Psychoactive drugs

Question 1

Psychoactive drugs

Answer 1

chemicals that alter our brain’s neurotransmitters

Question 2

Addiction

Answer 2

the impulse to consume a drug that causes maladaptive patterns of behaviors and changes in physical responses

Question 3

Tolerance

Answer 3

the physical dependence on a drug in which a person needs to take higher and higher doses to get the same effect

Question 4

Withdrawal

Answer 4

unpleasant and dangerous side effects that occur when an addicted person comes off drugs

Question 5

Depressants

Answer 5

slow the activity of the central nervous system

Question 6

Alcohol

Answer 6

beverages that contain ethyl alcohol and slow the neural transmissions of GABA receptors

Question 7

Sedativite-hypnotic drugs

Answer 7

relaxant drugs like benzodiazepines

Question 8

Opioids

Answer 8

drugs derived from opium and depress the central nervous system

Question 9

Stimulants

Answer 9

drugs that speed up the central nervous system

Question 10

caffeine

Answer 10

The most popular drug

Question 11

Nicotine

Answer 11

most highly addictive substances

Question 12

Cocaine

Answer 12

drug that brings a rush of euphoria

Question 13

amphetamines

Answer 13

purely synthetic drug

Question 14

hallucinogens

Answer 14

substances that change one’s state of awareness

Question 15

LSD

Answer 15

Causes vivid hallucinations and flashbacks,

Question 16

Psilocybin

Answer 16

chemicals found in mushrooms that causes a decrease in anxiety

Question 17

Ketamine

Answer 17

commonly used in veterinary anesthetic, it can disrupt memory and make a person susceptible to suggestions

Question 18

Cannabis

Answer 18

9-THC causes depressant, stimulant and hallucinogenic symptoms.