Types of Drugs
Vocabulary
Category 3
Category 4
100

A dried plant that is eaten or smoked.

What is cannabis?

100

The use of a legal or illegal substance in the wrong way.

What is substance abuse?

100

The brain continues to develop until this age.

What is age 25?

100

A widespread belief that someone has a particular skill or characteristic. 

What is reputation?

200

This ingredient in a drink can alter the way your brain thinks.

What is alcohol?

200

A preventable disorder caused by alcohol consumption during pregnacy.

What is fetal alcohol spectrum disorder?

200

To buy, use or possess alcohol, cannabis & tobacco in Ontario you must be this.

What is 19 years old?

200
A mental image of one's own body.

What is body image?

300

A highly addictive chemical found in the tobacco plant.

What is nicotine?

300

A type of drug used by athletes to enhance athletic performance.

What is performance enhancing drugs?
300

When you feel pressure to to take a certain action in order to be accepted. 

What is Peer pressure?

300

An urge to do something that is hard to control or stop.

What is addiction?
400

A drug that is injected into the bloodstream using a needle & syringe.

What is intravenous drugs?

400

This type of drug requires a note from a doctor.

What is a prescription drug?

400

A drug that people are not allowed to have because they are against the law to buy or possess. 

What are illegal drugs?

400

A chemical that affects your body.

What is a drug?

500

The addictive substance found in cigarettes and vapes is... 

Nicotine

500

The smoke from burning tobacco products like cigarettes and cigars.

What is second hand smoke?

500

An example of a helpline support service is...

Kids Help Phone

500
When someone is abstaining from drugs they are...

Choosing not to use drugs.