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WorksheetsThe Truth About Heroin
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 10mins
The word additive means:
A statement added to the end of a message
A substance added to another to alter or improve it in some way, such as to change the color or texture of food
A number that is added to another number to make a total. In 2 + 3 = 5, the 2 and the 3 are additives
An ingredient in a recipe
The word AIDS means:
A disease you get from drinking milk produced by cows that have been given drugs
An energy saving transit (railway) system which aids a person in getting from one city to another without using fossil fuels (gasoline)
A type of fungus that infects the intestines
A disease that destroys the natural system of protection that the body uses against other diseases (short for Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome)
The words collapsed veins means:
Damage caused by repeated injections into veins (in the arms or other areas of the body) using needles
A heart condition in which the veins to the heart get too thin and don’t allow enough blood to return to the heart
When the veins in the arms and legs are enlarged and protrude (stick out) and can be seen on the surface of the skin
When the blood vessels to and from the brain no longer pass blood through them and the person blacks out
The word cut means:
To be absent from a place without authorization
To add a substance to another, especially to a drug or an alcoholic drink, usually to make it weaker or cheaper
To divide a drug dosage into smaller portions
To trim or shorten the length of something being smoked
The word tuberculosis means:
A disease of the foot, consisting of growths that look like small tubers (roots)
An addiction to riding inner tubes down rivers
An infectious disease of the mouth, often accompanied with foul breath and rotting teeth
An infectious disease affecting the lungs and other organs
Heroin is made from poppy plants
True
False
How is heroin used?
Orally, by taking pills
Injected, snorted or smoked
Eaten in food
By prescription
Aside from the dangers of the drug itself, what other risks are there from heroin use?
Contracting AIDS, hepatitis (liver disease) and other diseases from infected needles
Allergic reaction to the drug, including hives
Spreading contracted disease to sexual partners or to newborns
Both contracting AIDS, hepatitis (liver disease) and other diseases from infected needles, as well as spreading contracted disease to sexual partners or to newborns
What are some of the short-term effects of heroin?
Increased mental agility
Flu and headaches
Clouded mental functioning, nausea and vomiting
Cravings for sweets and salty foods
What are some of the long-term effects of heroin?
Increased energy
Collapsed veins and soft tissue infections
Vision loss
Premature graying
