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STEELE--HEALTH DRUG CHAPTER

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MEDICINE   ANY DRUG USED TO CURE, PREVENT OR TREAT ILLNESS OR DISCOMFORT  
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DRUG INTERACTION   A CHANGE IN THE EFFECT OF A DRUG THAT OCCURS AS A RESULT OF IT BEING TAKEN WITH ANOTHER DRUG  
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ALLERGIC REACTION   A POTENTIALLY SERIOUS SIDE EFFECT OF A MEDICINE  
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DRUG USE   TAKING A MEDICINE EXACTLY AS DIRECTED  
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SEROTONIN   A NEUROTRANSMITTER THAT BRINGS ABOUT FEELINGS OF PLEASURE  
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SIDE EFFECT   AN EFFECT THAT IS CAUSED BY A DRUG AND IS DIFFERENT FROM THE DRUG'S INTENDED EFFECT  
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DOSE, FREQUENCY, TIMING AND DURATION   INFORMATION INCLUDED IN A PRESCRIPTION  
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STIMULANT   A DRUG THAT SPEEDS UP BODY FUNCTIONS  
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PSYCHOACTIVE DRUG   A DRUG OR MEDICINE THAT AFFECTS THOUGHTS, PERCEPTION OR FEELING  
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SAFETY, EFFECTIVENESS AND MINOR SIDE EFFECTS   QUALITIES POSSESSED BY A GOOD MEDICINE  
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ADDICTION   CONDITION IN WHICH A PERSON CAN NO LONGER CONTROL HIS OR HER DRUG USE  
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ANAPHYLACTIC SHOCK   A LIFE THREATENING REACTION TO A DRUG  
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DRUG   SUBSTANCE THAT CAUSES A CHANGE IN A PERSON'S PHYSICAL OR PSYCHOLOGICAL STATE  
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GENERIC MEDICINE   MEDICINE MADE BY A COMPANY OTHER THAN THE COMPANY THAT DEVELOPED THE ORIGINAL MEDICINE  
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PRESCRIPTION   DOCTOR'S WRITTEN ORDER FOR A SPECIFIC MEDICINE  
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EMPHYSEMA   A DISEASE OF THE LUNGS OFTEN CAUSED BY SMOKING  
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CAFFEINE   STIMULANT FOUND IN COFFEE, TEA, CHOCOLATE AND COLAS  
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ANABOLIC STEROIDS   SYNTHETIC HORMONES USED BY SOME ATHLETES TO INCREASE MUSCLE MASS  
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ENDORPHINES   KNOWN AS A PAIN KILLER  
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HGH   HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE  
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ETHYL   A TYPE OF ALCOHOL IN ALCOHOL BEVERAGES  
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EUPHORIA   A SENSE OF WELL BEING  
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PARANOIA   EXCESSIVE AND IRRATIONAL DISTRUST OF OTHERS  
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DMT   NICKNAME DEALING WITH BUSINESSMEN  
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TAR   THE INGREDIENT IN TOBACCO THAT CAUSES CANCER  
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NICOTINE   THE INGREDIENT IN TOBACCO THAT CAUSES ADDICTION  
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CARBON MONOXIDE   A POISONOUS GAS FOUND IN CIGARETTE SMOKE  
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INHALANTS   CAN CAUSE SEVERE KIDNEY DAMAGE  
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MESCALINE   NICKNAME IS CACTUS  
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ADDICTION   A COMPULSIVE USE OF A DRUG WHICH CAUSES PHYSICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL DEPENDENCE  
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