OPIOIDS
These refer to NATURAL pain killers such as heroin, morphine and codeine.
OPIATES
What are prescription medications such as Adderall, Concerta and Ritalin considered?
AMPHETAMINES
What is the classification of drugs called that cause hallucinations?
PSYCHEDELICS
TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL
What is another word for sporadic or unplanned use of substances primarily for social reasons only.
RECREATIONAL USE
This has TEN TIMES the pain killing properties of opium
MORPHINE
This is a powerfully addictive stimulant made from the leaves of the coca plant native to South America.
COCAINE
This is an herbal substance that can produce opioid-like and stimulant-like effects.
KRATOM
CANNABIS SATIVA
This is a need for increased amounts of your substance to achieve the desired affect.
TOLERANCE
After the effects of an opioid wear off, the addict usually has 8 to 12 hours in which to find the next dose before experiencing this.
WITHDRAWAL
This is a stimulant drug used as a white, bitter-tasting powder, pill or looks like glass fragments.
METHAMPHETAMINE
These chemicals/substances can cause death from asphyxiations.
INHALANTS
At what age do people reach full maturity?
AGE 25
Hint: comparable to low, medium, and high
MILD
MODERATE
SEVERE
This is a powerful synthetic opioid that the FDA has approved to treat severe pain related to surgery, and is often mixed with or sold as other drugs.
FENTANYL
Methamphetamine increases the amount of which natural chemical in the brain.
DOPAMINE
Methylenedioxymethampetamine is the scientific name for which drug?
MDMA/ECSTASY
ENDOCANNABINOIDS
AARON PITCHFORD
This medication acts as an opioid antagonist and reverses the effect of an overdose.
NARCAN/NALOXONE
What was the name of the poem written by a young Indian girl who was in jail for drug charges that we read during the stimulants group?
I AM METH
What is the scientific name for the drug that is referred to as the "date rape drug?"
ROHYPNOL
FRONTAL LOBE
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