Drug Education
What to say when someone offers you drugs'
NO
Type of plant
Cannabis
Comes from the leaves of this plant
Coca plant
Clear crystal chunks
Methamphetamine
Steroids are...
Artificial hormones created in a lab
When people stop using a drug
Withdrawal
The mind altering chemical
THC
The form this drug is in
Powder
Drug makes you feel, see and hear things that don't really exist
Hallucinogens
Ways to take steroids
Swallowing, injection, cream, patch
Why people use drugs.
To get high
Slang terms for this drug
Weed, pot, Mary Jane and grass
Slang names for this drug
Blow, coke, crack, candy, rock and snow
Made from the opium poppy plant
Heroin
Why people take this drug
Gain strength and increase muscle size
When people can't stop using drugs, they are __________.
Addicted
What drug is called when it is prescribed by a doctor
Medical
How drug is mostly used
Inhaled through the nose
Rohypnol, Ecstasy, and Molly
Club drugs
Short term effects
Extreme irritability and mood swings that can lead to violence, delusions and impaired judgment
Medications called OTC
Over the Counter
Negative Health Effects
Difficulty thinking and problem solving
Problems with memory and learning
Anxiety and panic attacks
Loss of coordination
Delayed reactions to situations
Solid form smoked in a pipe
Crack cocaine
Drugs people breath in, like spray paint
Inhalants
Long term effects...
Liver damage, stroke, heart attack, kidney failure