Across
- 2. Alcohol can also affect the coordination of bones and muscles causing for an increase in the likelihood of ________.
- 3. A substance derived from opium
- 4. are drugs which lower neurotransmission levels. If used improperly, depressant drugs can cause confusion, lack of coordination, low blood pressure, slowed heart rate, and slowed breathing.
- 5. Physical and mental symptoms that occur after stopping or reducing intake of a drug.
- 7. One short term effect of taking depressants is poor ________
- 9. bind to receptors in the brain, spinal cord, and other locations in the body. This blocks the perception of pain.
- 11. extreme tiredness resulting from mental or physical exertion or illness, a common negative side effects of depressants.
- 13. An inability to recall some specific thing or perform some mental action, using depressants relieves this.
- 14. drugs that lower brain activity are prescribed to treat conditions such as anxiety, insomnia, and seizures
- 15. The brain's ability to ________ is stopped by the alcohol.
Down
- 1. Regulating the majority of our body and mind purpose which is reduced due to depressants
- 6. A chronic, progressive disease characterized by significant impairment that is directly associated with persistent and excessive use of depressants.
- 8. A condition that occurs when the body gets used to a medicine so that either more medicine is needed or different medicine is needed.
- 10. work by binding to specific receptors in the brain, mimicking the effects of pain-relieving chemicals that are produced naturally
- 12. A drink that contains ethanol, which is produced by fermentation of grains, fruits, or other sources of sugar that acts like a drug.
- 14. A sleep-inducing drug. They are commonly used to treat issues like anxiety, headaches, insomnia, and seizures. Some can also be used as an effective anesthesia.