DRUGS

Illegal or legal (In Atlanta)

100

alcohol

legal (21 and over) 

200

heroin 

Illegal 

300

Nicotine 

Legal (21 and over) 

400

prescription drugs 

Legal 

500

Marijuana 

Illegal 

street names & slang

100

What is another word/slang name for cocaine? 

coke, crack 

200

What is another word/slang for cannabis?

weed, marijuana, pot  

300

What is another word/slang for Methamphetamine?

meth, crystal meth, tina 

400

What is another word for nitrous oxide? 

laughing gas 

500

What is another word/slang for Phencyclidine (PCP)?

angel dust 

stages of drug addiction

100

What is it called when an individual uses or tries a substance of their choice for the first time?

Initial use

200

What is it called when the individual starts to use the drug more consistently and tries it in different ways, but still only has little to no cravings?

Experimentation 

300

What is it called when the substance use starts to become normalized, but they still feel in control, but patterns do start to form?

Regular use

400

What is it called when regular use starts to grow, and the drugs start having many negative impacts on their life?

Risky use

500

What is it called when the individual is at a point in their life where they feel they can no longer deal with life without access to drugs? 

Addiction 

celebrities using drugs

100

This actress received a DUI and realized soon after that her alcohol addiction was a gateway to cocaine. After realizing her problems, she got help and is now doing great. 

Lindsay Lohan 

200

Passed away in 2008 of a toxic combination of six prescription drugs. Starred in The Dark Night. 

Heath Ledger 

300

This actor began smoking at age 11 and experimenting with his prescription drugs shortly after. Later, he got the help he needed. 

Jonny Depp 

400

This American actress and model's rise to fame quickly escalated due to addiction. Her career was cut short in 1962 due to overdose. 

Marilyn Monroe 

500

This woman starring in Freaky Friday and Halloween had opened up about hiding her addiction for a long time. She was changed in a recovery meeting and a long time after, was sober for 22 years. 

Jamie Lee Curtis 

random

100

What is a drug?

Substance that changes a person mental or physical state.

200

Name two positives to using a drug. 

 

Analgesics (pain relief), Antibiotics, Anti-Cancer, Anti-Diabetics, Anti-depressants, etc

300

Why is alcohol considered a drug?

Alcohol is a drug because it affects the mind and body and can be addictive.

400

You’re at Ray’s house. He makes fun of you because you don’t want to drink beer and smoke weed with him. What do you do?

Say NO, leave, give reasons (any sort of excuse), tell them you get drug tested regularly, etc. 

500

After Addiction, what is the final stage of the addiction stages? This stage is when you began to quit or slow down the use of substances. 

Withdrawal