Drugs of abuse

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 3. Any of several fat-soluble organic compounds having as a basis 17 carbon atoms in four rings (plural) (8)
  2. 6. How fast something moves (5)
  3. 9. A drug used to reduce stress or tension without reducing mental clarity (plural) (13)
  4. 10. A long narrow opening (5)
  5. 12. An alkaloid poison that occurs in tobacco (8)
  6. 14. Being unable to stop using something harmful (9)
  7. 15. To dose too heavily (8)
  8. 16. Liquid in drinks like beer and wine that adults sometimes have (7)

Down

  1. 1. A failure to maintain a higher state (7)
  2. 2. A drug that temporarily quickens some vital process (plural) (10)
  3. 4. A drug that reduces excitability and calms a person (plural) (11)
  4. 5. The ___ of a series of actions (9)
  5. 7. A psychoactive drug that induces ___ or altered sensory experiences (plural) (13)
  6. 8. A drug that is available only with written instructions from a doctor or dentist to a pharmacist (12)
  7. 11. Return to an original state (8)
  8. 13. The most commonly used illicit drug (9)