Drugs

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 5. A drug that temporarily quickens some vital process (plural) (10)
  2. 10. Derivative of opium (7)
  3. 12. A medicine used to treat allergies and hypersensitive reactions and colds (plural) (14)
  4. 13. Something that is ___ (plural) (9)
  5. 15. Cement consisting of a sticky substance that is used as an adhesive (4)
  6. 16. A central nervous system stimulant that increases energy and decreases appetite (plural) (12)

Down

  1. 1. A drug used to reduce stress or tension without reducing mental clarity (plural) (13)
  2. 2. A volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons derived from petroleum (8)
  3. 3. A psychoactive drug that induces ___ or altered sensory experiences (plural) (13)
  4. 4. Plant dried and smoked in cigarettes (7)
  5. 6. Any of several fat-soluble organic compounds having as a basis 17 carbon atoms in four rings (plural) (8)
  6. 7. The most commonly used illicit drug (9)
  7. 8. A drug that reduces excitability and calms a person (plural) (11)
  8. 9. A drug used as an anesthetic by veterinarians (9)
  9. 11. Immunogen consisting of a suspension of weakened or dead pathogenic cells injected in order (plural) (8)
  10. 14. Liquid in drinks like beer and wine that adults sometimes have (7)