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WorksheetsUnit 1B - Psychoactive Drugs
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 17mins
Drugs that reduce neural activity and slow body functions
Depressants
Stimulants
Hallucinogens
Steroids
Drugs that excite neural activity and speed up body functions
Opiates
Stimulants
Depressants
Hallucinogens
Psychedelic drugs that distort perceptions and evoke sensory images in the absence of sensory input.
Opiates
Stimulants
Depressants
Hallucinogens
Alcohol is a(n)
Opiate
Stimulant
Depressant
Hallucinogen
Marijuana is a(n)
opiate
stimulant
depressant
hallucinogen
Barbiturates are
depressants
opiods
stimulants
hallucinogens
Ecstasy is a(n)
depressant
stimulant
hallucinogen
opiate
Methamphetamines are:
depressants
hallucinogens
stimulants
opiates
Heroin is a(n)
stimulant
depressant
psychedelic
hallucinogen
The major active ingredient in marijuana is:
TLC
THC
Weed
Ecstacy
Cocaine is a(n)
opiate
stimulant
depressant
hallucinogen
A diminishing effect with the regular use of the same dose of a drug which requires the user to take more to get the same effect
withdrawal
dependence
addiction
tolerance
When Mrs. Sewell gets terrible headaches if she doesn't have her morning Starbucks fix, she is experiencing
withdrawal
caffeine use disorder
substance use
cravings
After taking a psychoactive drug for years, Carl stops taking it. He finds withdrawal to be physically painful because the drug that he has been taking causes his brain to stop producing endorphins -- which drug is he taking?
nicotine
marijuana
methamphetamines
heroin
Use of methamphetamines can permanently reduce the body's production of
dopamine
endorphins
melatonin
MDMA
Which is a stimulant?
cocaine
marijuana
heroin
barbituates
Which is a depressant?
cocaine
alcohol
ecstasy
marijuana
Which is NOT a stimulant
marjijuana
ecstacy
Methamphetamines
cocaine
Which is a hallucinogen?
cocaine
methamphetamines
marijuana
large quantities of alcohol
What psychoactive drug can cause anxiety, restlessness, insomnia, heart palpitations and an uncomfortable withdrawal
marjiuana
caffeine
heroine
nicotine
An agonist
Blocks the effects of neurotransmitters
Blocks the effects of hormones
Mimics neurotransmitters an increases their strength
Mimics hormones and increases their strength.
Which of the following is most likely to cause physical dependence?
LSD
marijuana
nicotine
caffeine
Which of the following is NOT a stimulant?
alcohol
caffeine
cocaine
nicotine
Cocaine acts as an antagonist for this neurotransmitter
Acetylcholine
Serotonin
Endorphins
Dopamine
