well because they fit perfectly into the receptors for this naturally occurring painkiller that we all have in our brains.
What are endorphins?
What is recovery?