Name: _____________________
Period: __________
1. What would cause a cocaine addict to have a destroyed septum?
2. How is crystal meth made? State at least 2 ingredients used to make this drug.
3. What are 3 street names for ecstasy? What is the official chemical name?
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4. List 3 physiological effects and 3 psychological effects of ecstasy that you think
are the most serious.
Psychological
Physiological
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b-
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c-
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5. Why would a doctor prescribe Ritalin (a stimulant drug) for someone with
Attention Deficit Disorder? What effect does it have on the brain?
6. Why were amphetamines used during WWII?
7. What 3 illegal drugs can caffeine be compared to?
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8. What were the work/financial consequences of drug use for supermodel Kate
Moss? (Which three retailers specifically?)
Name: _____________________
Period: __________
1. List 4 long term effects of drinking alcohol:
a-
c-
b-
d-
2. List 4 ways alcohol poses a high risk to the drinker and the community:
a-
c-
b-
d-
3. Binge drinking is defined as what for males and what for females?
4. What 3 drugs are commonly associated with sexual assaults?
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5. How have these drugs been abused to give them the nickname “Date Rape
drugs”? What effects do they have on the victim?
6. How can the following drugs be taken?
a- GHB –
b- Rohypnol –
c- Ketamine -
7. What percentage of young people has a drinking problem in Connecticut and
do not get help or treatment?
Name: _____________________
Period: __________
1. How do hallucinogens affect the brain differently than depressants or
stimulants?
2. Why can ecstasy sometimes be considered a hallucinogen? Are these effects
physiological or psychological?
3. What is the main chemical in marijuana?
4. What is psilocybin? What other hallucinogenic drug is it chemically similar to?
5. Which 3 drugs can cause flashbacks? Describe what flashbacks are.
6. What does it mean to have a dissociative feeling?
7. What drugs are associated with bad trips?
8. What drug is legal when used by veterinarians, but is illegal and can cause
hallucinogens in human? Why is it sometimes considered a hallucinogen?
9. What plant does mescaline come from?
10. How can LSD be used that sets it apart from other drugs?
11. How much money was NFL superstar Rickey Williams ordered to pay for
testing positive for marijuana?
Name: _____________________
Period: __________
1. What is the primary purpose of narcotics? How do they affect the body?
2. What plant does heroin come from?
3. What town in Connecticut was known as Heroin Town? Why?
4. Why is heroin more popular now among teenagers?
5. List 4 side effects of morphinea-
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c-
d-
6. Why are some over-the-counter drugs considered narcotics? What is the
ingredient that makes this so?
7. Vicodin is a combination of what two drugs?
8. Why should caution be used when Vicodin is prescribed to people with head
injuries?
9. What 2 methods of using OxyContin can lead to rapid absorption?
ab-