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Substances
Substances Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Drug | Any substance other than food that changes the structure or function of the body |
| Addiction | When the drinker has no control over his or her drinking |
| Physical dependance | When an alcoholic's body requires alcohol to function |
| Psychological dependance | When your brain influences your need for alcohol |
| Withdrawl | A group of symptoms that occur when a dependant person stops taking a drug |
| Tolerance | With repeated use of alcohol, its effects in the brain become reduced. |
| Synergistic | When drugs interact to produce effects greater than those that each drug would produce alone. |
| Antagonistic | When a drug's effect is cancelled out or reduced by another. |
| Drug use | When someone properly uses a legal drug. |
| Drug misuse | improper use of medicines- either prescription or OTC drugs |
| Drug abuse | International improper or unsafe use of a drug. |
| Prescription drugs | Drug that can only be obtained with written order from a doctor and can be purchased only at a pharmacy. |
| Over-the-counter (OTC) drugs | Medicine sold legally in pharmacies and other stored without a doctors prescription. |
| Stimulants | Drugs that can increase the activity of the nervous system. |
| Depressants | A drug that slows brain and body reactions. |
| Hallucinogens | A drug that distorts perception, thought and mood. |
| Club drugs | The strength and quality of club drugs are highly unpredictable and still used in the club scene. |
| Inhalants | A breathable chemical vapor that produces mind-altering effects. |
| Steroids | Artificial forms of the male hormone testosterone. |
| Marijuana | Leaves, stems and flowering tops of the hemp plant cannabis sativa. |
| What is a gateway drug? | A gateway to using "harder" drugs. |
| Analgesic | A pain reliever. |
| Zero tolerance law | When students face stiff consequences starting with the first time they are caught with alcohol or other drugs. |
| Reverse tolerance | A condition where less and less alcohol causes intoxication. |
| Intoxication | A state in which a person's mental and physical abilities are impaired by alcohol or any other substance. |
| BAC/BAL | Amount of alcohol in a person's blood. |
| % of BAC/BAL in Illinois | .07 |
| Fetal alcohol syndrom | A group of birth defects caused by the effects of alcohol on an unborn child. |
| FDA stands for... | Food and Drug Administration. |
| Tar | Causes bad breath and brown stains on fingers and teeth. |
| Nicotine | Very addictive. |
| Carbon Monoxide | Red blood cells cannot transport as much oxygen as the body cells need. |
| Second hand smoke | Inhaled by everyone near the smoker |
| Sidestream smoke | Smoke that goes into the air directly from the cigarette. |
| Mainstream smoke | Exhaled from a smoker's lungs. |
| Emphysema | A disorder in which the alveoli in the lungs can no longer function properly. |
| Bronchitis | An infection causing mucous membranes lining bronchi to become inflamed. |
| Cirrhosis | A chronic disease in the liver forming inflammation and fibrosis thickening of the tissue. It is typically a result of alcoholism or hepatitis. |
| Dependance | When the brain develops a chemical need for alcohol and cannot function without it. |
| Medicine | Legal drugs that help the body fight injury, illness or disease |
| What is an example of a gateway drug? | Marijuana |
| FDA... | Inspects, tests and assesses the safety of food, drugs and a variety of consumer goods. |
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