Transcript Illegal Drugs Quiz

ILLEGAL DRUGS
Chelsea Shulfer
1 .What are synthetic drugs?
A. Street drugs
B. Chemical substances produced artificially
C. Drugs that lead to other serious drug use
D. Strong or fatal reaction to taking a large
amount of drugs
Wrong Answer
Correct Answer
Synthetic Drugs

As the popularity of synthetic drugs has grown ,
seizure rates have increased also. According to
the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
(UNODC), the worldwide number of users of
amphetamine (stimulants) is higher than the
combined number of heroin and cocaine users.
2. How much money do illegal
drugs cost the American Society?
A. $89 million
B. $50 billion
C. $95 million
D. $67 billion
Wrong Answer
Correct Answer
Costs to society!
It costs the society an estimated $67
billion. This includes cost in health,
social, and criminal costs. That
doesn’t include law enforcement and
courts and many other costs.
3. If a mother smokes during the
pregnancy, is the baby addicted
also?
True
False
Wrong Answer
Correct Answer
Drugs and Pregnancy
Like FAS, if a mother uses drugs during the
pregnancy the baby will be born addicted to
drugs. The baby will then go through
withdrawal a few days after birth.
4. Which answer is not part of the
four main groups of psychoactive
drugs?
A. Hallucinogens
B. Stimulants
C. Amphetamines
D. Depressants
Wrong Answer
Correct Answer
Psychoactive Drugs
Amphetamines are a type of drug, but it
is part of the stimulant group. Medical
use for amphetamines has declined
greatly in recent years.
5.What does PCP stand for?
A. Phencyclidine
B. Mescaline
C. Anabolic Steroids
D. Codeine
Wrong Answer
Correct Answer
PCP
Phencyclidine, known as PCP or angel dust. It is a
very powerful and dangerous hallucinogen. PCP can
make a person feel distant and detached from their
surroundings.

6. What is one of the two kinds
of Cannabis?
A. Anabolic Steroids
B. Hashish
C. Inhalants
D. Heroin
Wrong Answer
Correct Answer
Cannabis

Cannabis is the scientific name for the
hemp plant, which is used as an illegal
drugs in two forms. Marijuana and
Hashish, or “hash” are the two forms
cannabis can be found in.
7. Cannabis is a hallucinogen.
What other effects does it also
have?
A. Depressant
B. Inhalant
C. Stimulant
D. Both A and C
Wrong Answer
Correct Answer
Cannabis: Hallucinogen

Cannabis alters your senses, coordination,
and reaction time and can interrupt your
ability to make rational and healthful
decisions. It is in fact a hallucinogen but it
can also have the effects of both a
depressant and a stimulant.
8. Which of the following isn’t a
inhalant?
A. Spray Paint
B. Glue
C. Lighter Fluid
D. None of the above
Wrong Answer
Correct Answer
Inhalants

Most inhalants depress the central
nervous system and produce effects
similar to those of alcohol. Heavy use of
inhalants can result in liver and kidney
damage.
9. What is ecstasy considered?
A. Synthetic Drug
B. Designer Drug
C. Look-Alike Drug
Wrong Answer
Correct Answer
Designer Drugs

Designer drugs are synthetic substances
meant to imitate the effects of narcotics
and hallucinogens. One of the most known
designer drugs is ecstasy.
10. Which is not a support
group?
A. Cocaine Anonymous
B. Outpatient Programs
C. Marijuana Anonymous
D. None Of The Above
Wrong Answer
Try Again!!
Correct Answer
11. Drug-Free School zones are
how many feet of schools?
A. 2,000
B. 1,000
C. 3,000
D. 500
Wrong Answer
Correct Answer
Drug-Free School Zones

These are areas within 1,000 feet of
schools and designated by signs, within
which people caught selling drugs receive
especially tough penalties.
12. In school, can they search
your lockers?
A. Yes
B. No
Wrong Answer
Correct Answer
Efforts In School

Schools are trying to cut down the drug
use, so they are now having drug
education, suspensions and expulsions for
drug use, police and security guards in
halls, and many more things.
13.What are drug watches?
Organized _______efforts by neighborhood residents
to patrol, monitor, report, and otherwise help try to
stop drug deals and drug use.
A. Community
B. State
C. Country
D. County
Wrong Answer
Correct Answer
Drug Watches

Communities across the nation are taking
action to protect their neighborhoods. Give
volunteers noisemakers, megaphones,
civilian street patrols, and cell phones to
report drug deals.
14. What is tolerance?
A. A chemical need for a drug
B. Physiological and Psychological
dependence
C. Needing more and more of a drug to get
the same effect
D. A drug is needed to feel good
Wrong Answer
Correct Answer
Tolerance

Tolerance is a danger of substance abuse.
When someone needs more and more of
a substance it is called tolerance.
Eventually people need it just to function.
15. Which of the following is not
a reason people start using
drugs?
A. Escape from problems
B. Want to fit in, relax, or seem mature
C. Perform better in sports
D. Get better grades
Wrong Answer
Correct Answer
Why People Start Using Drugs

There are many reasons that people begin
to use drugs. Some reasons are because
they see other people doing it so it seems
ok to do. This is just one of the many
reasons that people begin.
16. Which of the following is not
an effect of hallucinogens?
A. Sense Perception
B. Alters Mood
C. Alters eating ability
D. Alters thoughts
Wrong Answer
Correct Answer
Hallucinogen

People may hear of see things that are not
really there if they are hallucinating. The
most common abused narcotics are PCP,
LSD, and mescaline.
17. What is the first step to be
drug-free?
A. Make a clear and deliberate decision to
stay drug-free
B. Finding healthful ways to have fun and
enjoy life
C. Tapping into your creativity
D. Thinking about your true purpose and
how you can put your life to good use
Wrong Answer
Correct Answer
Being Drug-Free

Making a commitment to abstain from
drugs is a positive decision. It does not
mean that you will be deprived of friends
or fun. Being drug-free means being able
to savor life’s true pleasures and deal with
its problems.
18. Peer Pressure can be
intense during the teen years.
A. True
B. False
Wrong Answer
Correct Answer
Peer Pressure

Most teenagers have been confronted with
a situation where drugs were involved.
They may have been pressured to buy,
try, or sell drugs,
19. What is the name for the
crime of using or selling any
substances that are illegal?
A. Synthetic Drug
B. Illicit Drug
C. Illegal drug
D. Man-made drug
Wrong Answer
Correct Answer
Illicit Drugs

Illicit drugs use includes the selling of
prescription medicines on the street.
People who use illegal drugs are guilty of
the crime called illicit drug.
20. Substance abuse is any
______ use or chemical
substance for non-medical use.
A. Necessary
B. Physical
C. Unnecessary
D. Drug
Wrong Answer
Correct Answer
Substance Abuse

Substance abuse includes overuse or
multiple use of a drug, including alcohol
taken in combination with other drugs.
The End
If you would like to play again, click
HERE.