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1
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define legal drugs

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drugs that are fda approved

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define over-the-counter-drugs

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drugs you can buy without a prescription and a pharmacy

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define prescription drugs

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drugs that have been prescribed by a doctor

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define side effect

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an effect that can happen when taking a drug that isn’t the intended/main effect

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define dose

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amount prescribed/you are reccomended to take

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define tolerance

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how much drugs your body can handle

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define illegal drugs

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drugs that are not legal

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name five illegal drugs

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cocaine, heroin, mushrooms, anabolic steroids, meth

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name five ways drugs can enter the body

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smoked, snorted, injected, swallowed, up the rectum

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define stimulants

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drugs that speed up messages traveling between the brain and body

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two examples of stimulants:

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meth, cocaine, nicotine

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define depressants

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slows down nervous system

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two examples of depressants

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GHB, roofies, alcohol, marijuana

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define opioids

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drug used to reduce pain (painkiller)

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two examples of opioids

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oxycontin, heroin, fentanyl

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define hallucinogens

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alter thoughts, mood, and preception, etc

17
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two examples of hallucinogens

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saliva, ecstasy, mushrooms

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define cannabis

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a plant with serrated leaves

19
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two examples of cannabis:

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marijuana, hashish

20
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define inhalants

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substances that produce chemical vapors that can be inhaled to include a psychoactive effect

21
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two examples of inhalants

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lighter fluid, spray paint

22
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how is cocaine taken?

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Snorted, smoked, injected

23
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what is a short-term effect of cocaine?

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enlarged pupils, increased heart rate, headache, euphoria, stroke and coma

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what is a long-term effect of cocaine?

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Loss of sense of smell, trouble swallowing, poor nutrition

25
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what are the common forms of cocaine?

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White powder, whitish rock crystal

26
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what kind of drug is cocaine?

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stimulant

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