Smoking Flashcards

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What are the 2 types of drugs?

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1) Legal Drugs

2) Illegal Drugs

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What’s a drug?

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A chemical susbstance in which when taken inside the body, it alters the body’s function and/either physically or psychologically.

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What are examples of legal drugs?

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Alcohol, tobacco, medicine bought from a pharmacy.

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What are examples of Illegal drugs?

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Anabolic Steroids, Cannabis, Amphetamines, Hallucinogens, Ectasy, Heroin

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What are stimulant drugs?

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Drugs that increases the body’s state of arousal by increasing the ability of the brain.

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What are examples of stimulant drugs?

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Caffeine, Nicotine, Amphetamines

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What are hallucinogens?

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Drugs that alter perception and can cause hallucinations, such as seeing or hearing something that’s not there.

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What are depressants?

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Drugs that decrease alertness by slowing down the activity of the brain.

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What other drugs are there?

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Drugs in the ‘other’ category because they mah have properties of more than one of the other.

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How are drugs taken?

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Drugs are taken in different ways including inhaled, injection, orally, snorted, transdermal.

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