A | B |
Some examples of withdrawal symptoms | Irritability,, loss of appetite, chills, nausea, shaking |
Short-term affects of marijuana | difficulty remembering things, loss of coordination, loss of reaction time, and change in emotion or behavior |
Examples of a depressant | Tranquilizers, barbituates |
Examples of a stimulant | Nicotine, caffeine |
Dependence | Condition when the body gets so used to a drug that it cannot function properly with it |
Tolerance | Condition when the body feels a reduces affect from the drug because the body is so used to the drug |
Long-term affects of marijuana | Damage body tissue, lung cancer, damage to immune system, dependence, low energy levels or confusion |
Example of an inhalant | model glue, spray paint, gasoline, nail polish remover |
What is an hallucinogens | a class of drugs that can cause users to see, hear, smell things that don't exist. They give you a false sense of of reality. |
Example of a hallucinogen | LSD, PCP |
What is a designer drug? | Manmade drugs mixed together in order to immitate the effects of other drugs |
What are side effects? | Unwanted effects |
What are some examples of side effects? | Rash, headache, sleepiness, nausea, bleeding, death |
What are narcotics? | A group of depressants made from the poppy plant |
Example of narcotics | Morphine, opium, codeine |
What are anabolic steroids? | Manmade drugs that have similar effects of hormones made in the body. They are abused to gain muscle. |
Cocaine s a strong what? | Narcotic |
Drug | A chemical substance that changes the way the body works, both positively and negatively. |