Drug Crossword

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 2. A bitter alkaloid found in coffee and tea that is responsible for their stimulating effects (8)
  2. 7. The most commonly used illicit drug (9)
  3. 8. Illusory perception (plural) (14)
  4. 10. A drug that is available only with written instructions from a doctor or dentist to a pharmacist (12)
  5. 13. Being unable to stop using something harmful (9)
  6. 14. Cruel or inhumane treatment (5)
  7. 15. An entrance that can be closed by a gate (7)

Down

  1. 1. A retraction of a previously held position (10)
  2. 3. A feeling of great elation (8)
  3. 4. Liquid in drinks like beer and wine that adults sometimes have (7)
  4. 5. A psychoactive drug that induces ___ or altered sensory experiences (plural) (13)
  5. 6. Something that is ___ (plural) (9)
  6. 9. A drug that temporarily quickens some vital process (plural) (10)
  7. 11. Any of several fat-soluble organic compounds having as a basis 17 carbon atoms in four rings (plural) (8)
  8. 12. An alkaloid poison that occurs in tobacco (8)