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Ch 8 Health
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Side Effect | An unwanted result of using medicine. |
| Pharmacist | A person licensed and trained to prepare medication and give them out to doctors' patients |
| alcohol | a drug found in beer, wine and liquor and some medicines. |
| carbon monoxide | a poisonous gas produced when tobacco burns (as well as when a motor vehicle gives off exhaust. |
| dependence | a strong need or desire for a medicine or drug |
| depressant | a drug that slows down the activity of the body |
| nonsmoking section | a part of a public place set aside for people who do not smoke. |
| passive smoke | tobacco smoke that is inhaled by someone other than the smoker |
| inhalant | a legal substance that gives of gas at room temperature; may be abused by breathing it in on purpose |
| prescription | a written order from a doctor usually for medicine. |
| marijuana | a drug made from the crushed leaves flowers, and seeds of the cannabis plant |
| stimulant | a drug that speeds up activity of the body |
| cocaine | a stimulant made from the coca plant |
| nicotine | |
| drug | a substance, other than food, that causes changes in the body |
| tar | a sticky brown substance found in tobacco |
| tobacco | a plant; its leaves are dried and made into cigarettes, cigars, and smokeless tobacco |
| medicine | a drug used to prevent, treat, or cure a disease or injury |
| abuse | to use an illegal drug, or to use a legal drug in an unsafe way on purpose |
| misuse | to use a legal drug improperly or in an unsafe way |
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jonathanwood
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