Marijuana
The chemical in marijuana that causes intoxication or the "high" in users, and also creates mind-altering effects that classifies marijuana as a "drug" is called this. It remains in the body for weeks, possibly months, depending on the length and intensity of usage.
What is THC, or tetrahydrocannabinol?
Alcohol is classified as a __________, meaning that it slows down vital functions - resulting in slurred speech, unsteady movement, disturbed perceptions and an inability to react quickly.
What is a depressant?
Most powerful hallucinogenic (mind-altering) drug, and 100 times more potent than hallucinogenic mushrooms.
What is LSD?
The second most trafficked illegal drug in the world, and the second most commonly used drug in Europe.
What is Cocaine?
Among teens, prescription drugs are the most commonly used drugs next to marijuana, and almost ______ of teens abusing prescription drugs are taking painkillers.
What is half?
Marijuana comes from this type of Indian plant, and the part that contains the "drug" is found primarily in this.
What is the hemp plant, and what is the flowers?
Most people drink for the _________ effect, such as a beer or glass of wine taken to "loosen up." But if a person consumes more than the body can handle, they then experience alcohol's depressant effect.
What is stimulant?
Some of these include: Produces delusions and visual hallucinations. User's sense of time and self changes. Distorted perception of size and shape of objects, movements, color, sounds, touch, etc. Flashbacks, or a recurrence of LSD trip, often without warning long after taking LSD. Severe depression or psychosis. Fear of losing control. Panic attacks.
What are the mental effects of LSD?
Highly addictive, illegal drug. It is used by millions of addicts around the world who are unable to overcome the urge to continue taking this drug every day of their lives, knowing that if they stop, they will face the painful horror of withdrawal.
What is Heroin?
The belief that nearly 50% of teens have regarding prescription drugs and illegal street drugs.
Marijuana contains more than 400 known chemicals, including the same ______-_______ substances found in tobacco smoke.
What is cancer-causing?
Alcohol kills more ____________ than all other drugs combined. It is a factor in the three leading causes of death among 15-24 year olds: accidents, homicides, and suicides.
Who are teenagers?
This drug smothers the natural alarm signals given out by the body. After taking it, an individual risks going beyond his physical limitations and endurance. For example, a person on this drug may not realize that he has become overheated and can faint or die of heatstroke.
What is Ecstasy?
This drug quickly breaks down the immune system, finally leaving one sickly, extremely thin, bony, and eventually dead.
What is Heroin?
This opioid painkiller has the greatest potential for abuse and the greatest dangers. It is as powerful as heroin and affects the nervous system the same way. Some other names for this painkiller includes: Percocet, Endodan, Roxicet, and Oxycontin.
What is Oxycodone?
Unlike cigarette smokers, pot smokers tend to inhale deeply and hold the smoke as long as possible to increase the effects of the drug, worsening the damage to what area of the body?
What are the lungs?
Some of these include: Drowsiness. Vomiting. Diarrhea. Upset stomach. Headaches. Breathing difficulties. Decreased perception and coordination. Distorted vision and hearing. Anemia (loss of read blood cells). Coma. Blackouts.
What are the short-term effects of alcohol?
The misunderstood image of this drug is the "love pill." However, in reality, it is emotionally damaging and users often suffer depression, confusion, severe anxiety, paranoia, psychotic behavior and other psychological problems.
What is Ecstasy?
Next to methamphetamine, this drug creates the greatest psychological dependence of any drug. It stimulates key pleasure centers within the brain and causes extremely heightened euphoria.
What is Cocaine?
True or False: Doctors and rehabilitation therapists report that prescription painkiller abuse is one of the most difficult addictions to treat.
True.
Memory problems. Severe anxiety, including fear of being watched or followed (paranoia). Panic. Hallucinations. Lowered reaction time. Problems with coordination. Decline in IQ (up to 8 points if prolonged use started in adolescent age). Addiction. Potential development of opiate abuse. Impaired thinking and ability to learn and perform complex tasks. Increased welfare dependence.
What are the short-term and long-term effects of marijuana?
Some of these include: Alcohol poisoning. High blood pressure, stroke, and other heart-related diseases. Liver Disease. Nerve damage. Sexual problems. Permanent damage to the brain. Ulcers. Cancer of the mouth and throat.
What are the long-term effects of alcohol?
Some of these include: Golden Dragon. Hippie. Zen. Window Pane. Lucy in the sky with diamonds. Microdot. Superman. Loony toons.
What are street names for LSD?
Those affected can include: the users themselves, friends, parents, siblings, children, significant others, aunts, uncles, cousins, grandparents, etc.
What is both Cocaine and Heroin?
Name some of the most commonly abused opioid painkillers.
Oxycodone (e.g. percs, oxycotton, hillbilly heroin), Hydrocodone (e.g. Norco, Vicodin, vikes, hydros), Meperidine (e.g. Demerol, demmies, pain killer), Hydromorphone (e.g. Dilaudid, juice, dillies, drugstore heroin), and Propoxyphene (e.g. Darvon, pinks, footballs, 65's).