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Drugs 1
Drugs 2
Classes of Drugs
Tobacco
Alcohol
100
Drugs fall into one of two categories.
What is legal and illegal drugs
100
Prescription pills fall under this category of drugs.
What are legal drugs
100
This class of drugs sedates the user, and slows down brain activity.
What are depressant drugs
100
Tobacco is also known as this.
What is the gateway drug
100
Alcohol falls under this class of drugs.
What are depressant drugs
200
This is the excessive use of a drug or medication
What is substance abuse
200
This drug is also referred to as the "gateway" drug, leads to a "high", and can cause paranoia, anxiety, blood shot eyes, and an increased appetite.
What is marijuana
200
This class of drugs is used to relieve pain and induces sleep
What are narcotics
200
This is the active ingredient in tobacco that can become highly addictive.
What is nicotine
200
Alcohol majorly affects these four parts of the body.
What is the brain, liver, kidneys, and heart
300
This drug is grounded into a fine white powder, and can be smoked, snorted, or injected into the veins. It can lead to HIV/AIDS, seizures, and a stroke.
What is cocaine
300
This develops from repeated use or a drug or medication that may result in tolerance and withdrawal.
What is substance dependence
300
Alcohol and sleeping pills are examples of this class
What are depressants
300
These are the two different types of tobacco.
What is smokeless tobacco and smoking tobacco
300
This is the first stage of alcohol-related liver disease when fat accumulates around the liver.
What is fatty liver disease
400
This is the main active ingredient in marijuana that gives smokers the "high"
What is THC
400
This drug can be snorted or injected directly into the veins, and can lead to HIV or AIDS
What is heroin
400
This class of drugs can be found naturally, and can also be man-made.
What are hallucinogens
400
These are the three dangerous chemicals found in cigarettes.
What is carbon monoxide, tar, and nicotine.
400
This is the most advanced type of alcohol-related liver disease that results in severe scarring of the liver. This is not reversible.
What is cirrhosis
500
Stimulants are a class of drugs that stimulate this specific body system.
What is the central nervous system
500
These two specific drugs were described as "gateway" drugs. What are they, and explain why.
What is tobacco and marijuana. Tobacco and marijuana smokers get used to the effects of smoking, and can no longer achieve the desired high which leads them to seek out stronger, and more potent drugs (ex: cocaine, heroin, meth)
500
This class is the most widely abused class of drugs
What are narcotics
500
This is the reward center of the brain that is activated each time a smoker smokes.
What is the nucleus accumbens
500
This part of the brain is majorly affected by alcohol, and is responsible for short-term and long-term memory.
What is the hippocampus