Drug awareness interactive quiz

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Okay, it’s twenty questions time. But we’re going to ask you the questions. Do you know what drugs are being used by people today and what those drugs can do to you? Test yourself and find out what you know. You may be surprised by some of the answers!

After reading the question, click on your response. You’ll find out immediately if you are right or wrong. We’re not grading you — that’s your job! Good luck! (Print version of the quiz or answers).

1. The most commonly abused drug in the United States is:

2. Most drug users make their first contact with illicit drugs:

through drug dealers

through friends

3. More people die each year in the U.S. as a result of:

4. The majority of inhalant users are:

men

5. Marijuana in small amounts is legal in the United States.

True

6. Marijuana is much stronger today than it was 10 years ago.

True

7. Marijuana can stay in the body up to:

8. The use of alcohol and other drugs during pregnancy:

should stop after 12 weeks

is a risk at any point

in small doses is not a risk

9. LSD is a hallucinogen.

True

10. A shot of hard liquor contains the same amount of pure alcohol as a can of beer.

True

11. One must be _____ years old to legally purchase cigarettes.

18

20

21

12. One must be _____ years old to legally purchase alcohol.

20

21

19

13. A cold shower or a cup of black coffee will sober up a person that has been drinking.

True

14. More teenage males drink alcohol than teenage females.

True

15. The chemical in marijuana that causes the high is:

THC

16. A blunt is marijuana in a:

17. Crack is one of the most addictive drugs available today.

True

18. The high from a typical dose of crack lasts:

19. PCP is also known as:

Acid

20. Physical dependence can involve painful withdrawal symptoms when the drug is no longer being used.

True

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