| A | B |
|---|
| cannabinoids | Chemicals found in marijuana |
| depressant | drugs that slow a person down |
| drug | substance other than food that affects the way your mind and body work |
| drug abuser | person who uses drugs illegally |
| drug user | person who uses drugs for treating or preventing illness |
| gateway drugs | drugs a person uses first that may lead to stronger drugs or abuse. |
| hallucinogen | drugs that change the ways a person sees, feels, and hears. |
| inhalent | chemicals such as glue, gasoline, or other dangerous chemicals, which is used for sniffing to get high. |
| medicine | drugs intended for use in diagnosing, treating, or preventing illness. Legal drugs. |
| nicotine | highly addictive substance found in cigarettes |
| stimulant | drugs that speed a person up |
| THC | strongest drug in marijuana |
| 3 gateway drugs | alcohol, tobacco, marijuana |
| drug user | uses drugs for the purpose they were intended |
| drug abuser | misuses drugs without medical supervision |
| How drugs work | drugs enter the body, the blood carries it to every cell in your body and affects the way your mind and body work |
| addiction | causing a physical dependence: a person who requires that substance in order to function normally |
| tar | solid material in tobacco smoke that condenses into a thick liquid. |
| carbon monoxide | a poisonous gas released by burning tobacco |
| chronic bronchitis | an inflammation of the bronchial tubes in the lungs |
| emphysema | a disease in which the tiny air sacs (alveoli) of the lungs lose their elasticity |
