Stimulants

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100

Name one stimulant 

Cocaine, meth, amphetamine, Ritalin, nictoyine, ecstasy/ MDMA, caffeine 

200

True/ False- If you are smoking a cigarette, you are using a stimulant drug. 

True

300

What stimulant causes the feeling of insects crawling under the skin?

A) Caffiene

B) Meth

C) Cocaine

D) All of the above

B) Meth

400

What is the lethal dosage of caffeine?

A) 500mg

B) 10g

C) 50g

D) 25g

B) 10g

500

What are two examples of short-term effects from stimulant use?

Joy, increased wakefulness, decreased appetite, increased body temperature, increased heart rate, increased blood pressure, nausea, blurred vision, and confusion

2

100

What is a stimulant?

A drug that speeds up the central nervous system (elevates mood, increases energy, feelings of well being)

200

What chemical in the brain makes us feel happiness/ pleasure?

Dopamine

300

What stimulant causes jaw clenching?

A) Nicotine

B) MDMA (Ecstasy)

C) Marijuana

D) All of the above

B) MDMA (Ecstasy)

400

Name one way stimulants affect the cardiovascular system.

Narrows blood vessels, speeds up heart rate, higher blood pressure

500

What are two examples of long-term effects from stimulant use?

Addiction, paranoia, aggressiveness, extreme eating disorders, visual and auditory hallucinations, or severe dental problems

3

100

Alcoholism is the excess consumption of alcohol. What is the excess consumption of caffeine?

Caffienism

200

What chemical in the brain makes us feel feelings of serenity/ hopefulness?

A) Serotonin 

B) Dopamine

C) Endorphins

D) Oxytocins

A) Serotonin

300

What is one caffeine withdrawal sign?

Irritability, fatigue, headaches, depressed mood, tremors, anxiety, lack of concentration, low energy

400

Name 3 ways stimulants can be used. 

Smoked, orally, snorted, injected

500

What is the heart working so hard it loses its natural rhythm called?

A) Fibrillation

B) Fibromyalgia

C) Fibrositis

D) None of the above

A) Fibrillation 

4

100

What is the scientific name for ecstasy?

MDMA

200

True/ False- Ecstasy is an all natural drug

False

300

What 2 stimulants can be prescribed by a doctor?

Adderall (ADHD), amphetamines (anti-depressant)

400

What is nicotine the leading cause of?

Lung cancer

500

How does cocaine affect dopamine in the brain?

Stops the re-absorption of dopamine in the brain

5

100

What drug is hyperthermia associated with?

A) Meth 

B) Cocaine

C) MDMA (Ecstasy)

D) Nicotine

 C) MDMA (Ecstasy)

200

What systems does caffeine affect?

A) Cardiovascular 

B) Digestive

C) Nervous

D) All of the above 

D) All of the above 

300

True/ False- All stimulants are man-made.

False. Stimulants like caffeine, come from nature.

400

Name are 2 street names for marijuana.

Pot, weed, dope, Mary Jane

500

How does meth affect dopamine in the brain?

It releases large amounts of dopamine in the brain