General Information on Drugs
Drugs are divided into 3 categories according to the law. What are these 3 categories?
1. Legal for anyone
2. Legal for adults only
3. Illegal
Name one low dose effect of depressant drugs.
Feelings of calm, drowsiness
What effect do stimulant drugs have on the Central Nervous System?
Stimulant drugs speed up, or stimulate, the Central Nervous System.
Under the law, what category of drugs do all hallucinogens fall under?
Illegal
Where do opioids/opiates come from?
Come from Opium (Poppy plant)
Name 2 examples of substances that are legal for anyone.
prescription medications, herbal supplements, non-prescription medications (anything you can get over the counter at shoppers or rexall)
Name 2 high-dose effects of depressant drugs.
Unconsciousness, coma, death
What common name do people often use to refer to stimulant drugs?
Uppers
What is another common name for hallucinogens?
Dissociatives
What are common outcomes of the misuse or abuse of opiates?
overdose & death
Name 2 examples of substances that are legal only for adults.
BONUS: Generally speaking how old does the law consider an adult to be?
alcohol, nicotine, marijuana, vapes
BONUS: 18 or 19
What body system to depressant drugs effect. Describe the effect.
Depressant drugs slow down, or depress, the Central Nervous System.
What effect do stimulant substances have on alertness
Increases alertness
Name at least 2 functions hallucinogens affect.
Perception (distorts senses and can cause hallucinations - seeing & hearing things that aren't real), emotions, mental processing
True or False? Most modern sources are extracted from natural plants.
FALSE - most modern sources are synthetically manufactures
Name 3 drug-related activities that are against the law for illegal drugs.
It is illegal to possess, purchase, import, export, grow or sell illegal substances.
Name 3 examples of depressant drugs.
beer, wine, alcohol
____ endurance
____ alertness
____ appetite
____ feelings of euphoria
increases endurance
increases alertness
decreases appetite
increases feelings of euphoria
Where do hallucinogens come from?
Some are manufactures and others are extracted from natural plants.
Name 3 effects opioids have on the human body.
Blocks pain receptors, create dependency and are therefore highly addictive, alters brain chemistry, creates a euphoric state
Name 3 examples of illegal drugs.
Cocaine, ecstasy, heroin, crack, mushrooms, ketamine
What category of drugs, according to the law, do the depressant drugs beer, wine & hard liquor fall under?
Legal for adults only. Must 18 or 19 to possess, consume, buy, sell, import or export.
Name 3 examples of stimulant drugs.
Cocaine, caffeine, meth
Name at least 3 examples of hallucinogenic substances.
Ecstasy, LSD, Mushrooms, Ketamine
Name 3 examples of opioids/opiates.
Opium, Fentanyl, Morphine, Codeine, Oxycodin