Illicit Drugs

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Across
  1. 3. Type of drugs that can slow the central nervous system, depress anxiety, cause seizures, coma, and respiratory distress
  2. 5. Drug that causes lung damage, impairs cognition, and increases heart rate
  3. 7. Most powerful hallucinogen commonly taken on blotter paper
  4. 11. Stimulant that is 10x stronger than cocaine; Causes intense cravings, hallucinations, and paranoia
  5. 14. Opioid associated with a euphoric high and high overdose risk
  6. 15. Known as the “designer/club drug”; was originally used for marriage counseling
Down
  1. 1. Taking a prescription used for one problem and using it to treat another
  2. 2. Type of drug that can cause major breathing problems, discoloration around the mouth and nose
  3. 4. The most addictive component of cannabis
  4. 6. Synthetic hallucinogen that is also known as the “zombie drug” for its violent tendencies
  5. 8. Stimulant that is inhaled or injected and causes an increased heart rate and decrease in appetite
  6. 9. Highly potent synthetic opioid that is commonly mixed with other drugs without the user’s knowledge
  7. 10. Date rape drug that disrupts memory and depresses the central nervous system
  8. 12. Stimulant that was used by soldiers during WW2 for flying long distances
  9. 13. Most common date rape drug that causes amnesia and slows the body’s responses