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Illegal Drugs Vocab
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health-and-nutrition
Instructions:
Answer 34 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Any drug that is taken by breathing it in through the lungs. They kill brain cells & damage organs such as the liver and kidney & and can cause sudden death. It is also called 'huffing.'
recovering
PCP
inhalant
overdose
2. This drug is often used in sexual assaults. It is clear and tasteless & and can be put in someone's drink without them knowing it. It causes relaxation & dizziness & and difficulty breathing. It is used in sexual assaults because it causes a person t
heroin
GHB
hallucinogen
drug abuse
3. The dried flowers and leaves of the cannabis plant that are smoked or mixed with food for an intoxication effect or medical use. Can cause slowed thinking & difficulty paying attention & loss of short-term memory & and panic attacks.
GHB
heroin
marijuana
ecstasy
4. Any drug that is taken by breathing it in through the lungs. They kill brain cells & damage organs such as the liver and kidney & and can cause sudden death. It is also called 'huffing.'
heroin
inhalant
THC
heroin
5. The process of learning how to live without drugs
morphine
recovering
steroids
marijuana
6. Confronting a drug user about his or her drug abuse problem to stop them from using drugs
intervention
cocaine
hallucinogen
morphine
7. The intentional & improper & and unsafe use of a drug
stimulant
GHB
drug abuse
stimulant
8. The process of learning how to live without drugs
recovering
GHB
marijuana
PCP
9. The intentional & improper & and unsafe use of a drug
drug abuse
stimulant
morphine
marijuana
10. A drug that comes from the coca plant that grows in South America. Users can't eat or sleep and may lose touch with reality. Overdose can cause heart attack or death. It is often snorted through the nose. In the picture above & it has created a hole
depressant
marijuana
depressant
cocaine
11. The chemical in marijuana that gives the user a high. It stands for tetrahydrocannabinol.
THC
cocaine
morphine
overdose
12. This drug is often used in sexual assaults. It is clear and tasteless & and can be put in someone's drink without them knowing it. It causes relaxation & dizziness & and difficulty breathing. It is used in sexual assaults because it causes a person t
GHB
steroids
depressant
morphine
13. Also called X. It is normally taken as a pill. This drug causes increased energy & nausea & chills & heart attack & brain damage & or death.
inhalant
depressant
cocaine
ecstasy
14. Confronting a drug user about his or her drug abuse problem to stop them from using drugs
overdose
intervention
PCP
cocaine
15. Taking too much of a drug & which causes sickness & loss of consciousness & permanent damage & or death
overdose
intervention
recovering
steroids
16. Any drug that causes relaxation or sleepiness. It slows th heart and can put a person in a coma or cause death.
hallucinogen
depressant
recovering
inhalant
17. A drug that someone might use to gain muscle. In men & it also causes testicular shrinkage and breast growth.
overdose
hallucinogen
morphine
steroids
18. Also called 'angel dust.' It can cause a person to act violently or commit suicide.
marijuana
PCP
inhalant
morphine
19. A drug that comes from the coca plant that grows in South America. Users can't eat or sleep and may lose touch with reality. Overdose can cause heart attack or death. It is often snorted through the nose. In the picture above & it has created a hole
marijuana
GHB
cocaine
steroids
20. The most commonly abused opiate drug. It can be swallowed & snorted & smoked & or injected. It creates a rush and then a dream-like state.
THC
THC
heroin
steroids
21. A drug that someone might use to gain muscle. In men & it also causes testicular shrinkage and breast growth.
PCP
THC
overdose
steroids
22. A drug that causes the user to see & hear & and experience things that are not real & such as LSD (acid) or 'shrooms.'
hallucinogen
intervention
recovering
depressant
23. Any drug that causes relaxation or sleepiness. It slows th heart and can put a person in a coma or cause death.
heroin
depressant
marijuana
stimulant
24. A drug that doctors prescribe for extreme pain & such as for cancer patients.
PCP
overdose
morphine
inhalant
25. A drug that causes the user to see & hear & and experience things that are not real & such as LSD (acid) or 'shrooms.'
THC
marijuana
heroin
hallucinogen
26. Also called X. It is normally taken as a pill. This drug causes increased energy & nausea & chills & heart attack & brain damage & or death.
ecstasy
steroids
PCP
THC
27. A drug that increases the heart speed & energy & and alertness & such as crystal meth.
overdose
stimulant
hallucinogen
steroids
28. A drug that increases the heart speed & energy & and alertness & such as crystal meth.
ecstasy
morphine
stimulant
heroin
29. The most commonly abused opiate drug. It can be swallowed & snorted & smoked & or injected. It creates a rush and then a dream-like state.
inhalant
marijuana
PCP
heroin
30. The chemical in marijuana that gives the user a high. It stands for tetrahydrocannabinol.
inhalant
THC
marijuana
stimulant
31. Taking too much of a drug & which causes sickness & loss of consciousness & permanent damage & or death
steroids
depressant
steroids
overdose
32. Also called 'angel dust.' It can cause a person to act violently or commit suicide.
PCP
drug abuse
depressant
marijuana
33. The dried flowers and leaves of the cannabis plant that are smoked or mixed with food for an intoxication effect or medical use. Can cause slowed thinking & difficulty paying attention & loss of short-term memory & and panic attacks.
cocaine
morphine
marijuana
hallucinogen
34. A drug that doctors prescribe for extreme pain & such as for cancer patients.
THC
steroids
stimulant
morphine