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Drugs and the Body - Chapter 15 - Part B

Grade 8

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Some examples of withdrawal symptomsIrritability,, loss of appetite, chills, nausea, shaking
Short-term affects of marijuanadifficulty remembering things, loss of coordination, loss of reaction time, and change in emotion or behavior
Examples of a depressantTranquilizers, barbituates
Examples of a stimulantNicotine, caffeine
DependenceCondition when the body gets so used to a drug that it cannot function properly with it
ToleranceCondition when the body feels a reduces affect from the drug because the body is so used to the drug
Long-term affects of marijuanaDamage body tissue, lung cancer, damage to immune system, dependence, low energy levels or confusion
Example of an inhalantmodel glue, spray paint, gasoline, nail polish remover
What is an hallucinogensa 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 hallucinogenLSD, 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 narcoticsMorphine, 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
DrugA chemical substance that changes the way the body works, both positively and negatively.


Middle School Science Teacher
Clinton/Graceville/Beardsley Middle School
Beardsley, MN

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