Health Drug Unit

Drug Misuse

Taking or using medicine in a way that it's not intended

Prescription Drugs

Medicines that can be sold only with a written prescription?

A drug is a substance other than food that changes the structure or function of the body or mind.

true

Side Effect

Any effect of a medicine other than the one intended.

Tolerance

A condition in which a persons body becomes used to the effect of a medicine or drug and needs more and more to feel the same effects.

Drug abuse is unintentionally using drugs in a way that is unhealthy or illegal

False

Marijuana

This drug is most commonly found as dried leaves and flowers from the hemp plant.

THC

What is the active ingredient found in Marijuana?

Club Drugs

MDMA and Ecstasy are most commonly known as what type of drugs?

Anabolic Steroids

This drug is known to help make you bigger, stronger, and faster with little effort?

Poppy plant

Opium is a liquid that comes from this plant.

false

Euphoria is a feeling of anger and fear?

Heroin

This drug is an illegal narcotic

Stimulants

These types of drugs speed up activity in the human brain and spinal cord. Coffee is a type of this drug?

Hallucinogens

These types of drugs distort moods, thoughts, and senses?

true

An inhalant is any substance whose fumes are sniffed and inhaled to produce mind-altering sensations.

Hallucinogens

LSD is this type of drug?

Cocaine

This drug is most commonly found as a white powder and it is a simulant.

All medicines are drugs, but not all drugs are medicine.

true

Narcotics

These are specific drugs that are obtainable only by prescription and are used to relieve pain.