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Choose the correct definition.
Chemical that affects the nervous system and results in altered consciousness
A. marijuana
B. psychoactive drug
C. hallucinogens
D. addiction
Answer: psychoactive drug
Perceptions that have no direct external cause
A. LSD
B. withdrawal
C. hallucinogens
D. tolerance
Answer: hallucinogens
Drugs that lead to a loss of contact with reality
A. tolerance
B. psychoactive drug
C. addiction
D. hallucinogens
Answer: hallucinogens
Psychedelic drug that produces distortions of perception
A. LSD
B. marijuana
C. addiction
D. hallucinations
Answer: LSD
Impaired control over your drug use with a compulsive need to continue use
A. addiction
B. tolerance
C. withdrawal
D. hallucinations
Answer: addiction
Higher doses of a drug are required to produce the same effect
A. addiction
B. tolerance
C. withdrawal
D. psychoactive
Answer: tolerance
A group of symptoms that a person experiences when, after a period of regular use, the quantity of the drug substance in the brain is reduced.
A. hallucinogens
B. psychoactive
C. marijuana
D. withdrawal
Answer: withdrawal
Dried leaves and flowers of hemp that produce an altered state of consciousness when smoked or ingested.
A. hallucinogens
B. psychoactive
C. marijuana
D. LSD
Answer: marijuana