Alcohol
Substance Use Disorder
Drugs of Abuse
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100

You must be this age to purchase alcohol in the United States

21

100

This is another word for "substance use disorder"

Addiction

100

E-cigarettes and vapes are this type of extremely addicted substance

Nicotine

100

When someone puts drugs or alcohol in a person's drink without them knowing

drink spiking

100

An Illicit drug is one that is

Illegal

200

Drinking alcohol can affect a person's _______- making skills

decision

200

Teens are at a higher risk for becoming addicted to drugs because of this

Their brains are not fully developed

200

Fentanyl and Heroid cause strong addictions and many overdoses. They are this type of drugs

Opioids

200

This is used to try to reverse an opioid overdose and save a person's life

Narcan/Naloxone

200

The feelings of a drug wearing off are called this

come-down

300

Being intoxicated can slow down a person's

reaction time

300

A treatment option that includes living somewhere while you get help for addiction

Rehab/Residential Treatment

300

Drugs in pill form can be crushed up and taken by doing this up the nose

snort

300

When someone who was addicted to drugs in the past, restarts their drug use

Relapse

300

When do do a lot of something in a short period of time

binge

400

Alcohol is a depressant, so it does this to your brain and body

Slows it down

400

A person will this type of health issue may be more likely to form a drug addiction

mental health issue/mental illness

400

This drug can cause feelings of paranoia and panic attacks for some people

Marijuana
400

Taking too much of a drug, mixing drugs together or having too strong of a drug can cause this

overdose

400
Getting medical help/support to treat a person during the process of getting drugs out of the body

Detox

500
What does DUI stand for?

Driving Under the Influence

500
A person who experiences this in their life may be more like to form a drug addiction

trauma

500

Huffing chemicals like spray paint or gasoline is using this type of drugs

Inhalants

500

When an addicted person stop's feeling the effects of a drug, it is due to their

tolerance

500

This is a type of support group to help a person in their addiction recovery

12-step program, AA or NA

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