Drug Use

Question 1

What is a drug

Answer 1

A drug is any substance that when taken into the body alters the bodies function

Question 2

What are 3 different ways you can put a drug into your body

Answer 2

Injection- intramuscular- through your muscles
Intravenour- through your veins
Ingestion- eating
Inhaling- smoke/ sniff

Question 3

What are stimulants and give one example

Answer 3

Speed up the activity of chemicals in your brain
Caffeine
Tabasco

Question 4

What are depressants and give one example

Answer 4

Depressants slow down the activity in parts of the brain and nervous systems.
Alcohol
Heroin

Question 5

What are hallucinogens and give one example

Answer 5

Hallucinogens affect all the senses, altering perceptions and causing hallucinations.
Cannabis ICE