Psychoactive Drugs
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| 5022979408 | depressants | are psychoactive drugs that slow down mental and physical activity. | 0 | |
| 5022979409 | alcohol, barbiturates, tranquilizers, and opiates. | Among the most widely used depressants are..... | 1 | |
| 5022979411 | alcohol | After caffeine, THIS is the most widely used drug in the United States | 2 | |
| 5022979418 | Opiates | consist of opium and its derivatives and depress the central nervous system's activity and ease pain | 3 | |
| 5022979419 | Opiates | ALSO KNOWN AS NARCOTICS | 4 | |
| 5022979421 | Opiates | The most common OF THIS PSYCHOACTIVE DRUG ARE morphine and heroin | 5 | |
| 5022979422 | Opiates | THIS PSYCHOACTIVE DRUG affect synapses in the brain that use endorphins as their neurotransmitter | 6 | |
| 5022979424 | heroin | highly addictive opiate; users experience craving and painful withdrawal that can include stomach cramps and muscle tremores when the drug becomes unavailable; an overdose leads to respiratory failure | 7 | |
| 5022979425 | Stimulants | are psychoactive drugs that increase the central nervous system's activity. | 8 | |
| 5022979426 | caffeine, nicotine, amphetamines, and cocaine. | The most widely used stimulants are ...... | 9 | |
| 5022979427 | caffeine | blocks adenosine (a sleep neurotransmitter) | 10 | |
| 5022979428 | Nicotine | one of the most addictive legal drugs; if affects receptors all over the brain; decreases appetite; acts as a stimulant but users report relaxation too | 11 | |
| 5022979432 | Nicotine | Withdrawal from THIS PSYCHOACTIVE DRUG often quickly produces strong, unpleasant symptoms such as irritability, craving, inability to focus, sleep disturbance, and increased appetite. Withdrawal symptoms can persist for months or longer. | 12 | |
| 5022979434 | methamphetamine | Smoked, injected, or swallowed drug is a synthetic stimulant that causes a powerful feeling of euphoria, particularly the first time it is ingested. | 13 | |
| 5022979436 | methamphetamine | releases enormous amounts of dopamine in the brain, producing intense feelings of pleasure. The drug is highly addictive. The extreme high of THIS drug leads to a severe "come down" experience that is associated with strong cravings. | 14 | |
| 5022979437 | Cocaine | is either snorted or injected in the form of crystals or powder. Used this way, it floods the bloodstream rapidly, producing a rush of euphoric feelings that lasts for about 15 to 30 minutes; may increase aggression | 15 | |
| 5022979441 | MDMA | called Ecstasy, X, or XTC | 16 | |
| 5022979442 | MDMA (Ecstasy) | is an illegal synthetic drug with both stimulant and hallucinogenic properties. | 17 | |
| 5022979443 | MDMA (Ecstasy) | People have called THIS AMPHETAMINE an "empathogen" because under its influence, users tend to feel warm bonds with others. | 18 | |
| 5022979444 | MDMA (Ecstasy) | produces its effects by releasing serotonin and dopamine; making it a stimulant and hallucinogen | 19 | |
| 5022979447 | Hallucinogens | are psychoactive drugs that modify a person's perceptual experiences and produce visual images that are not real. | 20 | |
| 5022979449 | Marijuana | is the dried leaves and flowers of the hemp plant Cannabis sativa, which originated in Central Asia but is now grown in most parts of the world; active ingredient is THC (tetrahydrocannabinol) | 21 | |
| 5022979451 | Marijuana | Psychological effects OF THIS DRUG include a mixture of excitatory, depressive, and mildly hallucinatory characteristics that make it difficult to classify the drug; can trigger spontaneous unrelated ideas; distorted perceptions of time and place; increased sensitivity to sounds, tastes, smells, and colors; and erratic verbal behavior. The drug can also impair attention and memory. | 22 | |
| 5022979453 | Marijuana | when used daily in large amounts, THIS DRUG can alter sperm count and change hormonal cycles (just thought this was good for you to know) | 23 | |
| 5022979455 | LSD (lysergic acid diethylamide) | Objects change their shapes and glow. Colors become kaleidoscopic and astonishing images unfold. | 24 | |
| 5022979457 | LSD (lysergic acid diethylamide) | can influence a user's sense of time so that brief glances at objects are experienced as deep, penetrating, and lengthy examinations, and minutes turn into hours or even days. | 25 | |
| 5022979458 | LSD (lysergic acid diethylamide) | A bad trip WITH THIS DRUG can trigger extreme anxiety, paranoia, and suicidal or homicidal impulses. | 26 | |
| 5024356600 | Mescaline (peyote) | less potent than LSD but causes hallucinations by affecting norepinephrine and dopamine; found in cactus | 27 | |
| 5024361545 | LSD | HEAVY stimulation of serotonin receptors | 28 | |
| 5024364562 | Alcohol | mimics GABA in the nervous system and slows you down | 29 | |
| 5024369620 | morphine, heroin, painkillers | mimic endorphins | 30 | |
| 5024380260 | methamphetamine | users become paranoid, can be extremely agitated, have memory loss, insomnia, possible stroke | 31 | |
| 5038677528 | alcohol | Users are less anxious and uninhibited; clumsy | 32 | |
| 5038684938 | Mescaline (peyote) | Users have vivid hallucinations of latticework, spider webs, tunnels, and spirals | 33 | |
| 5038694149 | marijuana | effects depend on mood upon use; reduces nausea; increases appetite; disrupts memory | 34 | |
| 5038709639 | ecstacy | raises body temperature; jaw clenching; insomnia; users experience warmth/connectedness | 35 | |
| 5038711854 | LSD | flashbacks | 36 | |
| 5038721423 | nicotine (in cigarettes) | side effects include impotence, sleep disturbances, cancer, heart disease | 37 | |
| 5038734184 | caffeine | withdrawal leads to headache and irritability; caffeine blocks adenosine (a sleep chemical) | 38 |
