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A drug made from grains that slows down the Central Nervous System and harms body organs?
Alcohol
What is the legal age to purchase alcohol or tobacco?
21
Cirrhosis of the liver is a disease caused by what?
Drinking too much alcohol
What is a plant used for its leaves that can be smoked, chewed or sniffed for nicotine?
Tobacco
What is a stimulant drug that speeds up the messages traveling between the brain and body?
Nicotine
What are substances that cause cancer that are also contained in cigarette smoke and in tar?
Carcinogens
What is the sticky fluid that is formed when tobacco burns?
Tar
What comes from floating smoke off the end of a cigarette, cigar, or pipe or exhaled from a smoker?
Secondhand Smoke
What are chemicals or substances that change the way our bodies work?
Drugs
What are medicines that can be sold only with a written order from a physician?
Prescription Medicines
Medicines that are safe enough to be taken without a written order from a physician are known as?
Over the Counter (OTC) Medicines
Intentionally using drugs in a way that is unhealthy or illegal is known as
Drug Abuse
Type of drug that fire up the CNS & heart rate (amphetamines, cocaine, diet aids, etc.)
Stimulants
Drugs that affect your thoughts and emotions in unpredictable ways, disrupting the ability to think straight (LSD, ecstasy, etc.)
Hallucinogens
Drugs that relax the central nervous system, making you feel numb and sleepy (alcohol, Valium, Xanax, etc.)
Depressants
Drugs that are highly addictive medicines that target your brain’s ”reward system” (heroin, hydrocodone, etc.)
Opioids
