Drug Use

What percentage of Ontario students report being offered, sold, or given a drug at school?

23%.

What is a drug?

Any substance (not food) that is taken to alter the body or mind.

What are the three main types of drugs?

Over the counter, prescription drugs, and illegal/illicit drugs.

What is the definition of misused drugs?

When prescription or over-the-counter drugs are taken improperly.

What is a gateway drug?

Legal drugs that potentially lead to worse, illicit drugs.

Name three main gateway drugs.

Alcohol, tobacco, marijuana.

What is the difference between popping and mainlining?

Popping is injecting under the skin, while mainlining is injecting directly into a vein.

What are depressants?

Drugs that slow the functions of the nervous system, making you feel less aware and calm.

Name a common date rape drug.

Rohypnol.

What are stimulants?

Drugs that speed up and excite the nervous system.

What can affect how drugs impact a person?

Dose, time, how it enters the body, other drugs present, body weight, personality/mood, and tolerance.

What is a common slang term for cocaine?

Coke.

What are opioids used for?

Medications that relieve pain.

What effect can respiratory depression from opioids lead to?

Hypoxia (lack of oxygen), induced coma, and brain damage.

What is the method of drug entry for substances that are inhaled?

Drug enters the bloodstream via blood vessels in the nasal passages.

What is the primary effect of stimulants?

Increased heart rate and decreased appetite.

What is Fentanyl?

50-100 times more potent than morphine, used as part of anesthesia to prevent pain.

Name a common effect of marijuana.

Increased heart rate and impaired judgment.