Illegal Drugs
Vocabulary
General Info
General Info
General Info
100

The dried flowers and leaves from the plant Cannabis

Marijuana

100

Drugs that temporarily increase the action of the central nervous system and a person’s energy and alertness

Stimulants

100

This develops after repeated drug use when the user finds that it takes more of a drug to feel the same effect felt when first using the drug.

Tolerance

100

List ONE tip to protect yourself from the date-rate drug

Protect your drink

Don't take an open drink from a stranger

Don't drink anything that tastes or smells different

Buddy system!  Have a friend you trust nearby!

100

List 3 short-term affects of Marijuana

Giddiness
Dizziness
Slowed Thinking
Slowed Reaction time
Increased Appetite
Loss of short-term memory
Loss of coordination
Anxiety/Panic

200

Drugs that are inhaled as vapors

Inhalants

200

Drugs that decrease the action of the central nervous system, cause relaxation and sleepiness

Depressants

200

A return to using drugs while trying to recover from drug addiction is called a

Relapse

200

confronting a drug user about his or her problem to stop him or her from using drugs

Intervention

200

List 3 symptoms of anaphalactic shock 

Itching
Swelling - especially in mouth/throat
Difficulty breathing
Pounding heart
Fainting/Unconsciousness

300

Drugs that distort perceptions and cause a person to see or hear things that are not real 

Hallucinogens 

300

Written order from a doctor for a specific medicine

Prescription

300

Any drug that is used to cure, prevent or treat illness or discomfort is

            a.  medicine
            b.  drug
            c.  prescription
            d.  all of the above

A. MEDICINE

300

Define DRUG

is any substance that causes a change in a person’s physical or psychological state.

300

List 3 warning signs of addiction

Change in friends
Need for money
Loss of interest
Lying
Not going to school/work
Change in appetite
Change in sleep habits
Aggression/Depression
Mood swings

400

Synthetic versions of the male hormone testosterone that are used to promote muscle development

Anabolic Steroids

400

What does OTC stand for?  

Over - The - Counter
medications

400

Do Inhalant drugs 

DEPRESS OR ACCELERATE

the central nervous system?

Depress

400

A condition in which a person can no longer control his or her drug use.  

Addiction

400

4 Steps in path to addiction

Drug Use
Tolerance
Dependence
Addiction

500

A group of highly addictive drugs derived from the poppy plant that are used as pain relievers, anesthetics and sedatives

Opiates

500

Is when symptoms occur when a person stops using a drug to which he or she is physiologically dependent

Withdrawl

500

What are the four most commonly abused illegal drugs?

Marijuana
Inhalants
Anabolic Steroids
Club/Designer drugs

500

List 3 side effects of Anabolic Steroids

Men:
aggression
increased cholesterol
Acne
baldness
Shrinking of testes
Infertility

Women:
acne
Increased cholesterol
baldness
Deeper Voice
Weight Gain
Infertility

500

What is the brand name of the drug commonly known as the "Date-Rate" drug?

Rohypnol