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substances vocab
Substances Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Drug | a substance, other than food, that changes the structure or function of the body |
| Medicine | legal drugs that help the body fight injury, illness, or disease. |
| Addiction/dependance | addiction- the state of losing control over the use of a drug dependence- brain develops a chemical or physical need for a drug |
| withdrawl | a group of symptoms that can occur when a person stops taking a drug |
| tolerance | when the effects of a drug become reduced |
| drug interactions | synergistic- drugs interact and produce a 'better' high antagonistic- drugs mixed cancel out and reduce eachother |
| drug use | prescription and non-prescription drugs help treat illness if used corectly |
| drug misuse | the improper use of medicines |
| drug abuse | when a drug is intentionally used improperly |
| prescription drugs | a drug that can only be obtained with a written order from a doctor |
| over-the-counter OTC drugs | sold legally at pharmacies without note from a doctor |
| stimulants | drugs that increase the activity of the nervous system speeds up activities of the central nervous system |
| depressants | drug that slows brain and body reactions |
| hallucinogens | a drug that distorts perception |
| club drugs | a drug commonly used in clubs, and bars |
| inhalents | a breathable chemical vapor that produces mind-altering effects |
| steroids | artificial forms of the male testosterone hormone |
| marijuana | the leaves, stems and flowering tops of the hemp plamt |
| gateway drug | marijuana is often used as a 'gateway' to harder more dangerous drugs |
| analgesic | a pain reliever |
| narcotics | anything with sleep inducing activities |
| organs that alcohol effects | liver, heart, brain |
| zero tolerance law | a policy where students face stiff consequences- including suspension- starting with the first time they are caught with drugs or alcohol |
| reverse tolerance | a condition in which less and less alcohol causes intoxication |
| intoxication | a state in which a persons mental and physical abilities become impaired by alcohol or another substance |
| BAC/BAL | blood alcohol concentration |
| % in IL | .08 |
| fetal alcohol syndrome | a group of birth defects caused by the effects of alcohol on an unborn child |
| FDA | food and drug administration |
| tar | a dark, sticky substance that forms when tobacco burns |
| nicotine | a very addictive chemical in tobacco plants |
| carbon monoxide | an odorless poisonous gas |
| second hand smoke | the combination of both sidestream smoke and mainstream smoke |
| sidestream smoke | smoke that goes into the air directly from a cigarette |
| mainstream smoke | exhaled from the smokers lungs |
| emphysema | a disorder in which the alveoli in the lungs can no longer function properly |
| bronchitis | an infection that causes the mucus membranes lining the bronchi to become inflamed |
| cirrhosis | fat-filled liver cells die leaving behind useless scar tissue |
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