Types of Drugs
A common legal stimulant consumed every day by millions of people
Caffeine
Drugs that increase the bodies functions
Stimulant
True or False: A drug is any chemical substance that causes a change in a person's physical or psychological state.
True
What is the active ingredient in Marijuana that gets you high?
THC
False
In what year did the FIRST U.S. state legalize marijuana for recreational use, and which state was it?
2012, Colorado
Which is a short-term effect of marijuana use?
A) Increased focus
B) Short-term memory problems
C) Faster reaction time
D) Improved coordination
B) Short-term memory problems
Drugs that distort one or more of your senses
Hallucinogen
________ is an effect that is caused by a drug that is different from its intended effects.
True or False: Many street drugs were once prescribed as medicine.
What is the most common way people use marijuana?
Smoking
What drug was in the original Coca-Cola recipe?
Cocaine
What are 2 examples of hallucinogen drugs?
shrooms, LSD, PCP, peyote
Drugs that lower or slow body functions such as heart rate and brain functions
Depressants
Any drug that can be bought without a prescription is
What is the ingredient in Marijuana that does NOT get you high but has multiple benefits?
CBD
List 2 effects of LSD
Hallucinations, Euphoria, Inability to judge time or distance
What synthetic opioid is at least 100 times more potent than morphine and is causing major overdoses and death in the US currently?
Fentanyl
What are 4 drugs in the opiate category?
Opium, heroin, codeine, OxyContin, Vicodin, fentanyl, morphine
Which category of drugs are pain killers?
Opiates
Process of learning to live without drugs
Recovery
Which schedule of drugs has no medicinal value and are illegal?
Schedule 1
What are three ways that people take meth?
smoke, snort, inject
In which regions of the world are opium poppy plants typically grown?
Central Asia, Turkey, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Thailand, Laos
What are 4 drugs in the stimulant drug category?
caffeine, crack, cocaine, meth
Drugs that lead to more serious drugs
Gateway
The effects that happen once you stop taking a drug that you are addicted to are called what?
Withdrawal symptoms
What neurotransmitter in your brain regulates motor behavior, motivation, pleasure, and emotional arousal?
Dopamine
List 3 effects of opiate drugs
Pain killer, decreases heart rate, euphoria, sensations of warmth and safety, calm
There is an animal that produces a venom that if touched can causes severe hallucinations, what animal is it?