DRUG CLASSIFICATIONS
This class of drug, which includes alcohol, slows down the central nervous system, often leading to reduced inhibition, drowsiness, and impaired coordination.
DEPRESSANTS
What is the group of painful physical and mental symptoms that occur when a person suddenly stops using a drug on which they are physically dependent?
Withdrawal
What method of drug administration bypasses the digestive system and delivers the drug directly into the bloodstream, resulting in the fastest, most intense high?
INJECTION
What term describes taking a prescription drug in any way other than how it was prescribed —including taking someone else's medication or taking it to get high?
MISUSE
A person who returns to substance use after trying to quit is experiencing this.
Relapse
This category of drug, which includes caffeine and cocaine, speeds up the body's processes, leading to increased alertness, energy, and heart rate.
STIMULANTS
What term refers to a process or facility designed to help individuals recover from drug addiction and reintegrate into society?
REHAB
THE LIVER IS ONLY ABLE TO OXIDIZE THIS AMOUNT OF ALCOHOL EVERY HOUR
1. OZ
What classification of medication can be purchased legally without a doctor's order because it is generally safe for use when following the label directions?
OVER THE COUNTER MEDICATION
EX. Advil, Niquil, Nasal Spray, wtc.
Drivers under 21 will be charged with a DWI & Lose their license for 1 year for having any measurable amount of alcohol in their system while operating a vehicle. This policy is known as..
ZERO TOLERANCE POLICY
The scientific name for the plant species from which marijuana is derived, and it contains the psychoactive compound THC.
CANNABIS
What term describes the state where a user requires larger doses of a drug to achieve the original effect?
TOLERANCE
What organ is most directly affected by all psychoactive drugs, altering communication between neurons and impacting mood, perception, and behavior?
BRAIN
This is the formal authorization given by a healthcare professional that specifies a drug, dosage, and instructions for a patient's treatment.
What term describes when a street drug, such as cocaine or heroin, has been secretly mixed or cut with a much more powerful and often cheaper substance like fentanyl, dramatically increasing the risk of an overdose?
LACED
These drugs, such as LSD and mushrooms, fundamentally alter a user's perception of reality, often causing them to see or hear things that aren't there.
Hallucinogens
What is the term for taking a toxic or excessive amount of a drug, which often results in severe medical distress, loss of consciousness, or death?
OVERDOSE
Known as the "feel-good" chemical, this specific neurotransmitter is the main component of the brain's reward system and is flooded by nearly all drugs of abuse.
DOPAMINE
This addictive drug found in cigarettes and vapes is also a stimulant, speeding up heart rate and releasing dopamine.
NICOTINE
Living around exposure to drug use can increase someone’s risk of addiction. These outside conditions are known as this type of risk factor.
Enviornment
Derived from the opium poppy or synthesized, this powerful class of drugs includes Percocet, Vicodin, Oxycontin, fentanyl and heroin is primarily used medically for intense pain relief.
Opioids/Narcotics
The interaction of two drugs in such a way that the total effect is greater than the sum of the individual effects.
SYNERGISIM
Unlike smoking, the effects of edibles can take this long to kick in, causing some people to accidentally consume too much. (Answer is a Range)
30 Minutes - 90 Minutes
What is the name of the life-saving medication, administered as a nasal spray or injection, that can rapidly reverse an opioid overdose by blocking the effects of opioids on the brain?
Naloxone (Narcan)
A substance often inhaled from household products, like glue or paint, to get high.