5.12.R - Lesson: Prescription Drugs

Xanax interacts with the ___________ receptors in the brain.

gaba

___________ is the most addictive substance, with 1 in 4 first-time users becoming addicted.

Heroin

__________ is used to treat anxiety and panic disorders.

Xanax

Match the drug to their category. Xanax Heroin Adderall

Xanax = Depressant Heroin = Opioid Adderall = Stimulant

__________ is used to treat ADHD.

Adderall

__________ was used in the military frequently to keep soldiers awake and fight fatigue.

Adderall

________ are more likely to use prescription drugs to get high, whereas _______ are more likely to abuse these drugs to stay alert or lose weight.

Boys, Girls

Match the vocabulary word to the definition. Prescription Heroin Adderall Xanax

Prescription = Drug Abuse when someone takes a medication that was prescribed for someone else or takes their own prescription in a way not intended by a doctor or for a different reason Heroin = also known as diamorphine among other names, is an opiate typically used as a recreational drug for its euphoric effects Adderall = is a combination drug containing salts of the two enantiomers of amphetamine, a central nervous system (CNS) stimulant of the phenethylamine class, used for the treatment of ADHD Xanax = Mild benzodiazepine (Alprazolam). Tablets are available from 0.25 to 2 milligrams in strength. Assists with anxiety and sleeping disorders.

What is the third most commonly abused type of drugs, following behind alcohol and marijuana?

Prescription drugs

Pick the main reasons why people use prescription drugs.

Stop Pain Get High Do better in school

Heroin interacts with the __________ receptors in the brain.

opioid