Narcotics
What are the main reasons people take narcotics?
It relieves pain, relaxation, euphoria or happiness
What is the most widely consumed stimulants in the world?
Caffeine
Steroids are synthetic versions of this primary male hormone.
Tesotrorone
The main effect of depressants on the body
Slowing down the central nervous system
The first name of this drug named by Albert Hofmann in 1938.
LSD
nerve receptors in the brain and spinal cord
Stimulants primarily effect this neurotransmitter associated with reward and happiness
Dopamine
All steroids are manufactured in cells from this common sterol.
Cholesteral
Main medical disorders or medical conditions can depressants be prescribed to help with
Anxiety, panic attacks, insomnia/sleep disorders, seizures/muscle spasms
The psychoactive compound psilocybin is found in over 200 species of these fungi, commonly referred to as "magic" ones.
Mushrooms
When doctors monitor a person on narcotics they look for changes in this vital life sign
respiratory rate/breathing
the scientific name of a stimulant that can go by 'ice', 'crystal' or 'glass'
methamphetamine (crystal meth)
The slang term for the severe mood swings and aggression that can result from steroid abuse.
Roid Rage
The common date-rape drug which street name is on top of your house
Rohypnol (roofies)
This term describes the unwanted recurrence of a drug experience, sometimes more than a year after using LSD.
Flashbacks
The painful physical symptoms a person weaning off of narcotics experiences
withdrawls
The most common neurodevelopmental disorder that can be treated with stimulants like Ritalin and Adderral
ADHD
This condition involves the development of breast tissue in men, a potential side effect of anabolic steroid use.
Gynecomastia
The ancient and natural source of depressants such as heroin and morphine, the source of a series of wars between imperial China and the British empire
Opium
Though primarily classified as a hallucinogen, marijuana can also have properties of the other two main drug categories: stimulants and this.
Depressants
A new, dangerous synthetic narcotic estimated to be 50-100 times stronger than morphine
Because Stimulants both speed body systems up and raise body temperatures, users can experience these two side effects
Raised heart rate and hyperpyrexia
In women, abuse of anabolic steroids can cause the growth of this type of hair and a deepening of this body part.
Facial hair and voice
Overdosing on depressants can lead to death or coma by slowing down or stopping this bodily function
respiratory depression/ breathing
This substance, the primary active ingredient in "magic mushrooms," is converted into psilocin in the body.
Psilocybin