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If You Can Pass This Drug Quiz We'll Only Be A Little Suspicious

In the early 1900s, purified cocaine was the main ingredient in a ton of medicinal tonics and elixirs — and yep, was even an ingredient in early recipes of Coke. But then research showed that cocaine was actually a highly addictive substance, so yeah, no more coke in your Coca-Cola.

True or false: Purified cocaine was an ingredient in the early formulations of Coca-Cola.

The others are just some ~delicious herbs~.

Which of these is actually a picture of weed?

Once the pill is swallowed, it takes about 15 minutes for MDMA to enter the bloodstream and reach the brain. It produces its effects by increasing the activity of neurotransmitters (the chemical messengers of brain cells) including serotonin, dopamine, and norepinephrine.

How long does it take MDMA to reach the brain?

Because cocaine acts as a stimulant and heroin acts as a depressant, combining them is meant to reduce the negative effects of each — such as anxiety, hypertension, palpitations, and other common side effects of stimulants and the sedation and drowsiness from depressants. The dangerous combination is known as a “speedball.”

“Speedball” most commonly refers to the combination of what two drugs?

The main psychoactive — aka mind-altering — chemical in marijuana is delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). It’s found in resin produced by the leaves and buds primarily of the cannabis plant.

What is the main psychoactive chemical in weed?

Valium — a sedative used to treat anxiety, muscle spasms, and seizures — is a benzodiazepine, not an opioid.

Which of the following is not an opioid drug?

Psilocybin = a psychedelic compound better known as ~magic mushrooms~, shrooms, boomers, etc. It’s extracted from certain types of mushrooms that can be dried or fresh and eaten raw, mixed with food, or brewed into a tea for hallucinatory effects.

What is psilocybin more commonly known as?

Users can administer cocaine by rubbing the drug on their gums (orally), snorting it through their nose (intranasally), dissolving it in water and injecting it (intravenously), and inhaling its vapor into the lungs (inhalation).

Which of the following ways CAN’T cocaine be administered?

According to the 2014 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, marijuana is the most commonly used illicit drug. And btw, "illicit drug use" is defined by [the US Department of Health and Human Services](http://www.hhs.gov/ash/oah/adolescent-health-topics/substance-abuse/illicit-and-non-drug-use.html) as the abuse of illegal drugs or the misuse of prescription medications or household substances.

True or false: Marijuana is the most commonly used illicit drug in the US?

MDMA actually _raises_ your body temperature.

Which of the following about MDMA is false?

Smack is a street name for heroin, not cocaine.

Which of the following is not a street name for cocaine?

Meth is man-made in labs, whereas cocaine is extracted from coca leaves.

Which of the following is one example of a difference between meth and cocaine?

Nope, two completely different plants. Salvia is a dissociative drug that is an herb in the mint family native to southern Mexico and South America. Marijuana, on the other hand, is made from the hemp plant, Cannabis sativa.

True or false: Salvia is a strain of marijuana.

"Bath salts" is the commonly used term for synthetic (man-made) cathinones, an amphetamine-like stimulant. They belong in a group of drugs that experts refer to as "new psychoactive substances."

Which drug is man-made and produces a high, but also can make you paranoid and produce hallucinations, and usually carries the label “not for human consumption"?

The symptoms of a substance use disorder are grouped into four categories by the effects of substance use: impaired control, social problems, risky use, and drug effects. All of the above are symptoms that fall into one of those four categories except for physical changes.

According to the DSM-V, which of the following is not on the checklist of possible symptoms for a substance use disorder?

So, you don't know a ton about drugs — but hey, that's not necessarily a bad thing! But if you're bummed, by all means, [do some research](https://www.drugabuse.gov/).

You're not a drug genius by any means, but you know what's up! PROUD OF YOU.

OK, we're not going to ask _how_ you know so much about drugs, but you're a damn whiz! Congratulations on your questionably useful knowledge.

<p>All information sourced from the <a href="https://www.drugabuse.gov/" target="_blank">National Institute on Drug Abuse</a> and the <a href="https://www.psychiatry.org/" target="_blank">American Psychiatric Association</a>.</p>

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