Test Flashcards
Chemicals that affect mood and behavior when inhaled
Inhalants
A group of drugs it interferes with the senses and causes hallucinations
Hallucinogen
Commonly used illegal drug would combine hallucinogenic and depression affect
Marijuana
Drugs that slows the function of the central nervous system
Depressants
Group of drugs that speeds up the function of the central nervous system
Stimulants
Synthetic or man-made drugs
Designer drugs
A group of powerful compounds illegally used to build muscle mass
Anabolic steroid
Slows down the central nervous system and relieves pain
Narcotic
The illegal narcotic produced from morphine
Heroin
And imagine site sound or feeling that seems real
Hallucination
Vivid memory of a hallucination
Flashback
Drug found in the cannabis plant that produces psychoactive effects
THC
Anabolic steroids that are closely related to the male hormone
Testosterone
What is the most commonly used illegal drug
Marijuana
What has happened to the strength of marijuana over the years?
Increased in potency
Swallow pill capsule or liquid
Mouth
Syringe and needle needed into skin
Injection
Find powders liquid spray
Inhalation
Cream or spray patches
Absorption
Placed under the skin
Implantation
Once a drug enters the body it is transported through the
Bloodstream
If I draw chemical fits into a sells receptor site that drug can then
Work on the cell
Dose, bodyweight, mood, age, health status in the presence of other drugs are all factors that
Will affect the reaction of a drug in your system
A serious sometimes fatal reaction to a large dose of a drug
Overdose