Drug Examples
Methods of Use
Affects on the Body/Brain
Signs of Use
Miscellaneous
100
A substance that when ingested or applied to the body, changes the way a person feels or functions.
What is a drug?
100
Cigarettes and marijuana joints are sometimes laced with or dipped in this.
What is PCP (angel dust)?
100
Three short term effects of marijuana use.
What are short term memory loss...impaired vision...impaired coordination...dry mouth...delayed response time?
100
This drug causes dilated pupils, aggressive behavior, confusion and visual and auditory hallucinations.
What are mushrooms (magic mushrooms).
100
This drug consists of resinous material from the cannabis plant.
What is hash?
200
Acid (LSD) and Peyote are examples of....
What is hallucinogens?
200
This drug is smoked in joints, blunts, bowls,bongs, and vaporizers and is made of several chemicals.
What is synthetic marijuana?
200
Cause hallucinations, disorientation, impaired coordination, elevated heart rate, elevated blood pressure, and elevated body temperature. There are over 2500 types.
What are mushrooms (magic mushrooms)?
200
Flashbacks are very common with this drug.
What is LSD?
200
This drug is used as an anesthetic and appears as a crystalline powder with a chemical smell.
What is PCP?
300
Name the drug chemical found in marijuana and hashish.
What is THC?
300
These drugs may be smoked, swallowed, licked off of blotter paper, or injected.
What are hallucinogens?
300
This drug can damage neurons in your brain and impairs memory, senses, and judgement.
What is ecstasy?
300
Unlike other drug classes, hallucinogens rarely cause this...
What is addiction?
300
This type of drug is actually a cactus.
What is mescalin (peyote)?
400
Give three examples of "club drugs".
What is ecstasy, GHB, Ketamine, PCP
400
These drugs may be taken in pill form, or slipped into drinks.
What are club drugs?
400
Suicide and accidental death are serious risks for people using this drug.
What is angel dust (PCP)?
400
Similar to marijuana, this drug has mild psychedelic effects and is much more potent than cannabis. It is legal.
What is salvia?
400
This substance is clear or white, odorless and water soluble.
What is LSD (acid)?
500
Drugs that are chemically engineered to closely resemble other more common illegal drugs, and are frequently found at "raves" are called this...
What are club drugs?
500
This drug can be directly injected into a muscle or evaporated into a powder to be snorted.
What is ketamine?
500
Smoking a lot of marijuana increases the production of this hormone (slows facial hair growth, increases breast production in men).
What is estrogen?
500
Long term disassociation and/or psychosis can result from this drug.
What is LSD (acid)?
500
This drug contains synthetic THC and is encapsulated in a pill form. It is approved by the FDA and used for the treatment of nausea and vomiting associated with chemotherapy.
What is Marinol?