Drugs Overview
Marijuana/Stimulants & Depressants
Opiates/Designer Drugs
Hallucinogens & Inhalants
Abuse/Addiction & Being Drug Free
100
Drugs differ from food because drugs
do not provide nutrition for the body.
100
cause your heart rate to speed up. cause your breathing to speed up. raise blood pressure.
Stimulants
100
What is the chemical name for Ecstasy
MDMA
100
Certain glues, spray paint, house hold cleaners are all
Types of Inhalants
100
The first step in getting help for drug abuse is
admitting that a drug abuse problem exists.
200
When you swallow a drug, the drug it goes
passes through the stomach.
200
slows down heart rate and breathing and causes blood pressure to drop.
Depressant
200
The most dangerous way of using heroin is
injecting with a needle.
200
A gas used in air conditioners is called
freon
200
Five reasons to stay drug free
-Health -Staying in control -Decision making -Stay out of jail -Saving your money
300
An unexpected effect that occurs when you take two drugs at the same time is called
a drug interaction.
300
Can cause lung cancer over time.
Marijuana Smoke
300
Milk from the seeds of the poppy flower is the source of
opiates.
300
What is the percentage of people who die from inhalants trying it the first time
22%
300
Often the first step in becoming addicted to a drug is
drug abuse
400
An intense feeling of well-being is
euphoria.
400
An extremely powerful hypnotic depressant is
Rohypnol
400
A drug that appears as a clear, colorless liquid is
GHB
400
The effects of a dose of a hallucinogen are often referred to as a what
A trip
400
Depression, sleeplessness and irritability are withdrawal symptoms of
psychological dependence on a drug.
500
Any chemical substance that causes a change in a person's physical or psychological state
Drug
500
The active substance in marijuana is
Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC)
500
A designer drug is
a drug that has been chemically altered.
500
A flashback occurs because
molecules of a hallucinogen are sometimes stored in the body’s fat cells.
500
A drug remains in your body until
you undergo detoxification.