ch 12 illegal drugs section 3

Question 1

stimulant

Answer 1

drug that temporarily increases a persons energy and alertness

Question 2

depressant

Answer 2

drug that causes relaxation and sleepiness

Question 3

opiates

Answer 3

group of highly addictive drugs derived from the poppy plant that are used as pain relievers, anesthetics, and sedatives

Question 4

hallucinogen

Answer 4

drug that distorts perceptions, causing the user to see or hear things that are not real

Question 5

(stimulant) Amphetamines

Answer 5

produced in laboratories, prescribed to treat neurological disorders and life threating obesity

Question 6

(stimulant) Methamphetamine

Answer 6

crystal meth that is infected, snorted, or smoked

Question 7

effects of methamphetamine

Answer 7

euphoria, loss of appetite, increased alertness, hyperactivity

Question 8

stimulant - crack and cocaine

Answer 8

from coca plant(SA) cocaine: snorted or injected crack, smoked .. overdose=heart attack/death

Question 9

Depressants reduce brain activity and slow breathing true or false

Answer 9

true

Question 10

depressant- rohyphol

Answer 10

powerful hypnotic aka roofies, forget pill, date-rape drug, lose inhibitions

Question 11

depressant- Dextromethorphan (DXM)

Answer 11

legal ingredient in cough syrups helps stop coughing, produce hallucinations

Question 12

opiates- heroin

Answer 12

chemically altered form of morphine, swallowed, snorted, smoked, injected

Question 13

heroin produces what

Answer 13

a “rush” which subsides to dreamlike state

Question 14

heroin users usually commit what?

Answer 14

crime, poor living conditions, choke on vomit when passed out

Question 15

does tolerance to heroin develop rapidly ?

Answer 15

yes

Question 16

opiates- opium

Answer 16

bitter brown drug made of dried juice of the opium poppy, mild painkiller

Question 17

are morphine and cocaine similar to heroin?

Answer 17

yes, relieve pain

Question 18

Hallucinogens - LSD

Answer 18

taken in tablets, effects are not easily predicted causes fear and mood swings

Question 19

Hallucinogens- mushrooms

Answer 19

catch raw or mixed with food altered perceptions of reality

Question 20

why are hallucinogens like LSD and PCP dangerous drugs?

Answer 20

effect on brain is unpredictable

Question 21

What is the major factor in the spread of HIV/AIDS & Hepatitis ?

Answer 21

intravenous heroin