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Substance Abuse Competition

This Drug:

Acts within a few minutes and makes the user feel relaxed, sociable and mildly sedated. It can also increase hunger pangs.
There is often an increased appreciation of music, colours and people.

Some will hallucinate on stronger versions.

 
What is it?

If a regular and an occasional drinker both drink 6 whiskies:

 
  TRUE FALSE
(A) The regular drinker would be less affected?
(B) The regular drinker would be more affected?
(C) They would both be equally affected but the occasional drinker would seem more drunk?

What Class of Drug is:

 
(A) Heroin?
(B) Temazepam?
(C) LSD?
(D) Valium and Librium?
(E) Ecstasy?
(F) Magic Mushrooms, dried and processed?
(G) Cannabis oil

This Drug:

Can be injected, smoked or sniffed.
It is controlled by the Misuse of Drugs Act.
It can be prescribed for physical illness.
Physical dependence is not as significant as the strong psychological dependence developed by some.

 
What is it?

Alcohol travels through the body by:

 
  TRUE FALSE
(A) The blood?
(B) The nervous system?
(C) Urine?
(D) The digestive juices?

This depressant drug is:

Toxic to the body, causing many physical problems including stomach disorders, Cirrhosis, cancer of the mouth, throat and gullet, high blood pressure, pancreatitis and heart disease. It is physically and psyhologically addictive?

 
What is it?
 

 

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