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Unit 1B - Psychoactive Drugs

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Drugs that reduce neural activity and slow body functions

a)

Depressants

b)

Stimulants

c)

Hallucinogens

d)

Steroids

2.

Drugs that excite neural activity and speed up body functions

a)

Opiates

b)

Stimulants

c)

Depressants

d)

Hallucinogens

3.

Psychedelic drugs that distort perceptions and evoke sensory images in the absence of sensory input.

a)

Opiates

b)

Stimulants

c)

Depressants

d)

Hallucinogens

4.

Alcohol is a(n)

a)

Opiate

b)

Stimulant

c)

Depressant

d)

Hallucinogen

5.

Marijuana is a(n)

a)

opiate

b)

stimulant

c)

depressant

d)

hallucinogen

6.

Barbiturates are

a)

depressants

b)

opiods

c)

stimulants

d)

hallucinogens

7.

Ecstasy is a(n)

a)

depressant

b)

stimulant

c)

hallucinogen

d)

opiate

8.

Methamphetamines are:

a)

depressants

b)

hallucinogens

c)

stimulants

d)

opiates

9.

Heroin is a(n)

a)

stimulant

b)

depressant

c)

psychedelic

d)

hallucinogen

10.

The major active ingredient in marijuana is:

a)

TLC

b)

THC

c)

Weed

d)

Ecstacy

11.

Cocaine is a(n)

a)

opiate

b)

stimulant

c)

depressant

d)

hallucinogen

12.

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

a)

withdrawal

b)

dependence

c)

addiction

d)

tolerance

13.

When Mrs. Sewell gets terrible headaches if she doesn't have her morning Starbucks fix, she is experiencing

a)

withdrawal

b)

caffeine use disorder

c)

substance use

d)

cravings

14.

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?

a)

nicotine

b)

marijuana

c)

methamphetamines

d)

heroin

15.

Use of methamphetamines can permanently reduce the body's production of

a)

dopamine

b)

endorphins

c)

melatonin

d)

MDMA

16.

Which is a stimulant?

a)

cocaine

b)

marijuana

c)

heroin

d)

barbituates

17.

Which is a depressant?

a)

cocaine

b)

alcohol

c)

ecstasy

d)

marijuana

18.

Which is NOT a stimulant

a)

marjijuana

b)

ecstacy

c)

Methamphetamines

d)

cocaine

19.

Which is a hallucinogen?

a)

cocaine

b)

methamphetamines

c)

marijuana

d)

large quantities of alcohol

20.

What psychoactive drug can cause anxiety, restlessness, insomnia, heart palpitations and an uncomfortable withdrawal

a)

marjiuana

b)

caffeine

c)

heroine

d)

nicotine

21.

An agonist

a)

Blocks the effects of neurotransmitters

b)

Blocks the effects of hormones

c)

Mimics neurotransmitters an increases their strength

d)

Mimics hormones and increases their strength.

22.

Which of the following is most likely to cause physical dependence?

a)

LSD

b)

marijuana

c)

nicotine

d)

caffeine

23.

Which of the following is NOT a stimulant?

a)

alcohol

b)

caffeine

c)

cocaine

d)

nicotine

24.

Cocaine acts as an antagonist for this neurotransmitter

a)

Acetylcholine

b)

Serotonin

c)

Endorphins

d)

Dopamine