1. Important Vocabulary Words

2. Drug
Any substance that “affects” the way the “mind” and “body” work

3. Drug Abuse
The use of any “drug” in a way that is “unhealthy” or “illegal”

4. Substance Abuse Using illegal or harmful drugs
This includes alcohol if consumed under the drinking age or harmful drugs

5. Addiction The body’s “mental” or “physical”
need for a drug or substance

6. Depressant
A “drug” that “slows "down body functions

7. Stimulant
A “drug” that “speeds” up body functions

8. Inhalant
Substances whose fumes or vapors are inhaled or breathed in

9. Narcotic Strong drugs that relieve pain
*some are prescribed by a doctor

10. Hallucinogen
Illegal drug that causes the user’s brain to create or imagine distorted images or hear thing that don’t exist.