DRUGS

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  1. 1. The intoxicating substance found in beverages such as beer, wine, or liquor. When people drink it, they can become drunk, have a harder time making good decisions and recognizing danger, and be more likely to engage in risky behaviours. Repeated drinking can affect the ability to learn and can lead to a disorder. It mixed with drugs can be especially dangerous. Driving after drinking it can be deadly.
  2. 5. A highly addictive drug that produces intense feelings of pleasure. It comes in two forms: powder and a rock-like form called “Crack” (named for the cracking sound it makes when heated). Health effects include higher body temperature and heart rate, sleep problems, and increased risk of heart attack, stroke, and seizures.
  3. 6. A very addictive, human-made stimulant drug, also known as meth or speed. It can boost mood and increase feelings of well-being, energy, and alertness. But it can also have dangerous effects like raising heart rate and blood pressure. Longterm users can experience severe tooth decay and tooth loss.
  4. 7. The dried flowers of the cannabis plant. It contains the mind-altering chemical THC, which causes feelings of euphoria and relaxation. It can be addictive. Its long-term, regular use is associated with issues with memory, learning, and mental health.
  5. 8. A powerful drug that distorts a person’s sense of reality. It is clear or white and odorless. It is available as tablets, gelatin squares, or soaked into paper pieces that people put in their mouths. Health effects include sleeplessness, trembling, and raised heart rate and blood pressure. People who use it can have intense feelings and hallucinations. Their senses may seem to mix, as though they are hearing colours and seeing sounds. In rare cases, it causes flashbacks days or months after use.
  6. 10. Chronic brain disorder in which a person compulsively uses drugs or alcohol despite negative consequences
  7. 13. A drug that slows down the nervous system and decreases the rate of certain brain functions
  8. 14. The addictive ingredient found in tobacco leaves. People can smoke, chew, or sniff tobacco leaves, or inhale vapors that contain nicotine using an e-cigarette
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  1. 2. A group of drugs that alter perceptions, thoughts, and feelings. This type of drugs include LSD, mescaline, PCP, and psilocybin (magic mushrooms), and ketamine. They can cause feelings of relaxation/detachment, excessive sweating, panic, paranoia, and violent behavior.
  2. 3. Symptoms that are felt after long-term use of a drug is reduced or stopped
  3. 4. An opioid made from morphine, which comes from poppy plants. Its use has a high risk for addiction. It is a mind-altering substance that can bring a rush of good feelings and clouded thinking. It can also cause decreased heart rate and breathing, vomiting, severe itching, and risk of coma.
  4. 9. A drug that speeds up the nervous system and other body systems.
  5. 11. It occurs when drug use causes serious negative effects, life-threatening symptoms, or death.
  6. 12. Inhaling vapour made when a battery-powered device heats the liquid inside a cartridge. The cartridge can contain nicotine, flavours, and/or other drugs and chemicals, as in e-cigarettes.