Types of Drugs
These drugs are known to excite the central nervous system.
What are stimulants.
Sharing needles can increase your risk of contracting this common (but curable!) infection
What is Hepatitis C?
Doing this before drinking alcohol can slow the rate of absorption in the body.
What is eating?
This common stimulant is often smoked in cigarettes or "vaped".
What is nicotine?
These two things are KEY to cleaning wounds.
What are soap and water?
This psychoactive plant comes in two main strains, Sativa and Indica.
What is cannabis?
Pale or ashen skin, loss of consciousness, and infrequent rattling breaths can all be a sign of this
What is an overdose?
This drug (generic or brand) can help reverse an opioid overdose.
What is Naloxone or Narcan?
This is the type of alcohol that people drink.
What is ethanol?
This tranquilizer can cause wounds that start small and grow larger
What is xylazine?
These drugs slow down the central nervous system.
What are depressants?
Using this stimulant can cause paranoia, anxiety, irritability, mood swings, and sometimes hallucinations.
What is methamphetamine?
The technical term for this harm reduction strategy is "delayed initiation".
What is waiting until you are older to try a substance?
This type of stimulant includes the brand Adderall that helps with ADD/ADHD.
What is amphetamines?
True or false: hydrogen peroxide should be used to clean out wounds.
False
This drug mimics the body's natural pain relief system.
What are opioids?
In addition to harming the heart and lungs, drugs are known to weaken this system of the body, making users more susceptible to infections.
What is the immune system?
Doing this while using one substance will greatly increase the health risks.
What is using another substance?
Alcohol increases the production of this neurotransmitter, which slows the brain down.
What is GABA?
This common drugstore product can be used to keep gauze from sticking to a wound.
What is petroleum jelly? (Or triple antibiotic ointment)
Safe use sites for this drug are common across the country- even here!
What is alcohol?
This life-threatening heart infection can be a side effect of injection drug use
What is endocarditis?
These two words describe the prescribed amount and frequency of drug use.
What is dose and dosage?
Cannabis is known for two main cannabinoids, CBD, and the other one that gets people high.
What is THC (tetrahydrocannabinol)?
Swelling, redness, and red streaking around a wound are signs of this
What is an infection?