Drugs

Any substance, other than food, that causes changes in the way your body or mind works.

• garlic

• drugs

• lavender

• tests

In what ways can drug abuse affect the people not using the drugs? (think: family and friends of a drug abuser)

True or False: Many of the medicines we use today originally come from plants

• true

• false

The unwanted reactions to a medicine are called...

• Addiction

• Dependance

• Side-effects

• Dosage

Amphetamines are a type of

• Depressants

• Narcotics

• Steroid

• Stimulants

When drug abusers try to stop, they often go through

• withdrawal

• addiction

• dependence

• a downward spiral of despair

An overdose is

• a way to get high

• an average amount of drugs

• a drug dosage that is more than the body can handle

• a way to get physically fit

This drug makes users feel anxious, long-term use can cause cancer and lung diseases. It comes from a plant.

• Cocaine

• Inhalants

• Marijuana

• Crack

Oxycodone and morphine are

• legal narcotics

• illegal narcotics

__________ are illegal drugs that affect the brain and distort the senses. It can produce hallucinations.

• Heroin

• Cough Syrup

• Hallucinogens

• Depressants