LESSON 6

VOCABULARY

• Stimulants: Any drug that speeds up the activity of the heart and brain
• Depressants: Any drug the causes activity in the body and brain to slow

STIMULANTS

QUESTION 1

• What do stimulants do?

ANSWER

• Increase blood pressure and heart rate and tighten blood vessels.
• They also raise the level of sugar in the blood.

QUESTION 2

• What are the dangers of using stimulants?

ANSWER

• The dangers of using stimulants include
• heart failure
• brain damage
• stroke

QUESTION 3

• What are some types of stimulants?

ANSWER

• Legal drugs
• caffeine and nicotine
• Illegal drugs
• cocaine and crystal meth.

QUESTION 4

• How do the changes of taking stimulants make you feel?

ANSWER

• All these changes make you feel more awake and alert.

DEPRESSANTS

QUESTION 1

• What are the effects of depressants?

ANSWER

• Depressants reduce heart rate, blood pressure, and breathing.

QUESTION 2

• What happens to people when the take depressants?

ANSWER

• People who take depressants become relaxed or sleepy and react slowly.

QUESTION 3

• What are some types of depressants?

ANSWER

• prescription drugs, such as Valium and Xanax
• that doctors use to treat problems with nervousness and sleeplessness.

QUESTION 4

• What happens when you take to much of a depressants?

ANSWER

• Taking too much of a depressant can cause
• brain damage, heart damage, or death.