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| long term effects of marijuana | 1) damage of body tissue, 2) lung cancer, 3) damage to immune system, 4) dependency and tolerance to drug |
| a stimulant | a class of drugs that speeds up the nervous system; makes us more active and keeps us awake |
| examples of stimulants | nicotine, caffeine, and amphetamines |
| short-term effects of amphetamines | 1) increase alertness; 2) decreased appetite; 3) anxiety; 4) possible death |
| long-term effects of amphetamines | 1) malnutrition; 2) brain damage; 3) mental disorders; 4) dependency and tolerance to drug |
| short-term effects of crack/cocaine | 1) increased alertness, 2) anxiety, 3) become aggressive, 4) possible death |
| long-term effects of crack/cocaine | 1) hallucinations, 2) violent behavior, 3) damage to nasal, 4) birth defects, 5) risk of AIDS, 6) death, 7) dependency |
| depressant | class of drugs that slows down the nervous system; makes reflexes slower and can cause sleep |
| examples of depressants | tranquilizers, barbituets, and alcohol |
| narcotics | a group of depressants made from the poppy plant |
| examples of narcotics | opium, morphine, codeine, and heroin |
| hallucinogens | a type of drug that causes users to see, hear, or smell things that do not exist |
| examples of hallucinogens | LSD, PDP, mescaline, marijuana, meth, and mushrooms |
| inhalants | a class of drugs based on how they are used; they give off fumes that are harmful to the body; fumes are breathed in and cause damage |
| risks of hallucinogens | 1) brain damage, loss of reality, and death |
| risks of inhalents | brain damage, damage to respiratory system, dizziness, and suffocation |
| designer drugs | substances that have effects similar to those produced by stimulants, depressants, or other drugs; illegally produced in laboratories by people who don't know what they are doing |
| anabolic steroids | man-made drugs that are similar to hormones made in the body; are abused to increase the body's ability to build muscles |
| harmful changes cause by anabolic steroids | 1) irritability, agression, and violence; 2) bad acne, hair loss, cardiovascular disease; 3) brittle bones, tumors; 4) female sex characteristic in men and male sex characteristics in women |
| how people get help for drug problems | 1) hotlines, 2) clinics, 3) health professionals |
