Unit 3 - Drugs (Tobacco, Alcohol, Other Drugs)

Question 1

Drug

Answer 1

Substance other than food that changes the structure or function of the body or mind

Question 2

Drug Misuse

Answer 2

Taking or using medicine in a way that is not intended

Question 3

Drug Abuse

Answer 3

Intentionally using drugs in a way that is unhealthful or illegal

Question 4

Marijuan

Answer 4

Dried leaves and flowers of the hemp plant, called cannabis sativa

Question 5

Stimulant

Answer 5

Drug that speeds up the body’s functions

Question 6

Depressant

Answer 6

Drug that slows down the body’s functions and reaction, including heart and breathing rates

Question 7

Club Drugs

Answer 7

Illegal drugs that are found mostly in nightclubs or at all-night dance parties, called raves

Question 8

Hallucinogens

Answer 8

Drugs that distort moods, thoughts, and senses

Question 9

Narcotics

Answer 9

Drugs that get rid of pain and dull the senses

Question 10

Inhalants

Answer 10

Vapors of chemicals that are sniffed or inhaled to get a ‘high’

Question 11

Anabolic Steroids

Answer 11

Substances that cause muscle tissue to develop at an abnormally high rate

Question 12

Substance Abuse

Answer 12

Using illegal or harmful drugs, including any use of alcohol while under the legal drinking age

Question 13

Alternative

Answer 13

Another way of thinking or acting

Question 14

Drug Rehabilitation

Answer 14

Process in which a person relearns how to live without an abused drug