Commonly Abused Illegal Drugs

Question 1

What are the effects of stimulants?

Answer 1

Increased alertness + energy
Increased heart rate and blood pressure
Increased breathing rate
Loss of appetite

Question 2

What are the consequences of stimulants?

Answer 2

Nervousness and panic
Increased aggression
Kidney and liver damage
Heart failure 
Death

Question 3

What are common stimulants?

Answer 3

Cocaine + crack cocaine (blow, coke)
Amphetamines (speed, crank)
Methamphetamine (crystal, ice)

Question 4

What are the effects of depressants?

Answer 4

Euphoria
Reduced anxiety
Loss of inhibitions
Drowsiness

Question 5

What the consequences of depressants?

Answer 5

Slowed heart rate and breathing
Memory loss
Unconsciousness
Death

Question 6

What are common depressants?

Answer 6

Barbiturates (yellow jackets, downers)
Tranquilizers (sleeping pills, candy)
Rohypnol (roofies, date rape drug)

Question 7

What are the effects of narcotics?

Answer 7

Euphoria
Relaxation
Pain relief
Drowsiness

Question 8

What are the consequences of narcotics?

Answer 8

Nausea/vomiting
Confusion
Slow breathing
Coma
Death

Question 9

What are common narcotics?

Answer 9

Opium (block)
Morphine (dreamer)
Heroin (smack)
Codeine (schoolboy)

Question 10

What are the effects of hallucinogens?

Answer 10

Sensory illusions
Distortions of reality
Dizziness + weakness
Enhanced emotions

Question 11

What are the consequences of hallucinogens?

Answer 11

Panic
Self-injury
Chronic mental disorders
Flashbacks
Death

Question 12

What are common hallucinogens?

Answer 12

LSD (acid, dots, buttons)

Mushrooms (tops, magic mushrooms, shrooms)

Question 13

What are designer drugs?

Answer 13

Synthetic substances meant to imitate the effects of hallucinogens and other dangerous drugs

Question 14

What are some designer drugs?

Answer 14

Ecstasy (MDMA) (X, Adam)
PCP (angel dust)
Ketamine (Special K, kit kat)
GHB

Question 15

What is marijuana?

Answer 15

A plant whose leaves, buds, and flowers for their intoxicating effects
Active chemical, THC can be in urine
(Not up to date) Most widely used illegal drugs

Question 16

What are some names for marijuana?

Answer 16

Weed, pot, dope, blunt, grass, Mary Jane

Question 17

What are the effects of marijuana?

Answer 17

Relaxation
Distorted sense of time and distance
Loss of short-term memory
Increased appetite

Question 18

What are the consequences of marijuana?

Answer 18

Impaired learning and memory
Respiratory infection
Panic attack

Question 19

What is an inhalant?

Answer 19

Substances whose fumes are sniffed and inhaled to produce a mind-altering effect
Glue, propane, spray paint, butane, nitrous oxide

Question 20

What are the effects of inhalants?

Answer 20

Stimulation, dizziness, loss of coordination, nausea and vomiting

Question 21

What are the consequences of inhalants?

Answer 21

Heart attack
Brain damage
Coma
Death

Question 22

What are anabolic steroids?

Answer 22

Synthetic substances similar to male hormone testosterone
Used to promote muscle growth
Do not cause intoxication but have serious side effects

Question 23

What are anabolic steroid’s effects on males?

Answer 23

Aggression
Stunted growth
Paranoia
Reduced sperm count
Shrunken testes
Breast growth

Question 24

What are anabolic steroid’s effects on females?

Answer 24

Deeper voice
Interrupted menstrual cycle
Bloating
Facial hair

Question 25

What are anabolic steroid’s effects on males and females?

Answer 25

Liver cancer
Infertility
Severe acne
Increased cholesterol
Baldness 
Heart disease