Psychoactive Drugs

Question 1

Depressants

Answer 1

Alcohol, barbiturates, and opiates.

Decrease neural activity and slow body functions.

Question 2

Alcohol

Answer 2

Acts as an disinhibition
Slows brain activity
Increase helpful tendencies and harmful tendencies
Slows sympathetic nervous system
Slowed reactions, slurred speech, decrease in performance
Blackouts and decrease in performance
Mind wandering without knowing that mind is wandering

Question 3

Barbiturates

Answer 3

Depress central nervous activity
Reduce anxiety
Impaired memory and judgement
Nembutal Seconal Amytal

Question 4

Opiates

Answer 4

Opium and derivatives
Morphine heroin
Depress neural activity
Lessens pain and anxiety

Question 5

Stimulants

Answer 5

Caffeine, nicotine, amphetamines, cochaine, ecstasy, megh

Excite activity and speed functions

Question 6

Amphetamines

Answer 6

Stimulate neural activity

Sped up body functions and energy and mood changes

Question 7

Nicotine

Answer 7

Stimulating drug in tobacco
Arousal and relaxation
Heart disease and cancer

Question 8

Cocaine

Answer 8

Addictive stimulant 
Derived from coca
Increased alertness and euphoria
Cardiovascular stress
Suspiciousness
Depressive crash

Question 9

Meth

Answer 9

Stimulates cns
Irritability insomnia hypertension seizures
Alertness energy

Question 10

Ecstasy

Answer 10

MDMA 
Stimulant and hallucinogen
Dopamine and serotonin release
Euphoria and social intimacy 
Dehydration
Overheating

Question 11

LSD

Answer 11

Hallucinogenic

Acid

Question 12

Marijuana

Answer 12

Impairs motor skills
Reaction time decreases
Marijuana lingers
Hallucinogen 
Disrupts memory formation 
Immediate recall of information
Lung damage

Question 13

Heroin

Answer 13

Euphoria relief from pain
Agaonizing withdrawl
Depressed body