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  Which drug am I?
Updated 09 April 2002, 12.19

Match each drug from the box with its correct clue:

Fact File
List of drugs:
Alcohol
Aspirin
Caffeine
Cannabis
Cocaine
Ecstasy
Gas
Glue
Heroin
Insulin
LSD
Magic mushrooms
Nicotine
Poppers
Steroids
Tranquillisers
Ventolin
1. Many young people have tried me and many older people try very hard to give me up. I am ....................

2. Lots of people can't wake up properly in the morning without me. I am ....................

3. I can be very expensive and have mainly been used by people with a lot of money. I am ....................

4. I help people with diabetes. I am ....................

5. Doctors give me to some of their patients. I calm them down but they sometimes find life difficult without me. I am ....................

6. It is against the law to sell me to someone under 18 years old. I am ....................

7. I am around in most houses. I'm not really a drug but some young people have suffocated and died from sniffing me from a large bag. I am ....................

8. I help people breathe when they have asthma. I am ....................

9. I am around in many houses. I am not really a drug but some young people have died from squirting me down their throats. I am ....................

10. Some athletes and body-builders take me but I can cause them lots of problems. I am ....................

11. I am sometimes smoked but many users inject me. I am ....................

12. I am the most widely used illegal drug. I am ....................

13. I can make people hear and see strange things. I am ....................

14. I grow in the wild. I can be particularly dangerous if people mistake me for poisonous types. I am ....................

15. I am around in most houses. If you take me properly I can be a good medicine. If am used too much I can make your stomach bleed. I am ....................

16. I am a gold coloured liquid that comes in a small bottle. I am not illegal but can be very dangerous. I am ....................

17. I am sometimes used by young people at dances and raves and I often have all sorts of other chemicals mixed in with me. I am ....................

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