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Illegal Drugs Vocab

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1. 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






2. 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.'






3. The chemical in marijuana that gives the user a high. It stands for tetrahydrocannabinol.






4. Taking too much of a drug & which causes sickness & loss of consciousness & permanent damage & or death






5. 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






6. 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.






7. A drug that doctors prescribe for extreme pain & such as for cancer patients.






8. A drug that increases the heart speed & energy & and alertness & such as crystal meth.






9. The chemical in marijuana that gives the user a high. It stands for tetrahydrocannabinol.






10. The intentional & improper & and unsafe use of a drug






11. 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






12. 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.'






13. A drug that causes the user to see & hear & and experience things that are not real & such as LSD (acid) or 'shrooms.'






14. Any drug that causes relaxation or sleepiness. It slows th heart and can put a person in a coma or cause death.






15. A drug that someone might use to gain muscle. In men & it also causes testicular shrinkage and breast growth.






16. A drug that increases the heart speed & energy & and alertness & such as crystal meth.






17. 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.






18. Confronting a drug user about his or her drug abuse problem to stop them from using drugs






19. Also called X. It is normally taken as a pill. This drug causes increased energy & nausea & chills & heart attack & brain damage & or death.






20. Also called X. It is normally taken as a pill. This drug causes increased energy & nausea & chills & heart attack & brain damage & or death.






21. A drug that someone might use to gain muscle. In men & it also causes testicular shrinkage and breast growth.






22. The most commonly abused opiate drug. It can be swallowed & snorted & smoked & or injected. It creates a rush and then a dream-like state.






23. 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






24. The intentional & improper & and unsafe use of a drug






25. Also called 'angel dust.' It can cause a person to act violently or commit suicide.






26. Taking too much of a drug & which causes sickness & loss of consciousness & permanent damage & or death






27. A drug that doctors prescribe for extreme pain & such as for cancer patients.






28. A drug that causes the user to see & hear & and experience things that are not real & such as LSD (acid) or 'shrooms.'






29. The process of learning how to live without drugs






30. The most commonly abused opiate drug. It can be swallowed & snorted & smoked & or injected. It creates a rush and then a dream-like state.






31. Any drug that causes relaxation or sleepiness. It slows th heart and can put a person in a coma or cause death.






32. Also called 'angel dust.' It can cause a person to act violently or commit suicide.






33. The process of learning how to live without drugs






34. Confronting a drug user about his or her drug abuse problem to stop them from using drugs