Drug Unit

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

Analgesic

Answer 2

O a drug that relieves pain

Question 3

Anesthesia

Answer 3

loss of feeling in a person’s body or part of the body through the use of drugs

Question 4

Barbiturates

Answer 4

any of various drugs that are used to calm people or to make them sleep

Question 5

Carbon monoxide

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a poisonous gas that is formed when carbon is not completely burned and especially when gasoline is burned in car engines

Question 6

Cannabis

Answer 6

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

Question 7

Carcinogens

Answer 7

a substance that can cause cancer

Question 8

Cirrhosis

Answer 8

a serious disease of the liver that can be caused by drinking too much alcohol

Question 9

Cocaine

Answer 9

a powerful drug that is used in medicine to stop pain or is taken illegally for pleasure, derived from the coca plant.

Question 10

Crystal meth

Answer 10

methamphetamine): highly concentrated meth amphetamine which is a highly addictive stimulant effecting dopamine levels in the brain causing a high that lasts 8 to 12 hours.

Question 11

Detox

Answer 11

to cause (someone) to stop using drugs or alcohol by providing special help and treatment

Question 12

Dopamine

Answer 12

neurotransmitter that is responsible for pleasure impulses in the brain

Question 13

DXM

Answer 13

dextromethorphan): active ingredient in cough medicine that is sometimes over used to create impairment
Ecstasy: illegal drug that causes extreme feelings of pleasure and increased sensory perception.

Question 14

Emphysema:

Answer 14

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

Question 15

Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders:

Answer 15

a highly variable group of birth defects including mental retardation, deficient growth, and malformations of the skull and face that tends to occur in the offspring of women who consume large amounts of alcohol during pregnancy

Question 16

Flunitrazepam (Rohypnol):

Answer 16

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

Question 17

GHB (gamma hydroxybutyrate):

Answer 17

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 18

Hashish

Answer 18

the concentrated resin from the flowering tops of the female hemp plant of the genus Cannabis (C. sativa) that is smoked, chewed, or drunk for its intoxicating effect

Question 19

Heroin

Answer 19

Highly addictive drug derived from poppy plant.
Inhalants: any of various often toxic volatile substances (as spray paint, glue, or paint thinner) whose fumes are sometimes inhaled for their euphoric effect

Question 20

Ketamine

Answer 20

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 21

LSD (d-lysergic acid diethylamide):

Answer 21

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 22

MDMA (3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine):

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: (ecstasy) a synthetic amphetamine used illicitly for its mood-enhancing and hallucinogenic properties

Question 23

Methadone (methadone hydrochloride):

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a synthetic addictive narcotic drug used for the relief of pain and as a substitute narcotic in the treatment of heroin addiction—called also amidone

Question 24

Methylphenidate (Ritalin):

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a drug (amphetamine that is given to people who suffer from attention deficit disorder
Morphine:  a powerful drug made from opium that is used to reduce pain

Question 25

Narcotic:

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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 26

Nicotine

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

Question 27

PCP (phencyclidine):

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: 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 28

Peyote

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hallucinogenic drug containing mescaline that is derived from peyote buttons and used especially in the religious ceremonies of some American Indian peoples

Question 29

Psychotropic

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having an effect on how the mind works

Question 30

Sedative

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La drug that calms or relaxes someon

Question 31

Tolerance

Answer 31

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