Drugs And Alcohol

Question 0

a drug that relieves pain

Answer 0

Analgesic

Question 1

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

Answer 1

Amphetamines

Question 2

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

Answer 2

Anesthesia

Question 3

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

Answer 3

Barbiturates

Question 4

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

Answer 4

Weed

Question 5

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

Answer 5

Carbon monoxide

Question 6

a substance that can cause cancer

Answer 6

Carcinogens

Question 7

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

Answer 7

Cirrhosis

Question 8

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

Answer 8

Cocaine

Question 9

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.

Answer 9

Crystal meth (methamphetamine)

Question 10

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

Answer 10

Detox

Question 11

neurotransmitter that is responsible for pleasure impulses in the brain

Answer 11

Dopamine

Question 12

active ingredient in cough medicine that is sometimes over used to create impairment

Answer 12

active ingredient in cough medicine that is sometimes over used to create impairment

Question 13

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

Answer 13

Ecstasy

Question 14

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

Answer 14

Emphysema

Question 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

Answer 15

Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders

Question 16

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

Answer 16

Fluntrazepam (Rohypnol)

Question 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.

Answer 17

GHB (gamma hydroxybutyrate)

Question 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

Answer 18

Hashish

Question 19

Highly addictive drug derived from poppy plant

Answer 19

Her ion

Question 20

any of various often toxic volatile substances (as spray paint, glue, or paint thinner) whose fumes are sometimes inhaled for their euphoric effect

Answer 20

Inhalants

Question 21

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)

Answer 21

Ketamine

Question 22

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

Answer 22

LSD

Question 23

a synthetic amphetamine used illicitly for its mood-enhancing and hallucinogenic properties

Answer 23

MDMA (3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine)

Question 24

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

Answer 24

Methadone (methadone hydrochloride)

Question 25

a drug (amphetamine that is given to people who suffer from attention deficit disorder

Answer 25

Methylphenidate (Ritalin)

Question 26

a powerful drug made from opium that is used to reduce pain

Answer 26

Morphine

Question 27

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

Answer 27

Narcotic

Question 28

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

Answer 28

Nicotine

Question 29

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

Answer 29

PCP (phencyclidine)

Question 30

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

Answer 30

Peyote

Question 31

having an effect on how the mind works

Answer 31

Psychotropic

Question 32

a drug that calms or relaxes someone

Answer 32

Sedative

Question 33

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

Answer 33

Tolerance