Stimulants
Depressants
Hallucinogens
General
General
100

An example of a stimulant drug is...

Ecstasy 

100

An example of a depressant drug is...

Alcohol 

Pain Killers 

Benzodiazepines 

Tranquilisers 

Cannabis 

Methadone 

Heroin 

GHB

100

An example of a hallucinogen drug is...

LSD 

Magic Mushrooms (Psilocybin)

Ketamine 

Ecstasy 

Cannabis 

100

Name a drug you can legally buy at the age of 18 in Australia?

Caffiene, Alcohol, Painkillers, Antibiotics


100

1 drug that can be injected is...

Heroin (and other opioids including entanyl, hydrocodone (Vicodin), oxycodone (OxyContin), or morphine)

Cocaine

Methamphetamine

200

Identify a symptom of a stimulant

-More awake/alert

-More energetic/confident

-Increased heart rate

-Increased body temperature

-Increased blood pressure

-Reduced appetite

-Large pupils

-Talking more

-Sleeping problems

200

Marijuana is a depressant drug. What are some street names for Marijuana?

Green, 420, Weed, Kooch, Joint, Herb, etc.

200

What is a hallucinogen?

A drug that causes hallucinations. Users see images, hear sounds and feel sensations that seem very real but do not exist.

Changes in sight, sound, touch, smell, taste, space and time

They may hear, see, taste and smell things differently.

200

Which category of drug would you find caffiene?

Stimulant

200

What are the risks of sharing drug injecting equipment (needles, syringes, tourniquets, swabs, water and water containers, spoons, filters etc.)?

There are a number of blood-borne viruses (BBVs) that can be passed from person to person via injecting drug use, or as a result of risky behaviour from alcohol and other drug use. These include:

  • hepatitis C
  • hepatitis B
  • HIV.
300

Ecstasy is a type of stimulant drug. What are some street names for this drug? 

E, X, XTC, eccies, love drug, hug drug, beans or pills. Sometimes people name ecstasy after the colour and/or picture on the pills - e.g. Red Mitsubishi, white dove. 

300

What are depressants?

Depressant substances reduce arousal and stimulation. They affect the central nervous system, slowing down the messages between the brain and body.1

They can affect concentration and coordination and slow down a person’s ability to respond to unexpected situations. In small doses, they can cause a person to feel more relaxed and less inhibited.

In larger doses they can cause drowsiness, vomiting, unconsciousness and death.

300

3 side effects of using hallucinogens include...

The effects of psychedelics can last several hours and vary a lot, depending on the type of psychedelic used.

  • feelings of euphoria
  • sense of relaxation and wellbeing
  • seeing and hearing things that aren’t there
  • confusion and trouble concentrating
  • dizziness
  • blurred vision
  • clumsiness
  • fast or irregular heart beat
  • breathing quickly
  • vomiting
  • sweating and chills
  • numbness.6,7
300

What is tolerance?

This can occur when a person takes a drug regularly over a period of time. Their body becomes used to the drug and they need to take more of the drug to feel the same or similar effects.

300

Define Addiction 

Physical dependence occurs because a person’s body is so used to having the drug in their systems that they need the drug to feel normal. If they do not get the drug they feel sick and unable to cope.

400

True or False - Cocaine was the most used illegal drug in Australian in 2019?

False - Marijuana

400

Short Term effects of Depressants...

  • reduced inhibitions
  • enhanced mood
  • reduced anxiety and stress
  • slowed reaction time
  • impaired judgement
  • slowed breathing
  • increased risk of accident or injury.
400

LSD is a type of hallucinogen drug. What are some street names for LSD?

Acid, trips, tabs, microdots, dots, Lucy, Boomers, mellow yellow, looney tunes, lucy mae, yellow sunshine

400

Describe Withdrawal...

Withdrawal is also known as detoxification or detox. It’s when you quit , or cut back, on using alcohol or other drugs. You may have developed a physical or psychological dependence on a drug, or both.

*When a person is dependent on a drug and they stop taking it or reduce the amount they use they may experience pain, illness, anxiety and cravings. 

400

Define rehabilitation

The process of medical or psychotherapeutic treatment for dependency on psychoactive substances such as alcohol, prescription drugs, recreational drugs, etc.

500

Long term (chronic) effects of taking stimulants...

  • anxiety
  • tension
  • increased body temperature
  • nausea
  • tremor
  • seizures
  • coma
  • death. 
500

Long Term effects of Depressants...

Addiction

Hallucinations

Impaired sexual function

Chronic sleep problems

Respiratory depression and arrest

Unconsciousness

Death

500

In 2019 an estimated 3.4 million (16.4%) people (aged 14 and over) had used an illicit drug in the previous 12 months

True

500

There is no safe level of drug use. Use of any drug always carries some risk. It’s important to be careful when taking any type of drug.

What factors determine the effects of drugs on the body?

People, Person, Place

  • size, weight and health
  • whether the person is used to taking it
  • whether other drugs are taken around the same time
  • the amount taken
  • the strength of the drug (this varies from batch to batch with illegally produced drugs).
500

True or false - In Australia, alcohol was the most common principal drug of concern for which treatment was sought in 2021-22   

True

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