Drug Classifications
Drugs that slow down the central nervous system.
What are depressants?
Smack, H, Horse, Black Tar
What is Heroin?
Opioid drug that is 80-100 times stronger than morphine.
What is Fentanyl?
Addiction is treatable but is not this.
What is curable?
Rehabilitation method that requires a person to stay at a treatment facility.
What is inpatient rehab?
Drugs that speed up the central nervous system.
What are stimulants?
Coke, Nose Candy, Blow, Snow
What is Cocaine?
Prescription drug used to treat ADHD.
What is Ritalin?
Taking too much of a substance, which can be lethal.
Rehabilitation method that allows a person to attend treatment sessions while living at home.
What is outpatient rehab?
Powerful, highly addictive drugs used for pain relief.
What are opioids/narcotics?
Tina, Ice, Glass, Speed
What is Crystal Meth?
Synthetic opioid used to treat severe and chronic pain.
What is oxycodone?
Two ways in which the body relies on a substance.
What are physical and psychological dependence?
The process of clearing a person's body of drugs they have consumed.
What is detox?
Household substances that produce breathable toxic fumes.
What are inhalants?
Molly, Love Drug, 007, MDMA
What is Ecstasy?
Also known as roofies, this drug is often used as an aid for sexual assault.
What is Rohypnol?
Addiction is classified as a disease due to the dysfunction of this organ.
What is the brain?
Symptoms that occur when a person stops taking a drug they are addicted to.
What is withdrawal?
Psychedelic drugs that alter perceptions, thoughts, and feelings.
What are hallucinogens?
Angel Dust, Hog, Rocket Fuel, Love Boat
What is PCP?
Hallucinogenic drug known to cause acid "trips" and flashbacks.
What is LSD?
Opioids cause the brain to release a massive dose of this "feel good" chemical.
What is dopamine?
When a person stops avoiding drugs and returns to their previous level of use.
What is relapse?