Drug And Alcohol Terms

Question 1

Amphetamines

Answer 1

a drug that causes the nervous system to become more active so that a person feels more energy and mental excitement

Question 2

Cannabis

Answer 2

any of the preparations (as marijuana or hashish) or chemicals (as THC) that are derived from the hemp and are psychoactive

Question 3

Carcinogens

Answer 3

a substance that can cause cancer

Question 4

Dopamine

Answer 4

neurotransmitter that is responsible for pleasure impulses in the brain

Question 5

Emphysema

Answer 5

a disease in which the lungs become stretched (alveolar sacs) and breathing becomes difficult

Question 6

Rohypnol

Answer 6

illegal barbiturate that causes severe neurological symptoms and amnesia and is use by sexual predators as a date rape drug

Question 7

GHB (gamma hydroxybutyrate)

Answer 7

is a depressant of the central nervous system, and that is used illicitly to produce sedative and euphoric effects and is a known date rape drug that some also use recreationally to cause impairment.

Question 8

Ketamine

Answer 8

a general anesthetic that is administered intravenously or intramuscularly and that is used illicitly usually by being inhaled in powdered form especially for the dreamlike or hallucinogenic state it produces (slang special K)

Question 9

LSD (d-lysergic acid diethylamide)

Answer 9

a semisynthetic illicit organic compound derived from ergot (fungus) that induces extreme sensory distortions, altered perceptions of reality, and intense emotional states, that may also produce delusions or paranoia, and that may sometimes cause panic reactions in response to the effects experienced

Question 10

Narcotic

Answer 10

opiate) a drug (as opium or morphine) that in moderate doses dulls the senses, relieves pain, and induces profound sleep but in excessive doses causes stupor, coma, or convulsions

Question 11

Nicotine

Answer 11

a poisonous and highly addictive alkaloid that is the chief active ingredient in tobacco and that is used as an insecticide

Question 12

PCP (phencyclidine)

Answer 12

used chiefly in the form of its hydrochloride especially as a veterinary anesthetic and sometimes illicitly as a psychedelic drug —called also angel dust, PCP

Question 13

Psychotropic

Answer 13

having an effect on how the mind works

Question 14

Tolerance

Answer 14

your body’s ability to become adjusted to something (such as a drug) so that its effects are experienced less strongly

Question 15

Ecstasy

Answer 15

illegal drug that causes extreme feelings of pleasure and increased sensory perception.