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1 STIMULANTS  *Drugs that speed a person up  Example – Nicotine, (cigarettes)

2 DEPRESSANTS  *Drugs that slow a person down.  Example - Alcohol

3 HALLUCINOGENS **Drugs that change the way a person sees, feels & hears.

4  Knowledge of injection & non-injection drugs.  Students will work in groups on project to encourage other students not to use illegal drugs

5  Marijuana  Cocaine/Crack  Inhalants  Anabolic Steroids or Performance-Enhancing Drugs  Club Drugs

6  Marijuana is a drug that affects mood & impairs short-term memory  Illegal in some states  Controlled drug in other states

7  THC – Ingredient that affects the nerve cells in the part of the brain where memories are formed.  Marijuana users feel relaxed, reaction time is slower and visual perception is affected..

8  Reducing the nausea induced by cancer chemotherapy Stimulating appetite in AIDS patients Reducing pressure in people with glaucoma.

9  Mary JanePot  GrassCatnip  GanjaWeed  ChronicReefer  TeaSkunk  Super SkunkPurple Haze  Nail Herb  CushHash  Boom Gangster

10  Cocaine is a powerfully addictive stimulant that directly affects the brain.

11  Cocaine is a stimulant made from the leaves of the coca bush.  The coca bush grows primarily in Peru and Bolivia.

12  Approximately 35.9 million Americans aged 12 and older have tried cocaine at least once in their lifetime,  About 2.1 million Americans are regular users.

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14  In 2008, nearly 50,000 kilos of cocaine were seized in the U.S. during drug arrests.  The wholesale street value of this amount of cocaine was approximately $1.5 billion

15  Coke24/7  SnowHotcakes  Nose CandyCloud  Big CHard ball  BlowTornado  FreebaseProduct  Sleet Scrabble

16  French fries Dice  Crunch & Munch Grit Electric Kool-Aid Gravel CharlieFlake  Fat bagsBeat  Prime time Candy 

17 CCrack is the street name given to a freebase form of cocaine CCocaine that is in a form to be smoked. TThe term “crack” refers to the crackling sound heard when the mixture is smoked.

18 BBecause crack is smoked, the user experiences a high in less than 10 seconds

19  Nuggets Base  Jelly Beans Ball  Rock StarRock


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