Terms
Drug Categories
"Other Drugs"
Specific Drugs
Potpourri
100

Unnecessary or improper use of chemical substances for nonmedical purposes

What is substance abuse?

100
Drugs that speed up the Central Nervous System
What are stimulants?
100
Drug used to speed up recovery from workouts and promote muscle growth. Causes stroke, depression and wild mood swings.
What are steroids?
100
A highly addictive street narcotic that is taken orally or injected.
What is heroin?
100

The ill effects of taking too much of a drug or combining it with another substance.

What is Overdose?

200

Prescription painkillers (like Oxycontin and Hydrocodone) when abused, have effects that most closely resemble what street drug?.

What is Heroin?

200
Drugs that slow down the Central Nervous System.
What are depressants?
200
Two illegal drugs derived from the hemp plant.
What are marijuana and hashish?
200
A rapid-acting powerful stimulant that can cause heart attacks.
What is cocaine?
200

The body develops a chemical need for a drug. This is called physiological _______________.

What is dependence?

300

Chemical substances produced artificially in a laboratory.

What are synthetic drugs?

300
Drugs derived from the opium plant that have a sedative (no feeling) effect.
What are narcotics?
300
Substances with breathable fumes that are sniffed and inhaled to give a hallucinogenic or mind-altering high.
What are inhalants?
300
Also known as acid, this drug is a powerful and unpredictable hallucinogen. It comes in tablet, capsule or liquid form (often put on paper tabs).
What is LSD? (Lysergic Acid Diethylamide)
300
Irrational suspiciousness or distrust of others.
What is paranoia?
400

Lack of interest in social situations, lack of productivity, etc. caused by repeated marijuana use.

What is amotivational syndrome?

400
Drugs that alter moods, thoughts and sense perceptions, including vision, hearing, smell and touch.
What are hallucinogens?
400
The active chemical in marijuana that makes the user high.
What is THC?
400
MDMA. It is a designer drug meant to imitate the affects of methamphetamine (speed).
What is ecstasy?
400
Feeling of intense well-being or elation that may be followed by a complete "crash" or letdown.
What is euphoria?
500

The illness, nausea or discomfort felt by a person attempting to quit a drug.

What is withdrawal?

500
The term used to describe all mind-altering drugs.
What is psychoactive?
500
Drugs made to physically resemble specific illegal drugs.
What are look-alike drugs?
500
A form of cheap, highly addictive cocaine that is usually smoked.
What is crack?
500
A drug or substance whose use may lead to experimentation with harder substances.
What is a gateway drug?
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