Facts about Drugs
Marijuana
Inhalants and Anabolic Steroids
Stimulants; Depressants and Other Illegal Drugs
Drug Abuse and Drug Addicition
100
Any substance that changes how the mind or body works.
What is a drug?
100
One of the most commonly used illegal drugs.
What is Marijuana?
100
Chemical products (nail polish and paint) that have strong fumes or odors.
What are inhalants?
100
Drugs that can raise heart rates, blood pressure, and brain activity. If raised too much can cause heart attacks, strokes, or even death. Cocaine and caffeine are examples of these.
What are stimulants?
100
The purposeful incorrect use of drugs or the use of an illegal drug. Example: Taking pain medicine when you are not in pain
What is drug abuse?
200
A drug that is used to cure, treat, or prevent pain, disease or illness.
What is medicine?
200
Pot; Grass; Bud; Weed
What are the many names of marijuana?
200
Drugs that are abused to build muscles and improve athletic ability.
What are anabolic steroids.
200
Drugs that slow body processes; lowering breathing and heart rates, resulting in a coma and some cases death. Alcohol and sleeping pills are examples of these.
What are depressants?
200
The accidental incorrect use of a drug. Example: Taking an extra pill of prescription medication accidentally.
What is drug misuse.
300
Medicines that can be bought without a doctor's written order.
What are Over-the-Counter Medicines?
300
Marijuana rolled in paper to be smoked.
What is a joint?
300
"High" lasts only a few minutes.
What is the reason people use inhalants over and over?
300
Strong drugs that can make people see and hear things that do not exist. Can also cause anxiety and depression.
What are Hallucinogens.
300
A condition in which a person needs more of a drug to feel the original effects of the drug.
What is tolerance?
400
Medicines that can be bought only with a written order from a doctor or other licensed professional
What are Prescription Medicines?
400
A drug that introduces people to drug use, increasing the risk they will try stronger drugs.
What is a gateway drug?
400
The most serious danger of using inhalants.
What is death?
400
A group of drugs that are made from the poppy flower. They slow heart rates, breathing, and brain activity. In large amounts, they can be fatal. Heroin is an example of this classification of drugs.
What are Opiates?
400
The body's reaction to not having a drug that is usually present in the body. Signs of this include headaches, chills, and nausea. When a person experiences this, it is a sign that the person is dependent on a drug.
What is withdrawl?
500
Factors that affect a person's reaction to drugs.
What are Weight; Food; Mood; Mixing; Amount and Allergies?
500
Makes people nervous and raises their heart rate. Can harm the immune system, increasing a person's risk of developing infections. Affects a person's short term memory and the ability to judge time and distance. Makes it hard for a person to PAY ATTENTION.
What are the affects of smoking marijuana?
500
Brain damage; hearing loss; damage to the kidney's, liver, and bones.
What are other dangers of using inhalants?
500
Monitors food and legal drugs for our safety.
What is the government?
500
The failure to control one's use of a drug. If a person is dependent on a drug, he or she craves it every day and has an ...
What is a drug addiction?
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