depressants
The class of drug alcohol belongs to
What is a depressant?
Cocaine's drug category
What is a stimulant?
Two opioids listed in the project
What are heroin and OxyContin?
The drug category of LSD
What are hallucinogens?
Two common club drugs
What is MDMA (ecstasy) and ketamine?
Social concerns related to alcohol abuse
What is the increased risk of addiction, DUIs, domestic violence, and public health costs?
Ethical concerns around prescription stimulant abuse (ex. Adderall)
What is pressure to perform and access without prescription?
Legal and social risks are associated with opioid use
What are overdose, criminal charges, needle-sharing risks, and stigma?
Stereotypes and legal issues surrounding cannabis
What is stoner stigma, debates over legalization, and its classification as a controlled substance in some areas?
Some social and ethical concerns around club drugs
What is unsafe use at parties, non-consensual drugging, and illegal distribution?
Two short-term psychological effects of depressants
What is relaxation and reduced anxiety?
Two physical effects of stimulants on the body
What is increased heart rate and dilated pupils?
Long-term psychological effects of opioid use
What are depression, anxiety, and addiction?
Short-term psychological effect of hallucinogens
What is altered perception?
A physical effect of ketamine use
What is dissociation?
What tolerance means in relation to alcohol use
What is needing more alcohol over time to feel the same effects?
Withdrawal symptoms from cocaine
What are fatigue, depression, irritability, and sleep problems?
Dependence and how it applies to heroin use
What is the brain becoming reliant on heroin to function normally, leading to withdrawal without it?
Withdrawal for cannabis users
What are irritability, insomnia, loss of appetite, and mood swings?
Tolerance and withdrawal in prescription OxyContin abuse
What is needing more to relieve pain, and experiencing flu-like symptoms, anxiety, and cravings when stopping?
How benzodiazepines affect neurotransmitters
What is enhancing the effect of GABA, which calms brain activity?
Neurotransmitter that is primarily affected by amphetamines
What is dopamine?
How opioids affect brain receptors
What is binding to opioid receptors to block pain and cause euphoria?
How marijuana interacts with brain receptors
What is binding to cannabinoid receptors. For example, areas linked to memory, coordination, and mood?
The mechanism of action for MDMA
What is increasing serotonin, dopamine levels to boost mood and energy?