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Drug Education Vocabulary Match

Brain and health education illustration

🧠 Part 1: Brain Development & Addiction

Instructions: Match each term with its correct definition by writing the letter in the circle.

1. Neurons
2. Neural pathways
3. Myelination
4. Dopamine
5. Nicotine
6. Puberty
A. Chemical that makes the brain feel good and can cause addiction
B. Addictive substance found in tobacco and vapes
C. Brain cells that send messages to each other
D. Process where brain connections become faster and stronger
E. Routes that messages travel through the brain
F. Time when the brain is still developing (ages 10-25)

💨 Part 2: Vaping & Lung Health

Instructions: Match each vaping-related term with its description.

7. Vegetable glycerin
8. Propylene glycol
9. Diacetyl
10. Popcorn lung
11. Cilia
12. Bronchioles
G. Tiny hairs in lungs that help clean out dirt and germs
H. Chemical used for flavouring that can damage lungs
I. Serious lung disease caused by breathing harmful chemicals
J. Sweet, thick liquid that creates vapour clouds
K. Smallest air passages in the lungs
L. Chemical that carries flavours and nicotine in vapes

⚠️ Part 3: Other Drugs

Instructions: Choose the correct definition for each drug type.

13. Stimulants are drugs that:

Speed up the body and brain

Slow down the body and brain

Make you see things that aren't there

14. Depressants are drugs that:

Make you more energetic

Slow down the body and brain

Change what you see and hear

15. What is nitrous oxide commonly known as?
16. A hallucination is:

Seeing, hearing or feeling things that aren't really there

Feeling very tired and sleepy

Having lots of energy and excitement

📝 Answer Key

Part 1: 1-C, 2-E, 3-D, 4-A, 5-B, 6-F

Part 2: 7-J, 8-L, 9-H, 10-I, 11-G, 12-K

Part 3: 13-Speed up the body and brain, 14-Slow down the body and brain, 15-Laughing gas, 16-Seeing, hearing or feeling things that aren't really there

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